| Year | Name | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Sam A. Zeigler | Carmel No. 279 |
| 1953 | Glenmore D. Meased | Corinthian No. 2 |
| 1954 | Edward Glad | Palmer Square No. 259 |
| 1955 | Oscar H. Anderson | Winnebago No. 24 |
| 1956 | Cecil H. Ellis | Corinthian No. 2 |
| 1957 | Verne F.Barnes | Warren No. 30 |
| 1958 | Hyman Ragofsky | Wiley M. Egan No. 126 |
| 1959 | Herman W. Zuelow | Logan No. 196 |
| 1960 | Joseph LoBurgio | Marion No. 100 |
| 1961 | Claude Bates | Kewanee No. 47 |
| 1962 | Joseph McMath | Columbia No. 202 |
| 1963 | Roy K. Zickuhr | Nachusa No. 56 |
| 1964 | George Malottk | Granite City No. 221 |
| 1965 | William G. Mateer | Joliet No. 27 |
| 1967 | Russell Armstrong | Macon No. 21 |
| 1968 | Donald P. Lapp | Wilmette No. 253 |
| 1969 | George H. Border | Andrew D. Webb No. 160 |
| 1970 | Walter H. Teising | Maine No. 257 |
| 1971 | Edmund L. Meyers | Staunton No. 227 |
| 1972 | Edgar S. Salzeenstein | Lincoln No. 147 |
| 1973 | James Whiteley | United No. 127 |
| 1974 | Fred A. Smalley | Franklin No. 8 |
| 1975 | William D. Jarrett | Jacksonville No. 3 |
| 1976 | William C. Roseboom | Goodbrake No. 59 |
| 1977 | Milton D. Dirst | Springfield No. 1 |
| 1978 | Volney E. Storey | Nachusa No. 56 |
| 1979 | J. Sam Smith | Metropolitan No. 101 |
| 1980 | Albert Reichman | Andrew D. Webb No. 160 |
| 1981 | Paul E. Ellis | Oracle No. 180 |
| none awarded 82-09 | ||
| 2010 | Johnathan Horvath | Cary-Grove No. 36 |
| 2011 | Jayson Kinsolving | Henry Godeke No. 38 |
| 2012 | Terry L. Seward | Eureka No. 98 |
| 2013 | Perry W. Foltz | Pekin No. 25 |
| 2014 | Lance Welter | Evanston No. 144 |
| 2015 | D. Scott Dayton | Evanston No. 144 |
| 2016 | Dale L. Corrice | Cary-Grove No. 36 |
| 2017 | Charles L. Mariuzza III | Pekin No. 25 |
| 2018 | John Cooper | Macomb No. 111 |
| 2019 | Matthew F. Gibbons | Winnebago No. 24 |
| 2020 | Barry D. Weer | Bloomington No. 26 |
| 2021 | Ronald E. Fullerlove | Rock Island No. 18 |
| 2022 | S. Jeffrey Baine | Champaign No. 50 |
| 2023 | Martin K. (Marty) Kwilosz | Keystone No. 281 |
