| 1950 | J. L. Rowland, MO Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1951 | J. L. Rowland, MO Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1952 | J. L. Rowland, MO Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1953 | Kenneth Weckel, WI University | St. Louis, MO |
| 1955 | D. B. Whitehead, MS Dept. of Health | Memphis, TN |
| 1957 | H. L. Horton, LA Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1959 | H. L. Horton, LA Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1961 | Harold J. Barnum, CO Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1963 | Park Livingston, Dean Milk Company | Memphis, TN |
| 1965 | Park Livingston, Dean Milk Company | Louisville, KY |
| 1967 | Howard K. Johnson, PA Dept. of Agriculture | Miami, FL |
| 1969 | Shelby Johnson, KY Dept. of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1971 | Shelby Johnson, KY Dept. of Health | Denver, CO |
| 1973 | John Schilling, St. Louis Health Dept. | Des Moines, IA |
| 1975 | Herb H. Vaux, IN State Board of Health | St. Louis, MO |
| 1977 | Herb H. Vaux, IN State Board of Health | Cincinnati, OH |
| 1979 | Herb H. Vaux, IN State Board of Health | Louisville, KY |
| 1981 | Jay Boosinger, FL Dept. of Agriculture | Hot Springs, AR |
| 1983 | Jay Boosinger, FL Dept. of Agriculture | St. Louis, MO |
| 1985 | Jim Kennedy, MO State Milk Board | Lexington, KY |
| 1987 | Jim Kennedy, MO State Milk Board | St. Louis, MO |
| 1989 | Jim Kennedy, MO State Milk Board | Indianapolis, IN |
| 1991 | Al Place, NY Dept. of Agriculture | Louisville, KY |
| 1993 | Dan Rackley, OK Dept. of Health | Arlington, TX |
| 1995 | Dan Rackley, OK Dept. of Agriculture | St. Louis, MO |
| 1997 | Dan Rackley, OK Dept. of Agriculture | San Francisco, CA |
| 1997 | Dan Rackley, OK Dept. of Agriculture | Chicago, IL |
| 1999 | Dan Rackley, OK Dept. of Agriculture | Atlanta, GA |
| 2001 | Dan Borer, NE Dept. of Agriculture | Wichita, KS |
| 2003 | Dan Borer, NE Dept. of Agriculture | Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | Marlena Bordson, IL Dept. of Public Health | Columbus, OH |
| 2007 | Marlena Bordson, IL Dept. of Public Health | Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2009 | John A. Beers, VA Dept. of Agriculture | Orlando, FL |
| 2011 | John A. Beers, VA Dept. of Agriculture | Baltimore, MD |
| 2013 | John L. Miller, FL Dept of Ag & Cons Services | Indianapolis, IN |
| 2015 | Dr. Stephen Beam, CA Dept. of | Portland, OR |
| Dr. Stephen Beam, CA Dept of Agriculture | Grand Rapids, MI |