1984   Robert A. Jones, Jr.                     

1985    Robert A. Jones, Jr.                    

1986    Mayor Ed May                                      

1987    Judge Eugene Verin              

1988    W. James Ellison                        

1989    Judge Houston Brown          

1990    Judge Clyde Jones                 

1991     Deborah Byrd Walker         

1992    Samuel Fisher                               

1993    Henry Penick                               

1994    Eunice Morrow                            

1995    Michael Choy                             

1996    Raymond Johnson                 

1997    Raymond Johnson                    

1998    Roderick Walls

1999   Byron Perkins                                

2000   Tom Larkin                                     

2001     Lawrence Cooper                    

2002    Abdul Kallon                              

2003    Charles Brooks                          

2004    Lynneice Washington         

2005   Kerri Page Parker

2006   Daisy Holder

2007   La Veeda Battle 

2008   Latanishia Watters

2009   Judge Annetta Verin

2010   Derrick Mills

2011   Diandra Debrosse

2012    Rodney Barganier

2013    O. Tameka Wren

2014    O. Tameka Wren

2015    Barry W. Walker

2016    Ralph Cook

2017   Judge Helen S. Lee

2018   Gaile Pugh-Gratton

2019    Ruby Jackson

2020   Chris Burrell

2021     Sidney Jackson

2022    Richard Rice

2023    Joel Caldwell

2024    Janine L. Smith