2012 - Ross Kellan, Elmhurst College
2013 - Brian Wis, St. Charles North High School
2014 - Jim Stombres, St. Charles North High School (retired)
2015 - Dr. Rod Schuller, West Aurora High School
2016- Dr. James Hile, currently Elmhurst College,formerly Eastern Illinois University
2017- Dr. Elizabeth Peterson, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
2018 - Dr. Arris Golden, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2019 - Major Bryan Miller, Leyden High School and Air Force National Guard Band
2022 - Stacey Larson, Vandercook College of Music
2023 - Margene Pappas, retired SD308 band director
Sol y Sombra (2014) - Donald GranthamÂ
Atmospheres (2016) - Scott McAllister
Our Castaways (2018) - Julie Giroux
Dream of Ember, Dream of Star (2022) - David Biedenbender
Commission Project (2024) - Omar Thomas