| 1972 | C.H. Edwards | University of Georgia |
| 1973 | R.F. Arenstorf | Vanderbilt University |
| 1974 | John W. Neuberger | Emory University |
| 1975 | W. Robert Mann | University of North Carolina |
| 1976 | Joel V. Brawley | Clemson University |
| 1977 | Lida K. Barrett | University of Tennessee--Knoxville |
| 1978 | J.H. Carruth | University of Tennessee--Knoxville |
| 1979 | Trevor Evans | Emory University |
| 1980 | Billy F. Bryant | Vanderbilt University |
| 1981 | Daniel D. Warner | Clemson University |
| 1982 | C. Ray Wylie | Furman University |
| 1983 | John D. Neff | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| 1984 | Carl D. Meyer, Jr. | North Carolina State University |
| 1985 | John W. Kenelly | Clemson University |
| 1986 | John Baxley | Wake Forest University |
| 1987 | Mary F. Neff | Emory University |
| 1988 | F. Lee Cook | University of Alabama--Huntsville |
| 1989 | Charles C. Lindner | Auburn University |
| 1990 | Irl C. Bivens | Davidson College |
| 1991 | Stephen E. Puckette | University of the South |
| 1992 | Carl Pomerance | University of Georgia |