1952
D.R. "Dave" Crum, Hillsborough
​
1953
J. F. Sumner, Hillsborough
1954
Jesse A. Landrum, Citrus
​
1955
A. C. "Ab" Wright, DeSoto
​
1956
Columbus Fulford, Okeechobee
Wright W. Carlton, St. Lucie
​
1957
R. Roberts, Collier
S.A. Snyder, St. Johns
W. F. Tilton, Putnam
​​
1958
J. R. Hendry, Hillsborough
​
1959
W. Henry Folks, Citrus
1960
Dr. Edgar Austin, Hillsborough
E. R. Graham, Dade
George C. Bronson, Osceola
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1961
Charles L. Morgan, Gulf
E. Vernon Whidden, Polk
J.D. Williams, Marion
Jasper Q. Thompson, Hillsborough
T. W. "Tom" Brown, Sumter
W. M. O'Dell, Sr., Sumter
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1962
B. E. Alderman, St. Lucie
George C. Perry, Sumter
Henry O. Partin, Osceola
James Durrance, Okeechobee
Nathan Holmes, St. Lucie
Walter F. Bronson, Orange
​​
1963
Cedrick M. Smith, Sr., Marion​
H. E. Wolfe, St. Johns
J.J. Bronson, Lake
John B. "Bert" Daugharty, Volusia
P.P. Fore, Sumter
W. M. Larkin, Pasco
​
1964
Charles S. Lee, Seminole
I. A. Krusen, Pasco
R. Barney Beck, Seminole
​
1965
A. B. "Lon" Folks, Marion
D. E. Cannon, Pasco
Gilbert E. Barkoskie, Indian River
J. A. Barthle, Pasco
J. O. Pearce, Sr., Okeechobee
V. E. Whitehurst, Levy
W. F. Ward, Polk
​
1966
A. B. Merritt, Lake​
C. H. Downs, Sarasota
Henry D. Perry, Broward
John Norman, Okeechobee
L. R. Becker, St. Lucie
Luther S. Remsburg, Broward
N. B. Jackson, Highlands
R. E. Maxwell, Lake
W. M. Bridges, Lake
​
1967
Dr. Tom P. Charles, Manatee
Herman E. Turner, Sarasota
John N. McClure, Manatee
Ralph L. Griggs, Sumter
​
1968
Dr. Ralph W. Kidder, Palm Beach
Dr. W. G. Kirk, Hardee
George Sewell, Jackson
Henry D. Ryals, DeSoto
James F. Hammett, Pasco
Mel A. Smith, Highlands
R. H. "Bob" Ochiltree, Sumter
R. L. "Sarge" Gainer
​
1969
F. Marion Platt, Brevard
George L. Hindery, Volusia
Leroy E. Everett, Pasco
Lyman L. Gage, Flagler
​
1970​
John F. Hayes, Sumter
John R. Norvell, Sr., St. Lucie
L. H. "Buck" Hawkins, Sarasota
T. Mabry "Jack" Carlton, Hardee
​
1971
Horace Miley, Hillsborough
Lacy L. Doke, Alachua
​O. W. Dixon, Hillsborough
Ralph Redding, Marion
Russell Farmer, Hardee
​
1972
Arthur F. Raulerson, Okeechobee
Clyde Bailey, Sumter
Dewey Wilbanks, Hillsborough
E. D. Gregory, Duval
Eric Watson, Volusia
Francis R. "Frank" Edwards, Hillsborough
George A. Cross, Sarasota
J. O. Armor, Hillsborough
John L. Ayers, Hernando
Lett Maxey, Polk
M. A. Schack, Jackson
Marlin Hilliard, Hendry
R. E. Hamerick, Okeechobee
Roy Platt, Brevard
Samuel Davis, Jr., Hillsborough
​
1973
Albert R. Zetrouer, Marion
Alto Adams, Sr., St. Lucie
Carl R. McIntyre, Highlands
Colin Donaln Gunn, Putnam
Cushman S. Radebaugh, Sr., Orange
E. L. Yates, Sr., Orange
Herman Beville, Sumter
J. Carlisle Rogers, Lake
J. Elbert Zetrouer, Marion
James Lonnie Terrell, Sr., Nassau
James M. Hearndon, Brevard
M. M. "Mack" Overstreet, Osceola
Pete Micheloni, Lake
William H. Stuart, Polk
​
1974
C. Andrew Baker, Volusia
D. L. "Roy" Thigpen, DeSoto
F. E. "Hunkey" Pearce, Okeechobee
H. S. Camp, Marion
Jesse T. Simmons, Alachua
Leon T. Stephens, Hardee
N. H. "Doc" McQueen, Charlotte
S. L. "Sid" Crochet, Hendry
​
1975
E. B. Larkin, Pasco
Mrs. Edna Carlton, DeSoto
Mrs. Katie L. Durrance, Polk
Orian Edgar Wilkins, Highlands
Ralph E. Sumner, Hillsborough
Robert L. Griffin, St. Lucie
​
1976
Charles Lamar Anderson, Polk
George Martin Hancock, Polk
John Henry Turner, DeSoto
John L. Ayers, Hernando
Mrs. Mart Lou McFadden, Alachua
Mrs. Vernon Hill, Alachua
Roy Thomas, St. Lucie
Woodrow Peeples, Glades
​
1977
A. E. Summers, Alachua
Charles F. Trimble, Volusia
Colan Beville, Sumter
Jesse R. Thomas, Escambia
Park T. Weeks, Pasco
​
1978
J. B. "Bunk" McMullen, Hernando
Robert Turner, DeSoto
​
1979
Earl Carlton, DeSoto
Henry B. Parrish, Manatee
John D. Brown, Sumter
T. G. Lee, Orange
​
1980
Arch Whidden, Glades
Charlie Clark, Volusia
H. Guy Thompson, Sumter
James E. "Nick" Conner, Citrus
Marvin M. Gamble, Taylor
Mrs. A. E. Cayson, Calhoun
Peter Monroe Fussell, Polk
Thomas Seth Alderman, Hillsborough
​
1981
Angelo Massaro, Hillsborough
Boyd Cowart, Hardee
Charles W. Beck, Sr., Volusia
Dr. W. W. Matthews, DeSoto
Fred Waldron, Sumter
Howard Wise, Okeechobee
Mrs. Ruby Montague, Citrus
S. E. "Eddie" Sapp, Hendry
Sam D. Saunders, Clay
Vick Blackstone, Manatee
​
1982
Claude Willis Yelvington, Volusia​
Daniel R. Smith, Jr., Palm Beach
Frank Lester "Judge" Platt, Brevard
Frank Wesley Williamson, Sr., Okeechobee
J. H. "Bill" Nichols, Sumter
J. R. "Jack" Spratt, Hendry
John Macrae Hood, Manatee
Maurice L. Hollins, Citrus
Ned Brock, Washington
Robert Ezell, Taylor
W. J. "Robbie" Robinson, Hendry
​
1983
Alvaro Sanchez, Jr., Palm Beach​
Bruce Blount, Highlands
Cecil A. Tucker, Orange
Elmer R. McDonald, Volusia
Leo Boney, Okeechobee
Louie M. Sumner, Hillsborough
V. J. Collins, Washington
W. C. Ward, Holmes
​
1984
A. Ray Carlton, Hardee
Cletus Andrews, Holmes​
Curtiss Quarrier, Nassau
Farrell Nelson, Jackson
George Dewey Jernigan, Santa Rosa
Guy S. Carlton, Hardee
Robert Elmer Teague, Sr., St. Lucie
W. T. "Bill" Stitt, Hendry
​
1985
A. David "Dave" Baille, Marion
Albert Triay, St. Johns
Charles Wilson Ward, Sr., Lee​​
Ernest O. Nowak, Escambia
Harold L. Williams, Hillsborough
Henry H. "Doc" Partin, Osceola
Joe Henry Peeples, Jr., Sarasota
Raymon F. Tucker, Flagler
Wendell B. "Wendy" Batey, Hardee
​
1986
Bert Edwards, Pasco
Earl Alexander Gilbert, Jackson
Elvin Daugharty, Volusia
Joe A. Hilliard, Hendry
M. E. "Max" Hammond, Polk
Mrs. Edna Pearce Lockett, Okeechobee
Ulysse S. Harrison, Jackson
​
1987
Bob McGarity, Volusia
E. D. "Buddy" Neel, Jackson
Fred Clark, Alachua
Harvey W. Benschoter, Sarasota
Henry A. Tanner, Lake
J. P. Sandlin, Levy
James Quincey Lee, Holmes
Mitchell Hauff, Pasco
​
1988
Benjamin Williard Redditt, Orange
Cecil Edwin Whaley, Osceola
Charles W. Flint, Lee​
Edward Louis "Geech" Partin, Osceola
Everett "Hub" Boney, Highlands
J. O. Pearce, Jr., Okeechobee
Jack Revels, Sumter
John W. Gray, St. Lucie
Leo Barthle, Pasco
T. L. Mack, Marion
William Eugene Mitchell, Volusia
​
1989
C. M. Payne, Sr., Highlands
Clifford Fertic, Osceola
Doug Oswald, Marion
Rubin Carlton, St. Lucie
Snead Y. Davis, Alachua
​​
1990
Gene Felton, Hendry
J. Persing Platt, Hardee
Jeannette & Henry Chitty, Alachua
Lawrence N. Journigan, Glades
Manuel Lopez, Hillsborough
R. A. "Bobby" Roberts, Collier
W. F. "Mike" VanNess, Citrus
​​
1991
Alfred R. Tucker, Sr., Flagler
Alpha Jane Bridges, Lake
Bert H. Harris, Jr., Highlands
James R. "Ray" Thompson, Hillsborough
Ruth Kaune Baucom, Lee
Valentine M. Rooks, Citrus​
​
1992
Clyde Hart, Volusia
Doyle Carlton, Jr., Hardee
Edsel Rowan, Marion​
F. Earl Brooks, Citrus
J. E. "Ed" Kummer, Putnam
Joseph Barthle, Pasco
Robert Maxwell, Polk
​
1993
Claude G. Davis, NorthWest
Frank "Sloan" Baker, Jr., Jackson
G. T. Stack, Hillsborough
Glenn C. Key, NorthWest
Harris Fussell, Polk
J. B. Sloan, Lake​
Ralph Sexton, Indian River
William Peeples, Glades
​
1994
Cecil W. Perry, Marion
Doyle Parker, Hardee
Dr. A.. E. Whaley, Osceola
E. H. "Ed" Finlayson, Jefferson
Harry L. Flint, Lee
​
1995
Deke Wood, Lake
E. J. Cowen, NorthWest
George C. Perry, Jr., Marion
John E. "Jack" Price Jr., Collier
Mrs. Rudy S. Welch, Dixie​
Zeb A. Browning, DeSoto
​
1996
A. O. "Pete" McKendree, Pasco
Carl L. Johnson, Hillsborough
F. Bayard Toussaint, Charlotte
Helen Pleterski, Volusia
J. Pat Corrigan, Indian River
William Clay Wing, Sumter
​
1997
B. T. "Buster" Longino, Sarasota
Belle Jeffords, Alachua
Clyde Crutchfield, Jackson
Don Wakeman, UF Block & Bridle​
F. Carlyle Platt, Brevard
Herb Rogers, Suwannee
James Webb, Jr., NorthWest
Leon Shell, NorthWest
Phil Turner, DeSoto
​​
1998
Aubrey Caruthers, Sumter
C. H. "Shang" Bronson, Osceola
Donald LeFils, Sr., Volusia
Gilbert Slaughter, Pasco
Hugh Teuton, Marion
Joder Cameron, Volusia​
John Hannon, Pasco
Leo Fertic, Osceola
Luther Bohanon, Highlands
Oscar Bass, Okeechobee
Owen J. Keen, Highlands
S. E. Moore, Manatee
W. G. Kilbee, Seminole
William N. Inman, Gadsden
1999
Doyle Conner, Jefferson​
Edward Yarborough, Seminole
Edwin Rohde, Osceola
Howard Lerch, Jackson
Woodrow Story, Orange
​
2000
Bill Stragis, Pasco
Dr. Elver Hodges, Hardee
Dr. Joe Crockett, Hendry
James Todd, Sumter
Laverne Yates, Orange
Sanford Hartt, Highlands
​
2001
Donald Bronson, Lake​
Dr. Frank G. Handley, DVM, Highlands
Edward McClelland, Hardee
James Mason Pasteur, Marion
Leo Delouie Wells, Sr., Sumter
Mildred R. Sherrod, Hendry
Norman Ray Stokes, Okeechobee
Walter J. Rentz, Columbia
​
2002
Dr. Donald Smith, Marion​
Earl Partin, Osceola
Estella Barthle, Pasco
J. Persing Platt, Hardee
​
2003
Clifford Tyson, Indian River
G. W. "Buck" Mann, Polk​
Jay Hebert, Orange
John Sixma, Volusia
Wilma S. Overstreet, Osceola
​
2004
Don Plagge, Hillsborough
J. Ben Rowe, Alachua
Jennings Overstreet, Osceola​​
Robert Ray Smith, Sr., Hardee
Sam Raulerson, Volusia
​
2005
Cecil "Guzie" Whaley, Osceola​
James L. Murphy, Sarasota
​
2006
Bill Adkinson, Polk
Carl E. Askins, Sarasota
Doris Daughtry, Volusia
Elwyn Bass, Okeechobee
Ham Brown, Osceola
J. C. Bass, Okeechobee
Jim Pruett, Marion
Pete Clemons, Okeechobee
Robert Beiersdorfer, Hernando
​
2007
Al Johnson, Orange
Al Smith, Orange
Ann Keyser, Hernando
Anthony G/ "Tony" Carlton, Sarasota​
Frank Bullock, Levy
James C. Peebles, Marion
Murray McDonald, Sr., Flagler
Tom H. Braddock, Duval
Wendell M. Smith, Hardee
​
2008
Joe B. Forshee, Duval
John M. Albritton, Sarasota
Willard K. Durance, Hardee
​
2009
Cecil Tucker II, Orange
Dr. Jerry Spears, Marion
Edgar Stokes, Highlands
Ernest Cone, Volusia
Eugene Carter, Levy
Wilbur "Wild Bill"Robertson, Hardee​​
​
2010
Henry Clay "Sonny Boy" Whaley, Osceola
James Alton Clemmons, Washington
Richard Llewellyn, Orange
Vivian Ann Norvell, St. Lucie
​
2011
Bernard Lewis, Gadsden
E. L. Strickland, Marion
Frank W. "Sonny" Williamson, Okeechobee​
Gerald D. Simmons, Orange
Joe Jordan, Suwannee
Mrs. Rosa Lee Hull, Hendry
​
2012
Arlin Taylor, Manatee
Chuck Downs, Sarasota
Dub Cotton, Hendry
Earl Raulerson, Okeechobee
Fred Burnett, Orange
Herb Harbin, Osceola
Ormond Simmons, Seminole​
Thomas Peterson, Sumter
​
2013
Dr. Al Warnick, Alachua
Fred Dietrich, Orange
Jim Fielder, Hendry
Sam Sikes, Hernando
​
2014
Frank Markham, Marion
John Stitt, Hendry
John Thomas, Citrus
Norman West, Osceola​
​
2015
Bill Brown, Polk
Etter Usher, Levy
Jim Byrd, Okeechobee
Richard S. Kersey, Manatee
Richard S. Kellwy, Martin
William Poston, Gadsden
Woody Tilton, Putnam
​​
2016
Charles "Manny" Flint, Jr., Lee
Jerry E. Willis, Hendry
Sidney "Sid" Lanier Sumner, Polk
​
2017
Herman Laramore, Jackson​
James Edward "Jim" Parks, Manatee
​
2018​
Joe Walter, Orange​
​
2019
None
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2020
None​
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2021
Bill Hood, Hillsborough​
​
2022
Clyde Winston "Mann" Bailey, Sumter
Fred Waters, Polk
Larry Swindle, Hillsborough​
​
2023
Benjamin "Wade" Redditt, Orange
Corbett "Mitchell" John, Manatee
Dallas Townsend, Hendry
Earlow Costine, Polk
Richard W. Joyner, Hillsborough
​​
2024
Bobby Ray Durden, Gadsden
Dewey Fussell, Polk
Faye Mann, Manatee
Greg Corson, Seminole
Greg Woodard, Hillsborough
Michael Revels, Sumter​
​​
2025
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