1954: George W. Bright, The Methodist Temple, Beckley
1955: Clyde O. Law, Fourth Street Methodist Church, Wheeling
1956: A.W. Cox, Saint Marks Methodist Church, Charleston
1957: Clay B. Whetsell, First Methodist Church, Elkins
1958: J.A. Greenlee, Humphries Methodist Church, Dunbar
1959: H. Paul Shaffer, Wesley Methodist Church, Morgantown
1960: George O. Smith, Moundsville
1961: Richard L. Roberts, Milton Methodist Church, Milton
1962: Jay T. Dyer, Vincent Memorial Methodist Church, Nutter Fort
1963: Harry S. Blethen, Emmanuel Methodist Church, Huntington
1964: George P. Sigler, Stout Memorial Methodist Church, Parkersburg
1965: James T. “Bundy” Harvey, Bland Street Methodist Church, Bluefield
1966: Arthur T. Artzberger, Christ Methodist Church, Wheeling
1967: Lowell E. Sebert, Lewisburg Methodist Church, Lewisburg
1968: Albert O. Humbertson, St. Paul’s UMC, Parkersburg
1969: Kermit Grogan, Houston UMC, Kimball
1970: William A. Byus, Jr., Asbury UMC, Charleston
1971: Lee K. Bell, Lewisburg UMC, Lewisburg
1972: L.E. “Gene” Elkins, Riverview UMC, Huntington
1973: Edward Bryan Ayres, First UMC, Hinton
1974: Dr. James E. Phipps, First UMC, Huntington
1975: Harold G. “Hal” Burke, Cross Lanes UMC, Cross Lanes
1976: Calvin Saunders, First UMC, Princeton
1977: Roy E. Blessing, Heights UMC, Pt. Pleasant
1978: William S. Deel, Milton UMC, Milton
1979: Arlie Queen, Wayne UMC, Wayne
1980: David Groves, Mt. Zion UMC, Nettie
1981: Dreyfuss W. Frohe, Bluefield
1982: James L. Hypes, Hamlin UMC, Hamlin
1983: E.M. “Mel” Gammage, First UMC, South Charleston
1984: Eugene Spencer, Florence Memorial UMC, Lavalette
1985: Charles E. Price, Simpson UMC, Charleston
1986, 1987: No honorees
1988: William L. Zerkle, Mason UMC, Mason
1989: John A. Greene, Haught Chapel, Fairview
1990, 1991: No honorees
1992: Bert C. Stallings, Trinity UMC, Parkersburg
1993: Samuel G. Lada, Mount Olivet UMC, Wheeling
1994: Brookley Rush Butcher, Memorial UMC, Summersville
1995: Arthurt F. Hahn, Spruce Street UMC, Morgantown
1996: Charles A. Akers, Stout Memorial UMC, Parkersburg
1997: Dennis H. Mullins, St. Andrew UMC, St. Albans
1998: John Calvin Jones, Haught Chapel, Fairview
1999: James E. Coleman, First UMC, Fairmont
2000: I. Arnold Eddy, Westover UMC, Westover
2001: Robert J. Sommersville, St. Luke’s UMC, Harrisville
2002: Franz L. Pogge, Westover UMC, Westover
2003: Clarence J. Wilson, Christ UMC, Fairmont
2004: Odell C. Miller, Spruce Street UMC, Morgantown and Walter Lee Johnson, Pleasant Hill UMC, Wheeling
2005: William E. “Bill” Morris, Wesley UMC, Kingwood
2006: C. Montgomery Craig, Stout Memorial UMC, Parkersburg
2007: James Ed Rancjik, Westover UMC, Westover
2008:Cecil Earl Huss, Mt. Olivet UMC, Wheeling
2009: Allan W. Wolfe, Eldora UMC, White Hall
2010: Paul R. Hanko, Spruce St. UMC, Morgantown
2011: Frederick L Jackson, Stephenson UMC, Parkersburg
2012: Kendall K. Shanes, Spruce Street UMC, Morgantown
2013: Darroll Curtis Courtney, Barrackville UMC, Barrackville
2014: No honoree
2015: James Snyder, First United Methodist, South Charleston
2016: Wayne Custer, Pleasant Hill UMC, Wheeling
2017: No honoree
2018: Ralph Herron, Highlawn UMC, Rivesville
2019: Danny Murphy, First UMC, South Charleston
2020: Rayman P. Richardson, LIFE UMC, Fairmont.
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