- 1957 Paul W. Ackiss
- 1958 Roy Smith
- 1959 Earl Woodhouse
- 1960 Robert L. Simpson
- 1961 Robert L. Simpson
- 1962 Peter 0. Miller
- 1963 W. Shepherd Drewry, Jr.
- 1964 Richard G. Brydges
- 1965 J. Peter Holland, III
- 1966 Henry L. Lam
- 1967 Austin E. Owen
- 1968 J. Frank Gallagher
- 1969 Thomas C. Broyles
- 1970 Andre Evans
- 1971 Phillip G. Denman
- 1972 Owen B. Pickett
- 1973 James R. McKenry
- 1974 Richard D. Guy
- 1975 Grover C. Wright, Jr.
- 1976 John K. Moore
- 1977 W. Edward Hudgins, Jr.
- 1978 John B. Preston
- 1979 William B. Smith
- 1980 James A. Gorry, III
- 1981 Henry C. Morgan, Jr.
- 1982 Donald H. Clark
- 1983 William A. Cox, III
- 1984 Joseph L. Lyle, Jr.
- 1985 James E. Brydges, Jr.
- 1986 J. Dale Bimson
- 1987 Thomas F. Betz, Jr.
- 1988 James A. Thurman
- 1989 Thomas S. Shadrick
- Stephen C. Swain
- 1990 John W. Drescher
- 1991 John D. Hooker, Jr.
- 1992 Larry B. Slipow
- 1993 John W. Richardson
- 1994 Gregory A. Giordano
- 1995 Robert L. Samuel, Jr.
- 1996 Judith L. Rosenblatt
- 1997 John A. Tihou
- 1998 Richard C. Beale
- 1999 Leslie L. Lilley
- 2000 Judith M. Cofield
- 2001 Thomas B. Kelley
- 2002 Bobby W. Davis
- 2003 Robert M. Reed
- 2004 Mark E. Slaughter
- 2005 Jeffrey H. Gray
- 2006 Robert M. Tata
- 2007 Lisa S. Hodges
- 2008 Glen A. Huff
- 2009 Timothy S. Brunick
- 2010 William C. Bischoff
- 2011 Timothy J. Quick
- 2012 Sandra L. Sampson
- 2013 Robert F. Hagans, Jr.
- 2014 Jonathan L. Thornton
- 2015 Jeffrey L. Marks
- 2016 Mary M. Kellam
- 2017 Brandon H. Zeigler
- 2018 Christopher S. Boynton
- 2019 Jonathan L. Stone
- 2020 Christopher I. Jacobs
- 2021 Christy J. Wood