2008
Dr. Bob Hoel - Wisconsin
Harriet May - Texas
SECU Foundation - North Carolina
2007
Barry Jolette - California
Carol Schillios - Washington
Prospera Credit Union for GoodMoney
Anne Cochran (Anchor Award)
Charles Elliott (Anchor Award)
Guy Hood (Anchor Award)
2006
Dennis Cutter - Washington
Joy Cousminer - New York
Caja Popular Mexicana Partnership
2005
Dr. James D. Likens - California
Clifford N. Rosenthal - New York
Opportunities Credit Union
Dennis Dollar (Anchor Award)
2004
Pete Crear - Wisconsin
Filene Research Institute
Lois Kitsch - Florida
2003
Edgar F. Callahan - California
Rufino Carbajal, Jr.- Texas
Latino Community Credit Union
2002
William Herring - Ohio
Richard Johnson - California
The World Council of Credit Unions’ Credit Union Empowerment and Strengthening (CUES)
2001
Carroll D. Beach - Colorado
Charles (Charley) F. Eikel, Jr. - Wisconsin
Georgia-Poland Credit Union Partnership Program
Martin D. Eakes - North Carolina
2000
Nancy Pierce - Missouri
Wisconsin Consumer Credit Counseling Alliance
Eugene Farley, Jr. – Virginia
1999
Larry Blanchard – Wisconsin
Oregon Credit Union League Credit Unions for Kids Program
John "Earnest" Johnson – Alabama
CUNA Mutual Group – Wisconsin (Anchor Award)
Newt Gingrich – Georgia (Anchor Award)
1998
Ed Gallagly - Florida
Michigan Credit Union League Consumer Education & Media Program
Michael Judge - Pennsylvania
Al Williams - Louisiana
Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) - (Anchor Award)
Congressman Steven LaTourette (R-OH) - (Anchor Award)
1997
David Chatfield - California/Nevada
World Council of Credit Unions
Perry Dawson – Florida
1996
Bohdan Watral - Illinois
Texas Moonshot Program – Texas
1995
R.C. (Dick) Robertson - Arizona
Development Education (DE) Program
1994
Leo Shapiro - California
DE Wells Youth CU – Massachusetts
1993
Wilfred MacKinnon - Texas
Jim Jukes, Consultant - Wisconsin
Charles Seibold – Wisconsin
1992
Grzegorz Bierecki - Poland
Ronald Hale - Michigan
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (NFCDCU) – New York
Operations Grassroots Campaign
1991
A.W. (Al) Jordan - Iowa
Richard Ayres - Kansas
Service Centers Corporation – Michigan
1990
Donald MacKinnon - Michigan
W.F. (Bill) Broxterman – California
1989
R.C. Morgan
Cynthia Mandizha - Washington, DC
NCR Universal CU – Ohio | 
