| Year | Name | |
| 1965 | Helen Baetz, San Antonio (deceased) | |
| 1966 | Clara Grasso, San Antonio (deceased) Billy Simon, San Antonio (deceased) | |
| 1967 | Ann Hayes, New Braunfels (deceased) Ruby Wagner, Amarillo (deceased) | |
| 1968 | Geraldine Henderson, Mineral Wells (deceased) | |
| 1969 | Ethel Vollmer, Mobile (deceased) | |
| 1970 | Rae Fisk, Houston (deceased) | |
| 1971 | Willie Ray Jenkins, Fort Worth (deceased) | |
| 1972 | Jewell Starr, Dallas (deceased) | |
| 1973 | Erna Haufler, San Antonio (deceased) | |
| 1974 | Ester McCrory, Houston (deceased) | |
| 1975 | Mary Bishop, Houston (deceased) Ford Wendlandt, Austin (deceased) | |
| 1976 | Shirley Ganyenbein, Dallas (deceased) | |
| 1977 | Walter Rachuig, Houston (posthumous) W. E. Crites, Midland (posthumous) Parnot Donigan, Corpus Christi (deceased) C. Dayle Vannoy, Lubbock (deceased) Conn O. Wilson, Dallas(deceased) Fay Browning, Dallas(deceased) | |
| 1978 | John Laughlin, Amarillo (posthumous) Ira Brown, Wichita Falls (posthumous) Bill Farmer, Amarillo (posthumous) Earle Johnson, Fort Worth (deceased) Paul Peters, Tyler (deceased) George George, Waco (deceased) Jimmy Doolen, Wichita Falls (deceased) Mary Louise Young, Houston | |
| 1979 | Roger Pearce, Corpus Christi (deceased) Bill Lillard,Houston (deceased) Lil Poole, Fort Worth (deceased) | |
| 1980 | Gus H. Pfeiffer Jr. San Antonio (deceased) Lewis Ray, Mansfield (deceased) Marcus K. Welch, San Angelo (posthumous) Mryt DeFily, San Antonio (deceased) | |
| 1981 | Bob Harris, San Antonio Grace Baskin, San Antonio | |
| 1982 | James A. Brooks, Houston J. B. Solomon, Dallas (deceased) Jo Tucker, Houston (deceased) | |
| 1983 | Harold Thom, Wichita Falls (deceased) E. H. “Pete” Treybig, Houston (deceased) Evelyn Lanier, Austin | |
| 1984 | Alfred J. “June” Martin, Beaumont (deceased) Chester J. Lee, Beaumont (deceased) E. B. Dozier, Lubbock (posthumous) Dorothy Cornelison, Houston (deceased) | |
| 1985 | Edward L. Rice, Port Arthur (posthumous) James B. “Ben” Brown, Lubbock (deceased) George D. “Don” Ellis, Sugarland(deceased) Jane Curlee, Levelland | |
| 1986 | Edward L. Rice, Port Arthur (posthumous) James B. “Ben” Brown, Lubbock (deceased) George D. “Don” Ellis, Sugarland(deceased) Jane Curlee, Levelland | |
| 1987 | Paul M. Rodriquez, El Paso C. C. Bearden Jr., Fort Worth(deceased) Tizzie Tisdale, Austin(deceased) | |
| 1988 | Eddie Brickell, Dallas (deceased) Jack Biondolillo, Houston Billy Welu, Houston (posthumous) Sue Kingham, Houston(deceased) Lou Lane, Austin | |
| 1989 | Truss Watson White, Fort Worth (posthumous) Robert Blake “Bobby” Meadows, Fort Worth Fred A. “Skee” Foremsky, Conroe Elanor Rice, Port Arthur(deceased) | |
| 1990 | William “Bill” Nelms, Longview (posthumous) Charlie Farmer, Fort Worth(deceased) Roy Lown, El Paso Jere Mulcahey, Fort Worth(deceased) | |
| 1991 | Joe Vito Buenrostro, San Antonio Joycee Davis, Big Spring | |
| 1992 | Harry Brewer, Wichita Falls (deceased) Carolyn Anderton, Fort Worth | |
| 1993 | Jack Feese, Sugarland (deceased) David McFadden, El Paso James E. Paine, Houston Mildred Wood, Abilene(deceased) | |
| 1994 | Sneed Christian, El Paso Bob Martin, San Antonio Dexter Nolen, Waco(deceased) Gloria Newman, Corpus Christi | |
| 1995 | Jim Brown, Wichita Falls(deceased) James Miller, Waco Luci Bonneau, Houston (deceased) | |
| 1996 | Phil Prieto, El Paso Jack Lawrence, Austin (posthumous) Doris Coffman (deceased) | |
| 1997 | Jimmy Cline, Austin Ted Burns, Perrin ( Deceased) Donna Dillion, Dallas | |
| 1998 | David Bilheimer, Hewitt(deceased) Mona Loper, El Paso(deceased) | |
| 1999 | John Jowdy, San Antonio ( El Cajon, Calif )deceased) Ruth Peterson, Dallas (deceased) | |
| 2000 | Winford “Win” Cockrell, Killeen Jimbo Evans, Houston David Rountree, Houston Donna Connor, Houston | |
| 2001 | William J. “ Bill “ Bacon, (Lubbock (deceased) Carlos Castaneda, San Antonio Mary Betke, Waco | |
| 2002 | Cecil Phillips, Texarkana (deceased) Jerry Ray, Austin(Deceased) Jean Cope Meyer, Houston | |
| 2003 | Cecil Baker, Fort Worth (deceased) Eugene Calabro, El Paso (deceased) Sylvia, Broyles, San Antonio(deceased) | |
| 2004 | Ronnie Rhodes, Dallas Charles Vestal, Waco (deceased) Beverly McLendon, Houston(deceased) | |
| 2005 | Edwin W. “Bill” Fisher, Houston (deceased) Hollis W. Deats, Abilene (deceased) Bill A. Lillard, Houston Fran Minton, Wichita Falls | |
| 2006 | Lee Baird, Brownwood Bob McGregor, Carrollton (Dallas) Jack Shuffler, Dallas(deceased) Regina Loveall, Amarillo | |
| 2007 | Pete McCordic, Houston Paul McCordic, Houston Harry Peterson, Austin (Posthumos) Pat Lauder, Amarillo Mary Alice “Boots” Brown, El Paso (deceased) | |
| 2008 | Scott Pope, Midland Margie Rountree, Houston | |
| 2009 | Gloria Frazier, Beaumont Abel Garcia, Victoria Sue Hunter, Alamo(deceased) Tommy Miller, Waco Mark Williams, Beaumont | |
| 2010 | Del Ballard, Ft. Worth Carolyn Dorin-Ballard, Ft. Worth | |
| 2011 | John Campbell, Hidalgo County(Deceased) Connie Cotton, Dallas (Deceased) | |
| 2012 | Skipper Arsenault, Port Arthur Kay Smith, Bryan | |
| 2013 | Sammie Pope, Wichita Falls(deceased) Rick Minier, Houston Jim Stephens, Rowlett | |
| 2014 | Dick Atkinson, Killeen(Deceased) Jane Kirby, Rockwall | |
| 2015 | Kelly Jay, Katy Steve Ray, Plano(deceased) | |
| 2016 | Mary Burns, Perrin Donna Lonon, Waxahachie George Bishop, Houston David Jay, Katy | |
| 2017 | Ellen Goss, Garland Luis Benavides, Plano Christopher Johnson, McKinney | |
| 2018 | Mary Lee Galey, Ransom Canyon Julia Halve, Waco Bubba Haney, College Station | |
| 2019 | Genie Franklin, Frisco Jeri Wines, Austin Jack Henson III, Waco Tony Franklin, Frisco | |
| 2020 | Lois Cathey, Midlothian Suzie Wollek, Copperas Cove David Anthony, Austin John Hood, Georgetown | |
| 2021 | Pamela Sanchez, Midland Paul Fleming, Fort Worth Rick Butler, Waco | |
| 2022 | Lisa Wasson, Murphy Sandy Little, Sugar Land Barney Kuznieski, Austin Douglas Patton, Jr, Taylor |     |
| 2023 | Jovan Ebalaroza-Flores, Converse Sally Chitwood, Bay City Don Pilliod, Benbrook |