| 1966 | James S. Johnson, Jr. † |
| 1967 | M. Eugene White † |
| 1968 | Alexander Holder, Jr. ‡ |
| 1969 | Paul Etheridge, Jr. † |
| 1970 | Jack D. Moore |
| 1971 | Harold L. Jones ‡ |
| 1972 | Donald M. Etheridge, Sr. † |
| 1973 | George M. Stockstill † |
| 1974 | Rex A. Girton ‡ |
| 1975 | John F. Hutchins |
| 1976 | James W. Speed III † |
| 1977 | Claiborn W. Burnette |
| 1978 | B. Stuart Terry † |
| 1979 | J. William Hudson † |
| 1980 | James A. Hutchins |
| 1981 | Harvey G. Jackson † |
| 1982 | Norman O. Dickens † |
| 1983 | J. Michael Carter ‡ |
| 1984 | David A. Jensen, Jr. † |
| 1985 | L. Thomas Lassiter † |
| 1986 | Jack L. Walters |
| 1987 | Michael K. Marrow |
| 1988 | Michael W. Brantley † |
| 1989 | M. Glenn Davis, Jr. ‡ |
| 1990 | Mark A. Thompson |
| 1991 | Allan B. Bonner, Jr. † |
| 1992 | Lecil R. Reece |
| 1993 | Jerry C. Letterman † |
| 1994 | Stanley O. Barefoot † |
| 1995 | Gene A. Smith |
| 1996 | Donald S. Alderman |
| 1997 | Ronald C. Hollamon |
| 1998 | George B. Starnes † |
| 1999 | C. E. "Skip" Wilson † |
| 2000 | James G. Lassiter |
| 2001 | C. Saunders O'Quinn † |
| 2002 | Robert J. Dowen |
| 2003 | Allan B. Bonner III ‡ |
| 2004 | Robert L. Taylor † |
| 2005 | David A. Jensen, Jr. † |
| 2006 | Michael R. Turner |
| 2007 | James G. Lassiter |
| 2008 | James R. Haven |
| 2009 | Jeffery B. Phelps |
| 2010 | Perry C. Rumble |
| 2011 | Michael J. Spencer |
| 2012 | Dustin K. Tarditi ‡ |
| 2013 | Joseph E. Teague Jr. |
| 2014 | Donald R. Steichen |
| 2015 | Roger D. Farmer |
| 2016 | T. Scott Sholar |
| 2017 | Michael A. Thompson |
| 2018 | Terry L. Washam |
| 2019 | James M. Murphy |
| 2020 | Del-Michael Lawson ‡ |
| 2021 | Del-Michael Lawson ‡ |
| 2022 | Jerry L. Taylor |
| 2023 | Timothy A. Epps |
| 2024 | Brian A. Reid |
† deceased ‡ demitted