| 1968-69 | Oscar R. ‘Jack” Hendrix | University of Wyoming |
| 1969-70 | James Sanderson | University of Utah |
| 1970-71 | Harry E. Collins | University of Northern Colorado |
| 1971-72 | Richard Windler | College of Idaho |
| 1972-73 | James Craig | Montana State University - Bozeman |
| 1973-74 | Wayne Tesmer | North Dakota State University |
| 1974-75 | Donald Scott | Augustana College (SD) |
| 1975 | Mark Heffron | University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 1975-76 | Sylvia Webster | University of Northern Colorado |
| 1976-77 | James Bishop | Northern State College (SD) |
| 1977-78 | James Gordon | Colorado State University |
| 1978-79 | William Jones | South Dakota School of Mines |
| 1979-80 | Michael Johnson | Utah Technical College - Provo |
| 1980-81 | Donald Mullen | University of Montana |
| 1981-82 | Robert Pike | University of Nebraska – Omaha |
| 1982-83 | Mary Lou Hildebrandt | Northern State College (SD) |
| 1983-84 | Gary Schultz | Colby Community College (KS) |
| 1984-85 | Bruce Anderson | North Dakota State University |
| 1985-86 | Dick Koontz | Bethel College (KS) |
| 1986-87 | Craig Walker | Colorado State University |
| 1987-88 | Dan Klock | Wyoming Technical Institute |
| 1988-89 | Karen Webber | Regis College (CO) |
| 1989-90 | Glenn ‘Skip’ Sharp | Northwest Kansas Technical School |
| 1990-91 | Robert Walker | Creighton University (NE) |
| 1991-92 | John Gritts | Black Hills State University (SD) |
| 1992-93 | Dale Gehring | Minot State University (ND) |
| 1993-94 | Dean Obenauer | Northwest College (WY) |
| 1994-95 | Larry Moeder | Kansas State University |
| 1995-96 | Roger Koester | Colorado School of Mines |
| 1996-97 | Janet Dodson | Doane College (NE) |
| 1997-98 | Sandy Calhoun | Colorado State University |
| 1998-99 | Sue Weinreis | Montana State University - Billings |
| 1999-00 | Joan Zanders | Northeast Community College (NE) |
| 2000-01 | Wilma Kasnic | Emporia State University (KS) |
| 2001-02 | Darry Voigt | Casper College (WY) |
| 2002-03 | Jim Swanson | Colorado College (CO) |
| 2003-04 | Mary Sommers | University of Nebraska – Kearney (NE) |
| 2004-05 | Peg Mason | Colorado School of MInes |
| 2005-06 | Sally Schuman | University of Wyoming |
| 2006-07 | Cristi Easton Millard | Salt Lake Community College |
| 2007-08 | Curt Martin | Mesa State College (CO) |
| 2008-09 | Terri Gruba | University of Montana |
| 2009-10 | Sharon Kienow | Northern State University (SD) |
| 2010-11 | Janet Riis | Carroll College (MT) |
| 2011-12 | Brenda Hicks | Southwestern College (KS) |
| 2012-13 | Jeff Jacobs | North Dakota State University |
| 2013-14 | Deb Byers | Wichita State University (KS) |
| 2013-14 | Jeff Jacobs | North Dakota State University |
| 2014-15 | Art Young | Brigham Young University (UT) |
| 2015-16 | Joe Donlay | Colorado State University |
| 2016-17 | Vicki Kucera | Central Community College (NE) |
| 2017-18 | Kenneth Kocer | Mount Marty College (SD) |
| 2018-19 | Myra Pfannenstiel | Newman University (KS) |
| 2019-20 | James Broscheit | Montana State University - Bozeman |
| 2020-21 | Christal Williams | Johnson County Community College (KS) |
| 2021-22 | Angela Karlin | University of Kansas |
| 2022-23 | Becca Dobry | Central Community College (NE) |
| 2023-24 | Kelli Engelhardt | University of Providence (MT) |
| 2024-25 | Justin Chase Brown | University of Nebraska Lincoln |