2012-- Bishop Matthew H. Clark of Rochester, N.Y.

2011-- Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, OSB, of Indianapolis, Ind.

2010 -- Bishop Joseph A. Galante of Camden, N.J.

2009 -- Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk of Cincinnati, Ohio

2008 -- Richard Ritter from Extensions Magazine in Chicago, Ill.

2007 -- Father Jeremy Harrington, OFM from St. Anthony Messenger in Cincinnati, Ohio

2006 -- Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans, La.

2005 -- Bishop Raymond J. Boland of Kansas City, Kan.

2004 -- The bishops from The Florida Catholic: Archbishop John C. Favalora, BishopNorbert M. Dorsey, Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito, Archbishop Sean P. O'Malley, Bishop John H. Ricard, Bishop Robert N. Lynch and Bishop John J. Nevins

2003 -- Gerald Costello from The Christophers in New York

2002 -- Bishop Anthony G. Bosco of Greensburgh, Pa.

2001 -- Archbishop Harry Joseph Flynn of Minneapolis, Minn.

2000 -- Cardinal John O'Connor of New York

1999 -- Cardinal Bernard Francis Law of Boston, Mass.

1998 -- Robert Astorino, MM founder of the Union of Catholic Asian News

1997 -- Bishop David B. Thompson of Charleston, S.C.

1996 -- Neil and Patrica Kluepfel of Twenty-Third Publications in Conn.

1995 -- Bishop James A. Malone of Youngstown, Ohio

1994 -- Bishop Joseph T. O'Keefe of Syracuse, N.Y.