2004	Sonny Perdue	Governor of Georgia
2003	Saxby Chambliss	United States Senator
2002	Millard Fuller	Habitat for Humanity Founder
2001	Roy Barnes	Governor of Georgia
2000	Bobby Cox	Atlanta Braves Manager
1999	Dan Reeves	Atlanta Falcons Head Coach
1998	Rebecca Paul	Georgia Lottery CEO
1997	Pierre Howard	Georgia's Lt. Governor
1996	Zell Miller	Governor of Georgia
1995	Newt Gingrich	U. S. Speaker of the House
1994	Billy Payne	Father of the Atlanta Olympic Games
1993	General Robert Scott	Pilot and Author of "God is My Co-Pilot"
1992	John Schuerholz	Executive Vice President of the Atlanta Braves
1991	A. B. Padgett	Metropolitan Atlanta Foundation
1990	Erk Russell	Head Coach of Georgia Southern University
1989	J. B. Fuqua	Fuqua Communications Founder
1988	Dean Rusk	U. S. Secretary of State
1987	S. Truett Cathy	Founder of Chick-fil-A
1986	John Amos	Founder of American Family Corporation
1985	Robert Scherer	President of Georgia Power
1984	Vince Dooley	University of Georgia Head Coach & Athletic Director
1983	David Garrett, Jr.	President of Delta Air Lines
1982	Charles Scott	Iranian Hostage from Georgia
1981	Bo Ginn	U. S. Congressman
1980	Fred C. Davison	President, University of Georgia
1979	George Busbee	Governor of Georgia
1978	Judge H. E. Nichols	Chief Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
1977	Sam Nunn	U. S. Senator
1976	John Portman	Architect & Entrepreneur
1975	Herman Talmadge	U. S. Senator
1974	Henry "Hank" Aaron	Basball Hall of Fame and the Atlanta Braves
1973	Tommy Aaron	Professional Golfer & Masters Winner
1972	Jimmy Carter	President of the United States & Former Georgia Governor
1971	Jasper Dorsey	CEO of Southern Bell Telephone
1970	Louis Truman	Head of the Georgia Department of Industry & Trade
1969	George Bagby	Georgia Game and Fish Commission
1968	Ben W. Fortson	Georgia Secretary of State
1967	Arch Avery	Trust Company Bank
1966	Ivan Allen, Jr.	Mayor of Atlanta
1965	Richard B. Russell	U. S. Senator
1964	Carl Sanders	Governor of Georgia
1963	Mills B. Lane	C&S National Bank
1962	Noah Langdale	President, Georgia State University