- 1962 Chris Barnes*
- 1963 Aline Emens*
- 1964 Elizabeth Battle
- 1965 Majorie Harper
- 1966 Lois Seward
- 1967 Miff Reichart*
- 1968 Cissy Hanley
- 1969 Marge Radcliff*
- 1970 Marge Lucas
- 1971 Jane Wolter*
- 1972 Annette Lantzius
- 1973 Carol Culin
- 1974 Barbara Clark
- 1975 Marilyn Marsh
- 1976 Phylis Miltenberger* / Mary Ann McCormick
- 1977 Judy Lawson
- 1978 Judy Lawson
- 1979 Cindy Clavin
- 1980 Joyce Boothby
- 1981 Maureen Dobrow
- 1982 Frida Cannon
- 1983 Carol Watkins / Leslie Wallace
- 1984 Judy McKillip
- 1985 Judy McKillip
- 1986 Susie Morgan
- 1987 Pat Zeabart
- 1988 Joan Anderson
- 1989 Suzanne Emerson
- 1990 Brenda Terhune
- 1991 Cindy Haverstic
- 1992 Helen Towne
- 1993 Karen Clark
- 1994 Linda Burnsworth
- 1995 Linda Burnsworth
- 1996 Louise Volpp
- 1997 Linda Branam
- 1998 Marilyn Cleary
- 1999 Marylinne Witte
- 2000 Vicki Staton
- 2001 Janice Leiphart
- 2002 Pam Cox
- 2003 Kelli Maines
- 2004 Dee Dee Tschuor
- 2005 Joy VanderHill
- 2006 Susan Lowry
- 2007 Dawn Crummett
- 2008 Deb Heeter
- 2009 Deb Heeter
- 2010 Cathie Nix
- 2011 Mary Barrett
- 2012 Sara Gullion
- 2013 Kate Murray
- 2014 Beth Lang
- 2015 Rebecca Gilliam
- 2016 Sue Kaiser and Beth Lang
- 2017 Julie Herron
- 2018 Sue Kaiser and Beth Lang
- 2019 Julie Bering
- 2020 Kathie Nix
- 2021 Julie Terhune
- 2022 Kathie Nix
- 2023 Lois Largent
