| 2023 | | |
| 2020 | Yvonne Marsan | Univ. of North Carolina – Wellington |
| 2019 | Jessica Miller | Univ. of North Carolina – Greensboro |
| 2018 | Tyler J. Mitchell | Univ. of North Carolina – Greensboro |
| 2017 | Randi Robison | Mississippi State Univ. |
| 2015 | Jessy Van Horn | East Carolina Univ. |
| 2014 | Jessy Van Horn | East Carolina Univ. |
| 2013 | Jonathan Welker | Appalachian State Univ. |
| 2012 | Kunwar K. Singh | Univ. of North Carolina – Charlotte |
| 2010 | Maggie Kovach | Univ. of North Carolina – Chapel Hill |
| Nicholas Campiz (M) | Univ. of Florida |
| 2009 | Monica Dorning (PhD) | Univ. of North Carolina – Charlotte |
| 2008 | Leanne Sulewski | Univ. of North Carolina – Greensboro |
| 2007 | Joshua Durkee | Univ. of Georgia |
| Caleb Parker | East Carolina Univ. |
| 2006 | Ashley Littell | Western Kentucky Univ. |
