First presented in 1991, recipients of the Award should exhibit the qualities of a goodwill ambassador for the German Shepherd Dog. They must display exceptional qualities in mentoring and sharing their time and knowledge with others, and lead by example, demonstrating the best of sportsmanship and care of their German Shepherd Dogs.
| YEAR | RECIPIENT |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Vicki Bemont |
| 2024 | Lisa Carroll & Wayne Walker |
| 2023 | Sheree Moses |
| 2022 | Mike and Sheila Metz |
| 2021 | Dawn VanDyken |
| 2020 | Cyndi Flautt |
| 2019 | Dan Dwier |
| 2018 | Nanci Nellis |
| 2017 | Kent Boyles |
| 2016 | Emily St Hilaire |
| 2015 | Cindy Bartley |
| 2014 | Nancy Harper Mulvaney |
| 2013 | Didier Ardoin |
| 2012 | Joe Bihari |
| 2011 | Dania Karloff |
| 2010 | Helen Miller Fisher |
| 2009 | Dick & Jean Whalen |
| 2008 | Barbara Williams |
| 2007 | Gail Sprock |
| 2006 | Lori Nickeson |
| 2004 | Karin Wagner |
| 2003 | Jane Kerner |
| 2002 | Charlotte Gilbert |
| 2000 | Frank & Carolyn Martello |
| 1999 | Doris Estabrook |
| 1998 | Mary Ellen Kish |
| 1997 | Joan Ortigara |
| 1996 | Dorothy Linn |
| 1995 | Fran & Joan Ford |
| 1995 | Martha & David Rinke |
| 1994 | Barbara Woelfel Lopez |
| 1993 | George & Virginia Collins |
| 1992 | Helen Sherlock & Pat Parsons |
| 1991 | Peggy Douglas |
