This prestigious honor, which has been awarded annually by the association since 1957, recognizes individuals for their commitment to ethical real estate practices; involvement in local, state and national civic organizations; participation in local, state and national REALTOR® associations; and contributions to the local business community. Here are the past award recipients:
- Clarence M. Turley, Sr., St. Louis, 1957
- Rolla E. Stephens, MAI, Joplin, 1958
- Daniel F. Sheehan, Sr., St. Louis, 1959
- Carl B. Rechner, Kansas City, 1960
- Al Elam, Lake Ozark, 1961
- David P. Leahy, St. Louis, 1962
- Nellie A. Iman, Marshall, 1963
- Vernon Miles, Springfield, 1964
- Paul Hamilton, Kansas City, 1965
- Harold C. Simon, CRB, St. Louis, 1966
- Brady Stevens, Joplin, 1967
- Travis R. Arnote, MAI, Kansas City, 1968
- Martin D. Larner, St. Louis, 1969
- Thomas L. Meyer, CRS, Cape Girardeau, 1970
- Jack Ellingsworth, Springfield, 1971
- Orville G. Clark, GRI, Richmond, 1972
- Robert T. Leonard, Springfield, 1973
- Clarence M. Turley, Jr., CCIM, St. Louis, 1974
- Roy Willey, CRB, GRI, Columbia, 1975
- Raymond Lansford, GRI, Columbia, 1976
- Aaron Feigenbaum, St. Louis, 1977
- James Flanagan, MAI, Kansas City, 1978
- R. Layne Morrill, CRB, Kimberling City, 1979
- Stuart A. Davis, Webster Groves, 1980
- Lou Glauser, GRI, Columbia, 1981
- Raymond Sisson, CCIM, St. Joseph, 1982
- Clarence Rezac, Jr., CRB, St. Joseph, 1983
- Vivian Osborne, GRI, St. Louis, 1984
- Marian Glauser, GRI, Columbia, 1985
- Jim C. Jones, CRB, CRS, Springfield, 1986
- Jo Ann Pangborn, Blue Springs, 1987
- Richard Mendenhall, CRB, GRI, Columbia, 1988
- Lou Wood, CRS, GRI, Raytown, 1989
- Robert E. Esrey, CPM, Kansas City, 1990
- Eugene D. Brown, Shawnee Mission, KS, 1991
- Bernice Cooke, CRB, St. Louis, 1992
- Justus D. Griffin, CRB, GRI, Columbia, 1993
- Linda McCormick, CRS, GRI, Joplin, 1994
- Cal Schneider, GRI, St. Charles, 1995
- Bruce H. Aydt, ABR, ABRM, CRB, St. Louis, 1996
- Thomas E. Bayer, Jr., CRB, GRI, St. Louis, 1997
- Thomas M. Meyer, CIPS, CRS, GRI, Cape Girardeau, 1998
- Fred Neal, GRI, Sikeston, 1999
- Hal Bonacker, GRI, Bagnell Dam, 2000
- Duane Gerken, CIPS, CPM, CRB, GRI, Branson, 2001
- Bob Borgmann, Franklin County, 2002
- Barrett Glascock, Columbia, 2003
- Fred Kratky, GRI, St. Louis, 2004
- Diana Sutherland, Lake of the Ozarks, 2005
- Robert W. Lohr, Kansas City, 2006
- Larry W. Keating, Jefferson City, 2007
- Kay Gerken, CRB, GRI, LTG, PMN, Branson, 2008
- Caroleen Ferrell, ABR, CRS, GRI, LTG, MRE, Rolla, 2009
- Larry Apple, GRI, Marysville, 2010