| 1908-11 |
C.E. Foy |
Craven |
| 1911-13 |
D.E. McEachern |
New Hanover |
| 1913-14 |
W.M. Long |
Mecklenburg |
| 1914-15 |
John A. Mills |
Wake |
| 1915-16 |
Dr. O.G. Falls |
Gaston |
| 1916-17 |
W.C. Boren |
Guilford |
| 1917-18 |
A.M. McDonald |
Mecklenburg |
| 1918-19 |
W.F. Woodward |
Wilson |
| 1919-21 |
W.C. Jones |
Guilford |
| 1921-22 |
B.A. Patton |
Buncombe |
| 1922-23 |
C.P. Aycock |
Beaufort |
| 1923-25 |
F.P. Spruill |
Nash |
| 1925-26 |
Addison Hewlett |
New Hanover |
| 1926-28 |
J.E. Woodland |
Carteret |
| 1929-30 |
C.L. McGhee |
Franklin |
| 1930-31 |
A.E. Cline |
Cleveland |
| 1932-33 |
J. Waldo Whitaker |
Halifax |
| 1933-34 |
A.L. Payne |
Forsyth |
| 1934-35 |
R.L. Stowe |
Gaston |
| 1935-36 |
Dr. John D. Robinson |
Duplin |
| 1936-37 |
Thomas R. Wolfe |
Stanly |
| 1937-38 |
W.W. Watson |
Hyde |
| 1938-39 |
H.W. Harkey |
Mecklenburg |
| 1939-40 |
C.C. Ward |
Edgecombe |
| 1940-41 |
R.L. Bernhardt |
Rowan |
| 1941-42 |
N.H.G. Balfour |
Hoke |
| 1942-43 |
Mark Goforth |
Caldwell |
| 1943-44 |
J.H. Vaughn |
Nash |
| 1944-46 |
S. Max Washburn |
Cleveland |
| 1946-47 |
John Swain |
Wake |
| 1947-48 |
J. Caldwell McDonald |
Mecklenburg |
| 1948-49 |
R.P. Holding |
Johnston |
| 1949-50 |
Clarence P. Parks |
Rutherford |
| 1950-51 |
F. Knox Watson |
Hoke |
| 1951-52 |
John F. Long |
Iredell |
| 1952-53 |
C.A. Hasty |
Robeson |
| 1953-54 |
Lloyd C. Amos |
Guilford |
| 1954-55 |
A.D. Williams |
Wilson |
| 1955-56 |
Wally Dunham |
Forsyth |
| 1956-57 |
Dal L. Alford Jr. |
Nash |
| 1957-58 |
James M. Pleasants |
Moore |
| 1958-59 |
J. Vance Perkins |
Pitt |
| 1959-60 |
Carson Bain |
Guilford |
| 1960-61 |
Ben W Haigh |
Wake |
| 1961-62 |
R.B. Jordan, Jr. |
Montgomery |
| 1962-63 |
Henry Milgrom |
Nash |
| 1963-64 |
Harry P. Mitchell |
Buncombe |
| 1964-65 |
James R. Braswell |
Union |
| 1965-66 |
Fred Jones |
Hertford |
| 1966-67 |
Fred D. Hauser |
Forsyth |
| 1967-68 |
R.M. Fountain |
Edgecombe |
| 1968-69 |
Russell S Newman |
Rockingham |
| 1969-70 |
D. Livingstone Stallings |
Craven |
| 1970-71 |
James G. Martin |
Mecklenburg |
| 1971-72 |
R.L. "Bob" Martin |
Pitt |
| 1972-73 |
J. Richard Conder |
Richmond |
| 1973-74 |
M.H. "Jack" Brock |
Harnett |
| 1974-75 |
Waverly Akins |
Wake |
| 1975-76 |
James W Warren |
Lincoln |
| 1976-77 |
Sam R. Noble |
Robeson |
| 1977-78 |
Dr. Glenn P. Deal |
Alexander |
| 1978-79 |
J.T. Knott |
Wake |
| 1979-80 |
Albert McMillan |
Scotland |
| 1980-81 |
Claud "Buck" O'Shields |
New Hanover |
| 1981-82 |
Grover C. Lancaster Jr. |
Craven |
| 1982-83 |
Forrest Campbell |
Guilford |
| 1983-84 |
Milles A. Gregory |
Macon |
| 1984-85 |
James A. Weathers |
Franklin |
| 1985-86 |
Virginia Oliver |
Cumberland |
| 1986 |
Max Bauguss |
Wilkes |
| 1987-88 |
Thomas B. Gray |
Dare |
| 1988-89 |
Jack Dossenbach, Jr. |
Lee |
| 1989-90 |
Wayne Hooper |
Jackson |
| 1990-91 |
Darrell Frye* |
Randolph |
| 1991-92 |
W.C. "Bill" Owens, Jr. |
Pasquotank |
| 1992-93 |
Timothy Glass |
Alexander |
| 1993-94 |
Moses Carey, Jr. |
Orange |
| 1994-95 |
Betty Lou Ward |
Wake |
| 1995-96 |
Bob Hibbitts |
Catawba |
| 1996-97 |
Billy King |
Cumberland |
| 1997-98 |
Danny Wright |
Vance |
| 1998-99 |
Bobby Greer |
New Hanover |
| 1999-00 |
Bill Stanley |
Buncombe |
| 2000-01 |
Delilah Blanks |
Bladen |
| 2001-02 |
David Plyler* |
Forsyth |
| 2002-03 |
DuPont Davis |
Hertford |
| 2003-04 |
Noah Woods |
Robeson |
| 2004-05 |
J. Breeden Blackwell |
Cumberland |
| 2005-06 |
Catherine "Kitty" Barnes* |
Catawba |
| 2006-07 |
Terry Garrison |
Vance |
| 2007-08 |
David Young |
Buncombe |
| 2008 |
Bill Kopp |
New Hanover |
| 2009-10 |
Mary Accor |
Cleveland |
| 2010-11 |
Joe Bryan |
Wake |
| 2011-12 |
Kenneth Edge |
Cumberland |
| 2012-13 |
Howard Hunter III |
Hertford |
| 2013-14 |
Ray Jeffers* |
Person |
| 2014-15 |
Ronnie Beale* |
Macon |
| 2015-16 |
Glen Webb |
Pitt |
| 2016-17 |
Fred McClure*
|
Davidson
|
2017-18
|
Brenda Howerton*
|
Durham
|
| 2018 |
Larry Phillips
|
Surry
|
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