| Year | Conservationist of the Year | Z. Cartter Patten Award | "Lou" Williams Award | Land Conservationist | Water Conservationist | Air Conservationist | Forest Conservationist | Wildlife Conservationist | Youth Conservationist | Conservation Educator | Conservation Legislator | Conservation Organization | Industrial Conservationist | Hunter Education Instructor | Ged Petit Memorial Award | Hunters for the Hungry | Chairman's Award |
| 1965 | Louis J. Williams | | | Lester R. Dudney | S. Leary Jones | | Thomas B. Swann | Glen Gentry | Boy Scouts - Middle TN Council | John H. Bailey | Rep. Joan F. Strong | Malesus Hunting & Fishing Club | | | | | |
| 1966 | Albert F. Gainer | | | James H. Robinson | John Jewell | | Hugh Faust | James W. Warren | Joe Lancaster | Henry G. Hart | Sen. Lee Mathis | TN Federation of Garden Clubs | | | | | |
| 1967 | John H. Bailey | Evan Means | | Willlis Huddleston | Fred W. Stanberry | | E.G. Weisehuegal | W.B. Lockett, Jr. | Louise Davis | James L. Bailey | Rep. J. Wm. Pope, Jr. | Hull-York Lakeland Assoc. | | | | | |
| 1968 | Herman Baggentstoss | Cecil Branstetter | | Alfred K. McCalla | Lelyn Standnyk | | Carl I. Peterson | Frederick Emerson, Jr. | Kyle J. Cherry | Harold N. Powers | Sen. Dan Moore | Reelfoot-Indian Creek Watershed Project | | | | | |
| 1969 | Z. Cartter Patten | V.H. "Doc" Jernigan | | John S. Wilder | Christian C. Crossman | | Douglas Boardman | Floyd F. Fesler | John W. Cleveland | Sam H. Johnson | Rep. Victor H. Ashe | Five Rivers Resource Consrv. Devlp. | | | | | |
| 1970 | Lester R. Dudney | Not given this year | | Glen S. Elkins | D.J. Wilson | | John Barrett | Calvin J. Barstow | William R. Alley | Elizabeth Roller | Sen. John S. Wilder | Nashville Children's Museum | | | | | |
| 1971 | James L. Bailey | Robert C. Burns | | Walter Reeser | Kenneth Elrod | | Charlie Page | Raleigh F. Lane | J. Padgett Kelly | Paul Wishart | Sen. Fred O. Berry | Manchester Jay-Cees | | | | | |
| 1972 | Harold E. Warvel | Paul Fink | | Dwight Treadway | Edward F. Williams III | | Evan M. Pitt | Robert D. Bishop | James P. Byrant | Elsie Burrell | Sen. William R. Bruce | TN Valley Sportsman Club | | | | | |
| 1973 | Edgar W. Evins | Edwin Shreiber | | C. W. Clement | Mayland Muse | | Tom Harshbarger | Chester A. McConnell | Tom Carter | John B. Alderman | Rep. Ed F. Williams III | Radnor Lake Preservation | | | | | |
| 1974 | Edward L. Thackston | Henry Reynolds | | Paul Howard | Not given this year | | George R. Anderson | Harvey G. Bray | TN 4-H Wildlife Program | Patrick J. Grimes | Rep. Robert J. Bible | Bowater | | | | | |
| 1975 | Gedeon D. Petit | S. Leary Jones | | Joe G. Wilson | V. Wayne McCoy | Harold E. Hodges | W. Foster McCowan | Gary T. Myers | Neta Bilderback | Mack Prichard | Not given this year | Guardians of N. Chickamauga Creek | Alcoa | | | | |
| 1976 | Harvey G. Bray | Travis McNatt | | Richard Van Dyke | Roy E. Warren | C.N. Spencer | Not given this year | Edgar "Red" Anderson | Kevin Edwards | Edna Potter | Not given this year | TN Endangered Species Comm. | Not given this year | | | | |
| 1977 | J. Clark Akers | Bob Steber | | Ronald G. Rains | Eugene S. Cobb | J. Spires Whitaker | Robert R. Lusk | Elmore Price | Pickett Co. Youth Program | Barbara B. Wilbur | Not given this year | TN Federation of Garden Clubs | Koppers Company, Inc. | Robert Howard | | | |
| 1978 | Zygmunt Plater | Not given this year | | E.B. Dyer | Anders I. Myhr | Byron B. Winsett, Sr. | Max Young | Joe Cathey | Sherry Koger | Grace Riden | Not given this year | | Westvaco Corp. | Ted Keirn | | | |
| 1979 | S. David Freeman | V.L. Childs | | David E. Hinton | Not given this year | Dean Hill Rivkin | Joe Simmons | Marsha L. Selecman | Bobby Pace | Gladys Harris | Not given this year | Washington Co. Soil Consrv.Dist. Youth Bd. | Jack Daniels Distillery | George Scott | | | |
| 1980 | Not given this year | Evan Means | | Frank Clayton | Chester McConnell | Mary M. Walker | Not given this year | Donald A. Hammer | Kendall Huddleston | Johnny Lumpkin | Rep. Albert Gore, Jr. | Izaak Walton League of America - Lakeway Chpt. | Not given this year | John Hollingshead, Sr. | | | |
| 1981 | James L Byford | Shirley Patterson, B.L. Ridley | | Steve Brunson | Ruth Neff | American Lung Assoc | Paul Somers | Jerry Parrish | Trellis Marr | J. Padgett Kelly | Not given this year | TN Toxics Program | Bowater | Mayland Muse | | | |
| 1982 | Willie Borchert | Not given this year | | James D. Hamilton | Pat Patrick | Mohamed T. El-Ashry | Robert E. Drexler | Sam Brocato | Drew Buhler | Martin Silver | Not given this year | TN Valley | Not given this year | Mike Butler | | | |
| 1983 | Al Hamilton | Edward L. Thackston | | Betsy S. Loyless | Aubrey D. McKinney | Robert Foster, Nile McCrary | David W. Wilson | Quenton Henry | Montg. Co. Soil Conserv. District Youth Bd. | William D. Ratledge | Rep. John M. Tanner | White Co. Wildlife Protectors Assn. | Dixie-Shamrock Oil & Gas Inc. | Thomas F. Sewell, Sr. | | | |
| 1984 | Lamar Alexander | Carson Brewer | | Merrill T. Hitchcock | Michael T. Bruner | Not given this year | Westvaco Corp. | James D. Carter | Kyle Edwards | Marvin Hammond | Sen. Doug Henry | The Nature Conservancy | TN Eastman Co. | Joe H. Ezell | | | |
| 1985 | Ben L. Smith | Henry Reynolds | | Charles W. Cook,, Jr. | Ann Tidwell | Paul J. Bontrager | Washington Co. Soil Conser. Dist. Youth Bd. | Robert C. Burns | Not given this year | Ken Ripley | Rep. Ed Jones | Lichterman Nature Center | Cumberland Mtn. Sand Co. | Jorene Turnage | | | |
| 1986 | Not given this year | Maryland Muse | | Charles Blackburn | Raymond C. Norris | Not given this year | William H Skelton | Not given this year | Kathy Renee Blackburn | Chattanooga Nature Center | Rep. U. A. Moore | Gatlinburg Sprotsman Club | Mead Paper Co. | Calvin Parks | | | |
| 1987 | Nelson Ross | Hubert O. Fry | | L.H. Burnett | Bevan Brown | Jackie L. Waynick | Roy Ashley | Sam Williams | Not given this year | Pat Jordan | Not given this year | Black Bear Society | Saturn Corp. | Jerry McDaniel | | | Bob Seaton, Tom Hensley |
| 1988 | Not given this year | James Word | | Not given this year | Richard D. Urban | Not given this year | Mark W. Benko | Westvaco Corp. | Jerry Martin | Richard Davis | Sen. James R. Sasser | Great Smoky Mtn. Council BSA | Not given this year | John Heirigs | | | Donald L. Rollens |
| 1989 | Gary Myers | Ruth Neff | Robert C. Burns | Washington College Ruritan Club | Barry W. Sulkin | Not given this year | Jack A. Muncy | Wesley K. James, Stephen D. Cottrell | Not given this year | Flavil Hatcher | Sen. Ronnie Greer | Appalachian Chapter - Trout Unlimited | Not given this year | Charles M. Pardue | | | Charles D. Buffington |
| 1990 | Not given this year | Not given this year | Bill Blackburn, Loyd L. Ezell | TN River Gorge Trust | Robert H. Skinner | Not given this year | Not given this year | James S. Holcomb | Students Against Pollution | Cindi Smith-Walters | Not given this year | Volunteer Chapter of Quail Unlimited | Monsanto Co. | Jim Coooper | | | Carl Frazier, Allen B. Townsend |
| 1991 | Lee Asbury | Greer Ricketson | Mitchell S. Parks | Not given this year | Christopher D. Ungate | Quincy C. Styke | Not given this year | William G. Minser | Boones Creek Middle School TSAP Chapter | Carolyn Edwards | Rep. Bill Purcell | Cherokee Chapter of Trout Unlimited | Siemens Industrial & T.I., Inc. | John P. Raines | | | Johnny Lynch, Clayton L. Wilson |
| 1992 | Not given this year | Tom Hensley | Larry Richardson | Not given this year | Sidney R. Jumper, Theodore H. Schmudde | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | James R. Hall | ReCycle Signal | Sen. Ward Crutchfield | Appalachian Sportsmen Club | | Joseph E. Smith | Joe E. Busch | | Douglas R. Clark, Joe K. Pettigrew, Don Porter |
| 1993 | Ned Ray McWherter | William D. Guinn, Jr. | Edward L. Thackston | TN Interagency Wetlands Comm. | James Nance | Robert C. Burns | Champion Int'l Corp. | Ed Stiles | Drew Wilson | Dan Nieves | Rep. Gary Odom | NWTF - TN Chapter | Knoxville Utilities Board | Sondra M. Coffey | Wayne Sanders | | Curtis Blane, Sue Garner |
| 1994 | Ruth Neff | Not given this year | Rosemary MacGregor | Cameron Middle School | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | Cherokee Chapter - NWTF | Johnny Angel | Judy Butler | Not given this year | Not given this year | Savage Zinc, Inc. | Fay Hickerson | Ken Ripley | | Belle Austin |
| 1995 | William David Smith | Not given this year | Not given this year | Scott P. Ledbetter, Babe Howard | Michael L. Countess | Not given this year | Denise W. Ashworth | Daryl Durham | Not given this year | Barbara Adams | Sen. Bud Gilbert | Foothills Land Conservancy | DuPont - Johnsonville Plant | Craig Chapman | Tom Wood | | William R. Miller III, Michael D. Pearigen, Rick Murphree |
| 1996 | Justin P. Wilson | William G. Minser, III | James L. Wilbanks, Jr. | Not given this year | Jack L. Davis | Janice Nolan | The TN Master Logger Comm. | Dupont Green Team | Jenny Reed | Mid-South Fly Fishers | Rep. H.E. Bittle | Overmountain Chapter of Trout Unlimited & North American Fibers, Inc. | Anderson-Tully Co. | Ricky C. Green | Mike Bailey | | Patty Cofey, Richard D. Urban |
| 1997 | Not given this year | Larry M. Richardson | Mark Benko | Not given this year | Paul E. Davis | Not given this year | Not given this year | Wild Turkey Rest. Project | Not given this year | Gary Barrigar | Not given this year | Natl Foundation to Protect America's Eagles | Tenneco Packaging | Gene & Laverne Stephens | Joey K. Wray | | Robert P. Ford |
| 1998 | Dodd Galbreath | Edward R. Buckner, Margaret & Dan Maddox | Not given this year | Not given this year | Kenneth R. Chase | Not given this year | Not given this year | Appalachian Bear Center | Not given this year | TVA Weekend Academy | Sen. Robert Rochelle | Not given this year | Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. | Joseph E. Smith | Darren Rider | | Renee Dorris, Daryl Durham, Jesse Mayo |
| 1999 | | Don Byerly | J. Clark Akers, Lucius E. Burch | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | Michael R. Pelton | Not given this year | TN Parks & Greenways Found. | Cong. Bob Clement | Vollentine-Evergreen Comm. Assn | General Shale Products Corp. | Alfred Ballinger | Ben Franklin | | Howard L. Taylor |
| 2000 | Earl Bentz, Campbell Outdoor Rec. Assoc/Rocky Mtn. Elk Foundation | James L. Byford | Not given this year | Hermitage Golf Course | Barry K. Thacker | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy | Willamette Industries | Memphis Light Gas & Water | Hamblen Co. Soil Conservation Youth Board | Chris Glass | Not given this year | Boone Watershed Partnership | Bowater | Frank Holladay | Joey Wray | | Jim Fesmire, Doug Moore, Roy Grimes,Larry Marcum, Dan Hicks, Royal Blue WMA, Drew Foster, Greg Wathern |
| 2001 | Not given this year | Gary T. Myers | Not given this year | The Land Trust of TN | Hallsdale Powell Utility District | Don Barger | Ken Arney | Outdoorsman, Inc. | Michael Clariday | Appalachian Fair Assoc., Inc. | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | Tony Sanders | Jereme Odom | | Carter Dawson, Rosemary Dinkins, Marian Tidwell, Eric Anderson, Michael Butler |
| 2002 | Not given this year | Mack S. Prichard, Jr. | Anthony J. Campbell | William T. Carpenter | Not given this year | Not given this year | The Conservation Fund | Dud's Haile Cave Gating Project | Not given this year | Judy N. Dulin | Not given this year | Cumberland River Compact | Not given this year | Leonard & Jorene Zidnak | Donald C. Hosse | | Larry Richardson, Mitchell S. Parks |
| 2003 | Not given this year | Ed Williams, Elsie Quarterman | Not given this year | The Nature Conservancy - TN Chapter | John M. Hooper, II | Not given this year | Preston Padgett | Dennis Goldsby | Not given this year | Cindy Earls | Not given this year | TN Parks & Greenways Foundation | Not given this year | Stanley Duane Shell | Dave Gabbard | | Scottie Selmer, Tom Hudgins, Mitchell Parks |
| 2004 | Mr. Gene Hartman | Jim Range | Monty Halcomb | John Ross | Bullrun Creek Watershed Restoration Partnership | Claude Ramsey | Sam Brocato | Michael P. Hansbrough | Randy Corlew | Swan Conservation Trust | Sen. Ron Ramsey, Sen. Jerry Cooper Rep. Craig Fitzhugh, Rep. Russell Johnson | Nature Conservancy - TN Chapter | Saturn Corp. | Mike Black | Dan Hicks | | Not given this year |
| 2005 | John Noel | Ben Smith | Bob Dean | John Gregory | Bob Sneed | Not given this year | Jason Maxedon | Terry Lewis | Smith Co. Youth Consv. Board | TEEA | Cong. Bill Jenkins | UTM TWS Student Chapter | Bridgestone-Warren Co. Facility | Billy Long | Not given this year | | Nick Crafton, Betty Loveless |
| 2006 | Billy Minser | Larry Marcum | Nick Crafton | Bill Sansom, Susan Richardson Williams | David Pelren | Jonathan Overly | Victor Davis | State Wildlife Action Plan Team | Project TN, Montg. Central H.S. | Jeff Barrie | Not given this year | NWTF - TN Chapter | Hawkins Partners, LLC | Ben Bush | Not given this year | | McKenzie Girl's SCTP Team |
| 2007 | Commissioner James H. Fyke | Jeanette C. Rudy | Albert Buckley, Jr. | Wolf River Conservancy | Charles Saylor - TVA | Not given this year | Conservation Forestry, LLC | Dr. Craig Harper | Not given this year | Terri Quillin | Not given this year | Cumberland Region Tomorrow | Bridgestone Firestone N. America Holdings, Inc. | Ricky Moss | David Sims | | Not given this year |
| 2008 | Not given this year | Linda Hixon | Not given this year | Friends of Radnor Lake | Marvin Hammond | Not given this year | John Ross | Not given this year | Not given this year | William "Bill" Haley | Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh | Not given this year | Not given this year | James Humphrey | Not given this year | | Lance Rider, Larry Ross,, Lightning 100's Team Green |
| 2009 | Governor Phil Bredesen | Not given this year | Dan Hammond | Not given this year | Not given this year | Not given this year | TN Forest Resource Assesment & Strategy Plan Working Comm. | Jerry Stout | Not given this year | BEECH - Warren Plant | Rep. Joe McCord | Safari Club Int'l - Chattanooga Chapter | Freeman Webb Company | Joseph Smith | Nick Luper | Charles Birdwell, Birdwell Processing | Mayor John Holden |
| 2010 | Kathleen Williams | Dr. Fred Alsop | Not given this year | Boyle Investments, Inc. | Michael Cain | Not given this year | Kevin Hoyt | Marc Lipner | | Patricia Miller | Senator Doug Jackson | Foothills Land Conservancy | Not given this year | Jim Stroud | Not given this year | B&B Processing, John Barron | Mike Butler |