Previous Winners/ Presenters
Previous Winners/ Presenters
1956—Herb W. Klein, Texas
Presentation made by General Nathan F. Twining.
1957—Jack O’Connor, Idaho
Presentation made by Joe Foss.
1958—Warren Page, Connecticut
Presentation made by General Nathan F. Twining.
1959—Berry B. Brooks, Tennessee
Presentation made by General James H. Doolittle.
1960—Elgin T. Gates, California
Presentation made by General James H. Doolittle.
1961—Julio E. Estrada, Mexico
Presentation made by Joe Foss.
1962—H.I.H. Prince Abdorreza Pahlavi, Iran
Presentation made by Andy Devine.
1963—John B. Lagarde, Alabama
Presentation made by Robert Taylor.
1964—Dr. Frank C. Hibben, New Mexico
Presentation made by Captain Wally Schirra.
1965—Francois Edmond-Blanc, France
Presentation made by H.I.H. Prince Abdorreza Pahlavi.
1966—Dr. W. Brandon Macomber, New York
Presentation made by Lorne Greene.
1967—Dan W. Maddox, Tennessee
Presentation made by Cornel Wilde.
1968—Weir McDonald, Arizona
Presentation made by Dr. Wernher Von Braun.
1969—C.J. McElroy, Arizona
Presentation made by Governor John Love.
1970—George L. Landreth, Texas
Presentation made by Captain James A. Lovell, Jr. USN.
1971—Juan Naude Cordova, Mexico
Presentation made by the Honorable Senator Barry Goldwater.
1972—James R. Mellon, II, Pennsylvania
Presentation made by Governor John Love.
1973—Basil C. Bradbury, Wyoming
Presentation made by Dennis James.
1974—Dr. Kenneth W. Vaughn, Oregon
Presentation made by Roy Rogers.
1975—No award.
1976—Rudolf Sand, Denmark
Presentation made by The Honorable William B. Saxbe.
1977—Valendn de Madariaga y Oya, Spain
Presentation made by Chuck Connors.
1978—Arthur W. Carlsberg, California
Presentation made by Ernest Borgnine.
1979—Dr. Robert E. Speegle, Texas
Presentation made by Gene Autry.
1980—Watson T. Yoshimoto, Hawaii
Presentation made by Robert Stack.
1981—Dr. Carlo Caldesi Biella, Italy
Presentation made by Dennis James.
1982—Glenn Slade, Texas
Presentation made by Lorne Greene.
1983—Mahlon T. (Butch) White, Colorado
Presentation made by General Chuck Yeager.
1984—Jacques Henrijean, Belgium
Presentation made by Mike Connors.
1985—Thornton Snider, California
Presentation made by Stewart Granger.
1986—Hector Cuellar S., Mexico
Presentation made by Richard Anderson.
1987—Dr. James E. Conklin, Pennsylvania
Presentation made by Jameson Parker.
1989—Donald G. Cox, Michigan
Presentation made by Jack Youngblood.
1990—Robert K. Chisholm, Kansas
Presentation made by Patrick Duffy.
1991—Gary R. Ingersoll, Texas
Presentation made by Jameson Parker.
1992—Hubert Thummler, Mexico
Presentation made by Gerald McRaney.
1993—L. Irvin Barnhart, Texas
Presentation made by General H. Norman Schwarzkopf.
1994—Dr. Gerald L. Warnock, Oregon
Presentation made by Wayne LaPierre.
1995—Jesus Yuren, Mexico
Presentation made by Roy E. Weatherby, Jr.
1996—Arnold E. Alward, Canada
Presentation made by Steven Kanaly.
1997—Ricardo Medem, Spain
Presentation made by Joe Foss.
1998—Dan L. Duncan, Texas
Presentation made by Ray Arnett.
1999—Pete Papac, Washington
Presentation made by retired Air Force Brigadier General Chuck Yeager.
2000—Enrique Zamacola Millet, Spain
Presentation made by former U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle
2001—Adrian Sada, Mexico
Presentation made by former U.S. President, George Bush
2002—Rex Baker, Georgia
Presentation made by Wilbur Smith
2003—Mike Simpson, Texas
Presentation made by Oliver North
2004 - David J. Hanlin, Pennsylvania
Presentation made by U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle
2005 – Jimmie C. Rosenbruch, Alaska
Presentation made by the Honorable Senator William H. Frist
2006 – Federico Sada, Mexico
Presentation made by Adrian Sada, 2001 Award Winner
2007 – Larry Rudolph, Pennsylvania
Presentation by Dr. Robert Speegle, 1979 Award Winner
2008 – Alan Sackman, New York
Presentation by Dr. Larry Rudolph, Pennsylvania, 2007 Award Winner
2009 – Bruce Keller, Texas
Presentation by Alan Sackman, New York, 2008 Award Winner
