2008
J.W. Marriott, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Marriott International, Inc.

2007
Bart Azzarelli, Jr
Founder
Dallas 1 Construction & Development

2006
Edward C. Emma
President, COO
Jockey International

2005
Dean C. Borgman
Chairman
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation

2004
John Templeton, Jr.
President
Templeton Foundation

2003
Sal Bando
General Manager
Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club

2002
Daniel Amos
Chairman and CEO
AFLAC and AFLAC Incorporated

2001
Stewart S. Furlong
CEO
WWF Corporation

2000
Thomas Kinkade
Co-Founder and Creative Director
Media Arts Group

1999
William E. Simon
Chairman
William E. Simons and Sons

1998
Nicholas G. Moore
Chairman
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

1997
S. Truett Cathy
Founder and Chairman
Chick-Fil-A, Inc.

1996
George Gallup, Jr.
Co-chairman
The Gallup Organization

1995
Jeffrey W. Comment
Chairman and CEO
Helzberg Diamonds

1994
Ron Anderson
V. Chairman and Creative Officer
Bozell Inc.

1993
Robert G. Burton
Chairman, President and CEO
World Color Press

1992
Betty Duda
International President
LWML

1991
Thomas G. Labrecque
Chairman and CEO
Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A

1990
Richard M. Devos
President
The Amway Corporation

1989
Alex S. Spanos
Owner
San Diego Chargers

1988
William S. Kanaga
Chairman of Advisory Board
Arthur Young and Company

1987
C. Fred Fetterolf
President
ALCOA

1986
John B. Carter
President
Equitable Life Assurance Society

1985
Herbert H. Schiff
Chairman
SCOA Industries

1984
James E. Lee
Chairman
Gulf Oil Corporation

1983
William M. Ellinghaus
President
AT&T

1982
Amory Houghton, Jr.
Chairman
Corning Glass Works

1981
Thomas L. Philips
Chairman
Raytheon Company

1980
Howard C. Kaufmann
President
Exxon Corporation

1979
Thomas A. Murphy
Chairman
General Motors Corporation

1978
Donald E. Procknow
President
Western Electric Company

1977
Donald V. Seibert
Chairman
J. C. Penny Company

1976
Bowie K. Kuhn
Commissioner of Baseball

1975
Richard I. Fricke
Chairman
Mutual of New York

1974
John J. Riccardo
Chairman
Chrysler Corporation

1973
Charles B. Bud Wilkinson
Coach
St. Louis Cardinals

1972
Paul W. McCraken
Professor
University of Michigan

1971
Arthur J. Goldberg
US Ambassador
United Nations

1970
J. Peter Grace
President
W.R. Grace & Co.

1969
W. Clement Stone
President
Combined Insurance Corporation

1968
Wallace E. Johnson
President
Holiday Inns of America, Inc.

1967
William F. Raborn
V. President
Aerojet-General Corp

1966
Spyros P. Skouras
Chairman
20th Century Fox Film Corp

1965
Walter F. Carey
President
Automobile Carriers, Inc.

1964
Ben H. Willingham
President
Genesco, Inc.

1963
Frank M. Folsom
V. President
Radio Corporation of America

1962
W.W. Overton, Jr.
President
Texas Bank and Trust

1961
Edward C. Werle
Chairman
New York Stock Exchange

1960
Sinclair Weeks
Chairman
United-Carr Fastener Corp.

1959
H. E. Humphreys, Jr.
Chairman
United States Rubber Company

1958
Ralph W. Gwinn
US Representative, NY

1957
Charles R. Hook
Chairman
Armco Steel Corporation

1956
Melvin H. Baker
Chairman
National Gypsum

1955
William J. Grede
President
Grede Foundries, Inc.

1954
Charles R. Sligh, Jr.
Sligh-Lowry Furniture Company

1953
Herman W. Steinkraus
Chairman
Bridgeport Brass Company

1952
Earl Hunting
Hon. V. President
National Associations of Manufacturers

1951
Walter E. Judd
Us Representative, Minnesota