| Year | Symposium Location | Award Winner |
| 2021 | Virtual | Karla Wolford |
| 2020 | Virtual | Christine Foss |
| 2019 | Miami, FL | Nelson Santos |
| 2018 | Minneapolis, MN | Jonathan Wilhelm |
| 2017 |
Denver, CO |
Timothy Stark |
| 2016 | New Orleans, LA | Carlo Guadagno |
| 2015 | Denver, CO | Robert Silverman |
| 2014 | Portland, OR | Jim Kurtz |
| 2013 | East Rutherford, NJ | Josh Glass |
| 2012 | Scottsdale, AZ | Sheila Wilson |
| 2011 | Puerto Rico | Ed Feinberg |
| 2010 | Portland, OR | Bill Bonsall |
| 2009 | St. Louis, MO | Sherri LaShomb |
| 2008 | St. Louis, MO (Logan) | Angela Salcedo |
| 2007 | Beaverton, OR (Nike) | Richard Gorman |
| 2006 | Orlando, FL | Val Gambina & Joanne Fava |
| 2005 | Orlando, FL | Ira Shapiro |
| 2004 | San Francisco, CA | Ted Forcum |
| 2003 | New Jersey | Cathy Baumgardner |
| 2002 | Dallas, TX | Peter Viteritti |
| 2001 | Denver, CO | Joe Horrigan |
| 2000 | Bill Moreau | |
| 1999 | Loa Angeles, CA | Amor Adams |
| 1998 | Baltimore, MD | Tim Brown |
| 1997 | Los Angeles, CA | Michael Reed |
| 1996 | Atlanta, GA | Robert Monokian |
| 1995 | Maui, HI | Ted Forcum |
| 1994 | Hilton Head, SC | |
| 1993 | Santa Barbara, CA | Phil Santiago |
| 1992 | Orlando, FL | |
| 1989 | Jan Corwin |