2022
- Ella Marie Hills, Washburn County Fair, WI
- Kenty Hyde, Ozark Empire Fair, MO
- Gary McConnell, Iowa State Fair
- Heidi Steffan, Linn County Fair Association, IA
- Gary Van Aernam, Iowa State Fair
2021
- Randy Brown, Iowa State Fair
- John Keeny, Warren County Agricultural Society, IA
- Tom Kissee, Ozark Empire Fair, MO
- Marla Stello, CVFM, La Crosse Interstate Fair / La Crosse County Agricultural Society, WI
- Dawn Rowe, Osceola County Fair, FL
2019
- Brian Martin Carlson, Itasca County Fair, MN
- David Simington, Clay County Fair, IA
- Susan Sullivan, Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, MD
- C.W. Thomas, Iowa State Fair
- Charlotte Thompson, Washburn County Fair, WI
2018
- Terry R. Atchison, Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days, WA
- Allen Heine, Cedar County Fair, NE
- Edsel Matthews, Ozark Empire Fair, MO
- Dr. Sally Nolt, Elizabethtown Community Fair, Inc., PA
- Sharon Wessel, Hennepin County Fair, MN
2017
- Ronald Oleheiser, Itasca County Fair, MN
- Maxine Schatz, Nemaha County Fair, NE
- Steve Stork, Stevens County Fair, MN
- Bill Thompson, Walworth County Fair, WI
- Dr. A. Howard Worts, CFE, New Jersey State Fair/ Sussex County Farm & Horse Show
2016
- Cliff Barton, The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, LA
- Paul Merkins, McLeod County Fair, MN
- Michael Rouillard, Hennepin County Fair, MN
- Kermit Smith, Eustis Fair & Corn Show, NE
2015
- R. Harry Booth, Washington County Fair, Inc., NY
- Dale Christiansen, Lincoln County Fair Association, WI
- Clark Converse, Pasco County Fair, FL
- Dan Grunhovd, Polk County Fair, FL
- Jana Kruger, Nebraska State Fair
2014
- Richard Elthorp, Herkimer County Fair Association, NY
- Jill Hardesty, Fisher Community Fair, IL
- Steve Rogers, Buffalo County Fair, NE
- Joe Scapanski, Benton County Fair, MN
- Wally Wichmann, Lyon County Fair, MN
2013
- Byron Anderson, Minnesota Federation of County Fairs
- Doug Brand, Seward County Fair, NE
- Roger Henrichs, Gage County Fair & Exposition, NE
- Allen Paulson, Clearwater County Fair, MN
- Paul Vassen, Iowa State Fair
2012
- Joseph Bolchoz, Costal Carolina Fair, SC
- Bill Marohl, Vernon County Fair, WI
- Donald McCroskey, West Virgina Pumpkin Festival (Cabell County Fair)
- Steven Patterson, Hendricks County 4-H Agriculture Fair, IN
- Bob Schultz, Iowa State Fair
2011
- Margaret Boilanger, Shelby County Fair Association, IN
- William Jennings, Richland County Fair, IL
- Jessica Klump, Florence County Fair, WI
- Steven Kruger, Washington County Fair, NE
- George Stanchfield, Fond du Lac County Fair, WI
2010
- Everett Dale Amis, Clay County Fair, IA
- James Foss, Goodhue County Fair, MN
- Wilbert F. Hagemen, DuPage County Fair, IL
- Dave Huinker, Iowa State Fair
- Ed Sokolowski, Walworth County Fair, WI
2009
- Douglas Carter, Schoharie County Sunshine Fair, NY
- Joel Franke, Elroy Fair, WI
- Don Greiman, Iowa State Fair
- Theodore Powell III, Hamburg Fair, CT
- Donna Speltz, Winona County Fair, MN
2008
- Joe Andrews, Rock County Fair, NE
- Geraldine Elthorp, Herkimer County Fair, NY
- Doris Graska, Citrus County Fair, FL
- Dr. Christian Miller, Genesee County Fair, MI
- Earl and Jewell Reed, Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo
2007
- Donald Simons, Itasca County Fair, MN
- Hazel Staley, Virginia Association of Fairs
- Carol Steilein, Racine County Fair, WI
- Kenneth Tyrrell, DeKalb County Fair and LaSalle County Jr. Fair, IL
- Chauncy Wargin, South Saint Louis County Fair, MN
2006
- Larry Bell, Benton County Fair and Rodeo
- Frostine Bernier, Franklin County Fair, MA
- Jerald Lang, Central Wisconsin State Fair
- Kenneth Myer, Elizabethtown Fair, PA
- Elizabeth Schlueter, Lincoln County Fair, MO
2005
- Joseph Fox, Ramsey County Fair, MN
- Chester Freeman, Cullman County Fair, AL
- Richard McClain, Sr., Highlands County Fair, FL
- James Standerford, Richardson County Free Fair, NE
- Virginia Tronstad, Barron County Fair, WI
2004
- Arthur Bragg, Sydney Royal Easter Show, Sydney, AS
- Jim Christensen, Howard County Agricultural Society, NE
- Frances Cooper, Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show and Rodeo, TX
- F. Grove Miller, Maryland State Fair
- Gary Tweedie, Delaware Valley Agricultural Society, NY
2003
- Florence Collins, Maricopa County Fair, AZ
- Ken Killion, Hamilton County Fair, NE
- Erlene Leonard, Jasper County Fair, IA
- Don Meyer, Porter County Fair, IN
- Ron Meyer, Central Wisconsin State Fair
2002
- Andy Anderson, Great Jones County Fair, IA
- Dennis Baker, Kandiyohi County Fair, MN
- Jack Griffith, Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition, FL
- Lisa Kay Wiegand, Gage County Fair and Exposition, NE
2001
- Horace Carr, Bay County Fair, FL
- Debra Gard, Mountain State Art and Craft Fair, WV
- Wendell Griffin, Exchange Club of Southwest Georgia
- Lee Robinson, Washington County Fair, PA
- Thomas Sharer, Livingston County Agricultural Fair, IL
2000
- William Bowers, Stanley County Fair Association, NC
- Ron Engstrom, Rock Island County Fair, IL
- Edgar Hackman, Jackson County Fair, ID
- Charles Meikle, Stutsman County Fair, ND
- Jeff Mignot, Skyesville Ag and Youth Fair, PA
1999
- Neil Fleming, Pembina County Fair, ND
- Rod Henderson, Hopkins County Fall Fair, TX
- John Holbert, Bedford County Fair, TN
- Van Volk, Madison County Fair, NE;
- Diana Wilson, Anne Arundel County Fair, MD
1998
- Hubert Bullard, Robeson County Fair, NC
- William Fugate, The Fairbury Fair, IL
- James Slocum, Hemlock Fair, NY
- Mary Lynn Taylor, Eastern Montana Fair
- Marion Waters, Phillips County Fair, MT
1997
- Ed Ahrendsen, Audubon County Fair, IA
- Ralph Brown, Greeley County Free Fair, NE
- Jerry Pitts, Coastal Carolina Fair, SC
- Mike Scranton, Franklin County Fair, MA
- Lyle Steltz, Chiscago County Fair, MN
1996
- Victoria Harter, Oconto County Fair, WI
- John Loyd, Barbour County Fair, WV
- Marvin Perzee, Iroquois County Agricultural and 4-H Club Association Fair, IL
- Newell Wagoner, Boonville/Oneida County Fair, NY
- Warren Welsh, Sussex County Farm and Horse Show, NJ
1995
- Annie Clark, Tioga County Fair, PA
- H.E. “Hamie” Elstermeier, Howard County Agricultural Society, NE
- Jack Levy, County Fair of South Dade, FL
- Hoyt Moore, Caswell County Agricultural Fair, NC
- Ed Schmidt, McLean County Fair, ND
1994
- Charles Franklin, Broome County Agricultural Fair, NY
- J.H. Martin, Greater Baton Rouge State Fair, LA
- Betty Phillips, Box Butte County Fair, NE;
- Paul Schwarz, Schnecksville Community Fair, PA
- Hale Moss, Wilson County Fair, TN
