Velma Sims (1984)
Del Emerson (1985)
Arlene Sukraw (1986)
Joe Cook (1987)
Marlin Johnson (1988)
Al Inzerello (1989)
Dave Townsend (1990)
Pat Beckenhauer (1991)
Jerry Decker (1992)
Linda Bolt-Gray (1993)
Rich Pahls (1994)
Karl Hughes (1995)
Scott Dodson (1996)
Bob Bruckner (1997)
Jerry Gloystein (1998)
NAESP Distinguished Principal of the Year
Terry List (1999)
Douglas Witt (2000)
Steve Wilson (2001)
Tom Camp (2002)
Drew Heady (2003)
Roger Nyffeler (2004)
Mark Murphy (2005)
David Ludwig (2006)
Jerry Bergstrom (2007)
Susan Anglemyer (2008)
Paul Bohn (2009)
Barry McFarland (2010)
Sarah Williams (2011)
Lisa Wood (2012)
Sheri Fillipi (2013)
Joanne Roberts (2014)
Ann Jablonski (2015)
Katie Mathews (2016)
Mary Derby (2017)
Kris Friesen (2018)
Jill Clevenger (2019)
Kirk Kuxhausen (2020)
Casey Slama (2021)
Jim York (2022)
Nicole Edeal (2023)
Cathy Cooper (2024)