| 1982 John G. Phillips, LL&E 1983 Martin C. Miller, Hibernia National Bank
 1984 James R. Moffett, Freeport-McMoRan
 1985 H.D. ‘Von’ Graham, Jr., Arthur Andersen
 1986 Tom Benson, New Orleans Saints
 1987 E.L. “Chick” Williamson, LL&E
 1988 R. Thomas Fetters, Jr., CNG
 1989 Frank B. Stewart, Jr., Stewart Enterprises
 1990 L. Ronald Forman, Audubon Institute
 1995 John P. Laborde, Tidewater
 1996 H. Leighton Steward, LL&E
 1997 Governor M.J. “Mike” Foster, Jr., State of Louisiana
 1998 Herschel L. Abbott, Jr., BellSouth
 1999 John J. Cordaro, Entergy Corporation
 2000 Donald “Boysie” Bollinger, Bollinger Shipyards, Inc.
 2001 Waldemar S. Nelson, Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc.
 2002 James E. Fitzmorris, Jr., Fitzmorris & Associates
 | 2003 Senator John Breaux, United States Senator2004 Corinne “Lindy” Claiborne Boggs
 2006 Lt. General Russel L. Honore’, United States Army
 2007 Sheriff Harry Lee, Jefferson Parish Sheriff*
 2008 Governor Bobby Jindal, State of Louisiana
 2009 William A. Oliver, AT&T
 2010 Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney
 2011 Mrs. Phyllis Taylor
 2012 Ashton Ryan – First NBC Bank
 2013 John Georges – Georges Enterprises
 2014 Robert W. Merrick – Latter and Blum
 2015 William H. Hines – Jones Walker Law Firm
 2016 José Suquet – Pan American Life
 2017 Warner L. Thomas – Ochsner
 2018 Raymond J. Brandt – Ray Brandt Automotive Group
 2019 Greg Rusovich - Transoceanic Development
 2020 Michael Hecht - Greater New Orleans Inc.  *Posthumous award |