| Name |
Year |
| Frank Laumer |
1972 |
| State Senator David McClain |
1973 |
| Circuit Court Judge Lames R. Knott |
1974 |
| Gloria Jahoda |
1975 |
| Harris H. Mullen |
1976 |
| Dr. James Covington |
1977 |
| Hampton Dunn |
1978 |
| William M. Goza |
1979 |
| Anthony “Tony” Pizzo |
1980 |
| Allen and Joan Morris |
1981 |
| Mel Fisher |
1982 |
| Marjory Stoneman Douglas |
1983 |
| Frank Gracia |
1984 |
| Former Governor Leroy Collins |
1985 |
| Dr. Samuel Proctor |
1986 |
| Doyle E. Carlton, Jr. |
1987 |
| Leland M. Hawes, Jr. |
1988 |
| U.S. Rep. Charles E. Bennett |
1989 |
| Joan W. Jennewein |
1990 |
| Dr. Gary R. Mormino |
1991 |
| Julius J. Gordon |
1992 |
| Jack Moore and Robert Snyder |
1993 |
| Dr. Ferdie Pacheco |
1994 |
| Stephaine E. Ferrell |
1995 |
| Michael Gannon |
1996 |
| Rowena Ferrell Brady |
1997 |
| Dr. Canter Brown, Jr. |
1998 |
| J. Thomas Touchton |
1999 |
| Dr. Larry Eugene Rivers |
2000 |
| Arsenio M. Sanchez |
2001 |
| Honorable Dick Greco |
2002 |
| Frank R. North, Sr. |
2003 |
| Doris Weatherford |
2005 |
| Tom McEwen |
2006 |
| Fernando R. Mesa |
2007 |
| Roland Manteiga (Posthumous) |
2008 |
| Martha S. Ferman |
2009 |
