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