| 2016 | Randy Scaggs | North Arkansas Community College |
| 2015 | Tracy Finch | Arkansas State University - Jonesboro |
| 2014 | Amy Mahan | Arkansas State University - Beebe |
| 2013 | Susan A. Dewey | University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton |
| 2012 | Regina Carter | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| 2011 | Gin Brown | Ozarka College |
| 2010 | Sarah Jennings | Southern Arkansas University |
| 2009 | Robin Hayes | Arkansas State University – Beebe |
| 2008 | Wayne Banks | Southern Arkansas University Tech |
| 2007 | Charla Jennings | North Arkansas College |
| 2006 | Tammy Rhodes | Arkansas Tech University |
| 2005 | Vikita Hardwrick | Henderson State University |
| 2004 | Brad Moody | National Park Community College |
| 2003 | Mike Williams | Harding University |
| 2002 | Janice Hurd | Pulaski Technical College |
| 2001 | Alisa Waniewski | Arkansas Tech University |
| 2000 | Sharon McDaniel | Arkansas State University |
| 1999 | Penny Pendleton | Westark College ***** |
| 1998 | Tom Gattin | Henderson State University |
| 1997 | Kristine Penix | Lyon College |
| 1996 | Leonard McDaniel | Arkansas State University |
| 1995 | Joe Darling | University of Central Arkansas |
| 1994 | Sue Pine | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| 1993 | Ron Harrell | Arkansas Tech University |
| 1992 | Mike Kolb | Ouachita Baptist University |
| 1991 | Sonny Whittington | Southern Arkansas University |
| 1990 | Anthony Sitz | University of Central Arkansas |
| 1989 | Maribeth Lynes | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 1988 | Norma Tio | Central Baptist College |
| 1987 | JoBeth Johnson | University of Arkansas at Monticello |
| 1986 | Dennis Cash | Westark Community College ***** |
| 1985 | Larry Matthews | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 1984 | Larry Matthews | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 1983 | Robert Kirchman | University of Arkansas at Monticello |
| 1982 | Durward McGaha | Harding University |
| 1981 | Kathy Plante | University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| 1980 | Steve Murray | East Arkansas Community College |
| 1979 | Fred Alexander | Harding University |
| 1978 | Greta Mack | Arkansas State University |
| 1977 | Herschel Lucht | Henderson State University |
| 1976 | Dennis Cash | Westark Community College ***** |
| 1975 | Bruce Keller | University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 1974 | Phil Pittman | University of the Ozarks |
| 1973 | Carroll Trent | Southern Baptist College **** |
| 1972 | Dudley Beard | University of Arkansas Little Rock |
| 1971 | Clara Willis | University of Arkansas at Monticello |
| 1970 | Frances Burks Rodgers | Arkansas College * |
| 1969 | Della Phipps | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 1968 | Herschel Lucht | Henderson State College *** |
| 1967 | Lillian Robinson | University of Arkansas Medical Sciences-School of Pharmancy |
| 1966 | Roberta Brown | Arkansas College * |
| 1965 | James Smyth | Southern Arkansas University |
| 1964 | B. L. Harton | Arkansas Polytechnic College ** |
| 1963 | Virgil Beckett | Harding University |
| 1962 | Virgil Beckett | Harding University |
| 1954 | Roberta Brown | Arkansas College * |