| 1986 | Dr. James Hurst, University of Wyoming |
| 1988 | Sue Spencer, University of Montana |
| 1989 | President Thomas, Clifford University of North Dakota |
| 1990 | Joseph Lynn Lee, College of Eastern Utah |
| 1991 | Dr. Gordon Henry, University of North Dakota |
| 1993 | Jim Flightner, University of Montana |
| 1994 | Terry Webb, University of North Dakota |
| 1995 | Georgia Beth Thompson, Southern Utah University |
| 1996 | Katie Jean Larsen, Snow College |
| 1997 | Daniel J. Bradley, Montana |
| 1998 | Dr. Leigh Jeanotte, North Dakota |
| 1999 | Toni Weight, Utah |
| 2000 | Mary Ontiveros, Colorado |
| 2002 | Brandon McLean, Montana |
| 2003 | Alice Hoffert, University of North Dakota |
| 2005 | Susan B Patton, Montana Tech |
| 2006 | Dr. Charles H. Bohlen, Laramie County Community College |
| 2007 | Dr. Blanche Hughes, Colorado State University |
| 2008 | Patrick Clarke, Southern Utah University |
| 2009 | Paul Schierer Pence & MacMillan LLC |
| 2010 | Marysz Rames, South Dakota State University |
| 2011 | Carl Porter, Weber State University |
| 2012 | Carmen Alldredge, Southern Utah University |
| 2013 | Amy Parsons, Colorado State University |
| 2014 | Wally Erhardt, Bank of North Dakota |
| 2015 | Dr. Cynthia Pemberton, Dickinson State University |
| 2016 | Hannah E. Vanhoose, Legislative Aide, Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) |
| 2017 | Carmen Alldredge, Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities, Southern Utah University |
| 2018 | Timothy Downs, Northern State University |
| 2019 | Tom Biedscheid,Colorado State University |
| 2021 | Dale Elfman, University of North Dakota Upward Bound |
| 2025 | Antonio Farias, University of Colorado Denver |
