2009 – 2010 Roland Fredricks (Caribbean Grill)
2008 – 2009 Dr. Dudley McFarquhar
2007 – 2008 Karen Demar
2005 – 2006 Gary Reeves (Channel 8 News)
2004 – 2005 Dr. Carlton Clarke
2003 – 2004 Mrs. Phyllis Clarke
2002 – 2003 Nat Bennett and Alwin Serrant
2001 – 2002 Late Owen Sterling

2009 – 2010 Raymond Stewart (Olympics Sprinter)
2008 – 2009 Dr. Randy Glean  (Midwestern State University)
2005 – 2006 Curtis King (TBAAL Academy Arts & Letters)
2004 – 2005 Curtis King (Director & Founder of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, Inc.)
2003 – 2004 Elaine  (Elaine’s Kitchen)
2002 – 2003 John Wiley Price  (Dallas County Commissioner)
2001 – 2002 Mike and Jennifer Burrowes