A nominee must have either majored or minored in journalism or worked for student publications. A nominee must have established a career in some phase of journalism, making the person worthy of recognition and acknowledgement.
1961 - J. William Click
1962 - James Rohrabaugh
1963 - Dean Detweiler
1964 - Ralph J. Whitinger
1965 - Glenn M. White
1966 - Homer W. King
1967 - Dale Burgess
1968 - William Du Bois Jr.
1969 - Marilyn Walker
1970 - Robert Heintzelman
1971 - Don Park, Michael Rogers
1972 - Marie McCarty Geary
1973 - Kathleen Meehan
1974 - Richard P. Johns
1975 - Nancy Green
1976 - Robert Goebel
1977 - Eugene Policinski
1978 - Deborah Taylor Givens
1979 - Samuel P. Smith
1980 - Dala "Dee" McKinsey
1981 - Michael P. Smith
1982 - Debbie Marquardt
1983 - Alan G. Lisle
1984 - Betsy Ross
1985 - Beverley Pitts
1986 - Fred Blevens
1987 - Brian T. Usher, Sandra Usher
1988 - Kristine Sandrick
1989 - Phil Schermerhorn
1990 - Marilyn Weaver
1991 - Holly Miller
1992 - Myra Borshoff
1993 - Peter Nye
1994 - Jon Hughes
1995 - James Yunker
1996 - Timothy M. Andrews
1997 - Milbert O. Brown
1998 - Douglas A. Toney
1999 - Bruce E. Konkle
2000 - Don Yaeger
2001 - Bradley D. Wilks
2002 - Terry Nelson
2003 - Karen Garloch
2004 - Raymond S. Begovich
2005 - Amy Ahlersmeyer
2006 - Paul Nussbaum
2007 - Bernie Kohn
2008 - Jason Whitlock
2009 - Erick Johnson
2010 - John Dye
2011 - David Sullivan
2012 - Beth Harris