1969 - Glenn Cliffe Bainum, Director of Bands Emeritus, Northwestern University
1970 - John Wummer, flutist, New York
1970 - Walter Volkwein, music dealer, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1971 - Adron Doran, President, morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
1971 - Col. Arnald Gabriel, ret., United States Air Force Band, Washington, DC
1972 - Mignon Doran, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
1973 - Paul Lavalle, conductor and composer, New York, New York
1974 - Clare Grundman, composer, South Salem, New York
1975 - Marie von Trapp, mother of Trapp Family Singers
1975 - Forrest Buchtel, composer, South Salem, New York
1976 - Alexander R. Harley, founder of Tri-M, Park Ridge, Illinois
1977 - Jeanne Moore, music curriculum, West Virginia Department of Education
1977 - Knud Noller, music director, Green Brier Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
1977 - Forest McAllister, consulting editor, School Musician, Chicago, Illinois
1978 - Paul Yoder, composer, conductor and arranger, Chicago, Illinois
1980 - Robert Hawkins, Director of Bands, Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky
1980 - Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, composer, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
1980 - Richard Cain, band director, Spring High School, Spring, Texas
1980 - Eva Tisdale, Metairie, Louisiana
1981 - Robert Jager, composer, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee
1983 - Col. John Bourgeois, United States Marine Band, Washington, DC
1984 - Bill Cormack, Texas Music Educators Association, Austin, Texas
1985 - Dr. Francis McBeth, composer, Quachita Baptist University, Arkansas
1985 - Dr. Hardy Clemmons, Lubbock, Texas
1985 - C. Doyle Gammill, Supervisor of Music, Lubbock ISD, Texas
1985 - Dr. Gary Garner, Direcxtor of Bands, West Texas State University, Texas
1986 - Lt. Col. Gilbert Mitchell, ret., United States Army Bands
1986 - Col. Eugene W. Allen, ret., United States Army Bands
1987 - Frederick Fennell, conductor, Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Tokyo, Japan
1990 - Mr. James Saied, “Mr. Sousa,” Oklahoma
1991 - Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser, Indiana
1992 - Dr. Al G. Wright, CEO, John Philip Sousa Foundation, West Lafayette, Indiana
1992 - Keith Mann, University of Red Deer, Red Deer, Canada
1993 - David Holsinger, composer, Texas
1994 - Dr. William Clark, New Mexico State University, New Mexico
1995 - Dr. John M. Long, Director of Bands, Troy State Univeristy, Troy, Alabama
1995 - Dr. W.J. Julian, Director of Bands, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee
1998 - Julie Giroux, composer, Jackson, Mississippi
1999 - Frank B. Wickes, Director of Bands, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2000 - Don Wilcox, Director of Bands, West Virginia University, West Virginia
