| Year | Name | School | City | Other Awards |
|---|
| 1971 | Ernie Fischer | Northeast Junior High School | Jackson | |
| 1972 | Linda Dalrymple | Central High School | Portage | NAGT Sectional Co-winner |
| 1973 | Dean Bredwell | Potterville Senior High School | Potterville | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1974 | Jan Woerner | Freeland Senior High School | Freeland | |
| 1975 | Steve Wessling | Fremont Senior High School | Fremont | |
| 1976 | Steve Tchozeski | Belding Middle School | Belding | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1977 | June Smith | Jackson Park Junior High School | Wyoming | |
| 1978 | Doug Allen | Martin Junior High School | Martin | |
| 1980 | Dave Thomas | Huron High School | Ann Arbor | |
| 1981 | Art Weinle | Grosse Pointe North High School | Grosse Pointe | |
| 1982 | Dick Munson | Thurston High School | Detroit | |
| 1983 | Al Love | Armstrong Middle School | Kearsley Community Schools | |
| 1984 | Ardis Maciolek | Fr. Gabriel Richard High School | Ann Arbor | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1985 | Dee Drake | Huron High School | Ann Arbor | |
| 1986 | Dave Mastie | Slauson Junior High School | Ann Arbor | |
| 1987 | Rick Collett | | | |
| 1988 | Judy Ruddock | Northwestern High School | Flint Community Schools | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1989 | Parker Pennington IV. | Scarlett Junior High School | Ann Arbor | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1990 | Chuck Matlock Sr. | Erie Mason High School | Erie | |
| 1991 | John Krohn | Armstrong Middle School | Kearsley Community Schools | |
| 1992 | Diana Johns | Crestwood High School | Dearborn Heights | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 1993 | James Schmidt | University Ligget School- Cranbrook | | |
| 1994 | Dave Chapman | Okemos High School | Okemos | |
| 1995 | Kathleen Sparling | Grand Blanc Middle School | Grand Blanc | |
| 1996 | Bill Gay | Clague Middle School | Ann Arbor | |
| 1997 | Kay Kurtz | South Middle School | Van Buren Schools | |
| 1998 | Jay Sinclair | Ida Middle School | Ida | |
| 1999 | Mary Ivan | North Middle School | Van Buren Schools | |
| 2000 | Kevin Dehne | Heritage High School | Saginaw | |
| 2001 | Bill Nedela | North Farmington High School | Farmington | |
| 2002 | Dave Hendershot | Farmington High School | Farmington | |
| 2003 | Carl Ojala | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | |
| 2004 | Kaz Fujita | Michigan State Universty | East Lansing | |
| 2005 | Shawn McNamara | Grosse Pointe South High School | Grosse Pointe | |
| 2006 | Sue Merrill | Hartland High School | Hartland | NAGT Honorable Mention |
| 2007 | Mike Bause | North Farmington High School | Farmington | NAGT Sectional Runner-up |
| 2008 | Dennis Dougherty | Sault Ste. Marie High School | Sault Ste. Marie | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 2009 | Tina Weller | Roosevelt High School | Wyandotte | |
| 2010 | Cris DeWolf | Chippewa Hills High School | Remus | |
| 2011 | Daniall Poulsen | Portage Northern High School | Portage | |
| 2012 | Steve Mattox | Grand Valley State University | Grand Rapids | NAGT Neil Miner Award - 2014 |
| 2013 | Chuck Schepke | Roscommon Middle School | Roscommon | |
| 2014 | Michele Svoboda | Mill Creek Middle School | Comstock Park | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 2015 | Lisa Bouda | Grosse Pointe South High School | Grosse Pointe | |
| 2016 | Sherry Claflin
| Stephen F. Wessling Observatory | Fremont | NAGT Sectional Winner |
| 2017 | Norbert Vance | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti | |
| 2018 | | | | |
| 2019 | Rod Cranson | retired, formerly Lansing Community College | | |
| 2020 | Reggie Mulligan | retired, formerly Van Buren schools | Romulus | |
| 2021 | Matt Schuchardt | Mona Shores Middle School | Norton Shores | |
