| Year | Recipient | Employers/Region |
| 1971 | Roy Huckstep | Chillicothe, Bowling Green, Huckstep Family Band, Raytown 1945-1959, telegraph operator for railroad station |
| 1972 | James Dillinger | Hannibal |
| 1973 | Keith Anderson | Central Methodist |
| 1974 | T. Frank Coulter | Joplin for 35 years |
| 1975 | Paul Strub | Northeast Missouri State University |
| 1976 | Robert Scott | Missouri State (SMSU), Northeast Missouri State University, Ruskin HS |
| 1977 | Rupert Schupp | Columbia, Raytown |
| 1978 | Ed Down | Recording engineer in the Kansas City Area |
| 1979 | Tom Price | Maysville, Cameron, MWSU |
| 1980 | Charles Emmons | University of Missouri |
| 1981 | Ken Seward | Ruskin, Central Methodist, Richmond |
| 1982 | Charles Wells | Ruskin, Central Methodist, Richmond |
| 1983 | John Willer | Mexico |
| 1984 | Mary Lightfoot | South Shelby, Cameron, Tipton, Slater |
| 1985 | Carroll Lewis | Raytown South, Blue Eye, Lexington |
| 1986 | Keith House | Hamilton, Lee’s Summit, Central Methodist |
| 1987 | William "Bill" Mack | Fillmore, Gallatin, Park Hill, Missouri Western University |
| 1988 | Claude T. Smith | Chillicothe, Missouri State (SMSU), Raytown, Blue Ridge Presbyterian |
| 1989 | Russ Chambers | Columbia Music Store |
| 1990 | Merrill Jones | founder (along with George Wingert) - Wingert-Jones Music, Kansas City |
| 1991 | Lowell Bruner | Odessa, Lindbergh (St. Louis) |
| 1992 | John Patterson | Louisiana, Columbia-Hickman |
| 1993 | Nancy Seward | Central Methodist, Richmond, Polo |
| 1994 | Lee Schneider | Maryville |
| 1995 | Bill Maupin | Chillicothe |
| 1996 | Russell Coleman | UCM (CMSU) |
| 1997 | Wendell Doyle | Platte County, Brookfield, Braymer |
| 1998 | Robert M. Smith | Moberly |
| 1999 | David Taylor | Mark Twain, Cameron |
| 2000 | Bob Hansen | Liberty, Wentzville |
| 2001 | Frank Fendorf | Chillicothe, Wingert-Jones Music |
| 2002 | Larry Bennett | Macon, Salisbury, Central Methodist |
| 2003 | Larry Pohlman | Troy-Buchanan |
| 2004 | Gerald Fuchs | Savannah, Wingert-Jones |
| 2005 | Ron Curtis | Francis Howell, Mark Twain, Union |
| 2006 | Gene Hunt | Washington |
| 2007 | Mike Everman | Park Hill School District, King City |
| 2008 | Dan Peterson | Truman State (NMSU), Valley High School in Des Moines, IA, North Polk IA, Knoxville IA |
| 2009 | Herb Duncan | Normandy HS. (St. Louis), founder Greater St. Louis Marching Festival |
| 2009 | Jerry Hoover | Cabool, Lebanon, Jefferson City, New Mexico State University, Missouri State (SMSU) |
| 2010 | Paul Copenhaver | Moberly |
| 2011 | Jim Oliver | Maysville, Lafayette-St. Joe (1 year), Lee’s Summit |
| 2012 | Herman Rekittke | Gallatin, Park Hill, Lee’s Summit |
| 2013 | Belva Prather | Missouri State (SMSU) |
| 2013 | Roy "Skip" Vandelicht | Fayette Schools and Central Methodist |
| 2014 | Steve Litwiller | Gallatin, Leeton, Boonville |
| 2015 | Garry Anders | Grandview, Fayette |
| 2016 | Kurt Bauche | Farmington |
| 2016 | Paul and Elaine Swofford | St. Clair |
| 2017 | Herman Byrd | Potosi, Vienna, Salem, West Plains |
| 2018 | Ed Roberts | Tarkio, Harrisonville |
| 2019 | David Goodwin | Mark Twain, Chillicothe |
| 2020 | Linda Huck | Farmington |
| 2021 | Keith Reuther | Steeleville, Fulton, Lebanon |
| 2022 | Joe Pappas | Bell City, Scott City, Mexico, Eureka, Jefferson College, SEMO |
| 2023 | Cathy Coonis | Seymour, Glendale (Springfield) |
| 2024 | Tom Poshak | Ladue, Kirkwood, St. Louis Wind Symphony, US Virgin Islands |
| 2025 | Jim Cunningham | Salem, Lebanon, Wentzville |
| 2025 | Rob Nichols | Park Hills, Hillcrest (Springfield), Hickman (Columbia), Clayton |
| 2026 | Ann Goodwin Clark | Gallatin, Nevada, Park Hill |
