Each year the President appoints a secret committee to select an individual(s) who has/have made outstanding contributions to the BCIR and QLA.

Past recipients of the award are:

2007 Bobby & Frances Henry
2006 Paul Wannemacher
2005 Tillie Huber
2004 Will Brown
2003 Deborah Garrett
2002 Vickie White
2001 Susan Kay
2000 Judy & Jerry Hall
1999 Suzette Baumbaugh
1998 No Recipient Chosen
1997 Sherwood White
 

1996 Kai & Maureen Rasmussen
1995 Walter Bragg
1994 David Boyd
1993 Jay Searcy
1992 Ann Walker and Sherry Watford
1991 Betty D. Dauenhouser
1990 David Kuperman
1989 Velma Bragg
1988 Duane Hopkins
1987 Jann Badgett