Originated in 1972 and sponsored by Delta Air Lines.
 

Previous Recipients

YEAR	RECIPIENT	ORGANIZATION
2022	None
2021	Troy Reabe	Reabe Design LLC
2018–2020	None
2017	Brad Fritz	USDA-ARS Aerial Application Tech. Research Unit
2016	Jared Storm	Storm Aeronautics
2015	David Eby	AeroFlow Systems Inc./AgriFlite Services
2014	Doran Rogers	Cascade Aircraft Conversions
2008–2013	None
2007	Gerald Beck	Tri-State Aviation Inc.
2006	None
2005	Lindley Johnson	Johnson Airspray
2004	Josef Oleksiak	PZL-Mielec
2003	Allen Tinnes	Air Care, Inc.
2002	None
2001	William Hatfield	Hatfield Spraying Service, Inc.
2000	Conrad Barlow	Transland, Inc.
1999	G.O. "Chris" Christopher	CP Products Company Inc.
1998	Dan Conti	Simplex Manufacturing Co.
1997	Eldon Sorensen	Sorensen Sprayers, Inc.
1996	Hal Weatherly	Weatherly Aviation
1995	Ron Gustin	Gustin Aviation
1994	Mark Lemmon	Onboard Systems
1993	Dennis R. Gardisser	University of Arkansas
1992	John Weatherly	Weatherly Aviation
1991	Mike Liebhart	Simplex Manufacturing Co.
1990	David Johnston	Johnston Aircraft Service, Inc.
1989	George Lane	Lane Aviation
1988	Al Troglin	San Joaquin Air
1987	Wesley W. "Bud" Wall	Bud's Flying Service
1986	Charles Christmas	Christmas Flying Service
1985	Leslie Schweizer	Ag Cat
1984	Dan Edwards	Edwards Compro
1983	John "Tex" Waldrum	John E. Waldrum, Inc.
1982	Bert Morgan Eugene Shanks	Aero Mod General, Inc. Farm & Ranch Aerial Service
1981	Dennis Kuhlman Lawrence O' Roth Richard Whitney	Kansas State University Oklahoma State University Oklahoma State University
1980	J. Fred Frakes	Frakes Aviation
1979	Floyd Stillwell	Marsh Aviation
1978	Conrad R. Barlow	Transland Aircraft
1977	Floyd Perry	Serv-Aero Engineering
1976	Fred Ayers	Ayres Corporation
1975	Phil Pickell	Agrinautics, Inc.
1974	Arthur Koch & Joe Lippert	Grumman Aircraft
1973	Leland Snow Fred E. Weick	Air Tractor, Inc. Piper Aircraft Corporation