| 1952/53 |
Clyde Swank, City Manager, Charleston |
| 1953/54 |
Glen Woods, City Manager, Neosho |
| 1954/55 |
Elder Gunter, City Manager, University City |
| 1955/56 |
Leo Hill, City Manager, Columbia |
| 1956/57 |
H. C. McClintock, City Manager, Webster Groves |
| 1957/58 |
A. J. O'Rourke, City Manager, DeSoto |
| 1958/59 |
Robert Storey, City Manager, Ferguson |
| 1959/60 |
Thomas Herring, City Manager, Nevada |
| 1960/61 |
Robert Semple, City Manager, Mexico |
| 1961/62 |
Gordon Olson, City Manager, Berkeley |
| 1962/63 |
Tom Chenoweth, City Manager, Springfield |
| 1963/64 |
Charles Henry, City Manager, University City |
| 1964/65 |
M. Don Harmon, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1965/66 |
Jim Arnold, City Manager, Ferguson |
| 1966/67 |
Raymert Miller, City Manager, Sikeston |
| 1967/68 |
Richard Black, City Manager, Webster Groves |
| 1968/69 |
David Burkhalter, City Manager, Springfield |
| 1969/70 |
David Pence, City Manager, Poplar Bluff |
| 1970/71 |
Tim Maupin, City Manager, Nevada |
| 1971/72 |
Clifford James, City Manager, Clayton |
| 1972/73 |
Neil Nielsen, City Manager, Mexico |
| 1973/74 |
Venon Boxell, City Manager, Olivette |
| 1974/75 |
Lyle Alberg, City Manager, Independence |
| 1975/76 |
Robert Metzinger, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1976/77 |
Richard Martin, City Manager, Kirksville |
| 1977/78 |
David Olson, City Manager, Gladstone |
| 1978/79 |
Paul Walker, City Manager, Moberly |
| 1979/80 |
Charles Church, City Manager, Sikeston |
| 1980/81 |
James Berzina, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1981/82 |
Fred Siems, City Administrator, Blue Springs |
| 1982/83 |
Lloyd Harrell, City Administrator, Liberty |
| 1983/84 |
John Edwards, City Administrator, Lee's Summit |
| 1984/85 |
Joe Morrison, City Manager, Webster Groves |
| 1985/86 |
Gary Eide, City Manager, Cape Girardeau |
| 1986/87 |
Paul Beecher, Assistant City Manager, Kansas City |
| 1987/88 |
Doug Harms, City Administrator, Des Peres |
| 1988/89 |
Kent Leichliter, City Administrator, Crestwood |
| 1989/90 |
J. Jeff Hancock, City Manager, Warrensburg |
| 1990/91 |
Leonard Martin, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1991/92 |
Mike Herring, City Administrator, Chesterfield |
| 1992/93 |
Robert Irvin, City Manager, Kirksville |
| 1993/94 |
Dave Johnson, City Administrator, Jefferson City |
| 1994/95 |
Martin Corcoran, City Manager, Maplewood |
| 1995/96 |
Diane Doran, Assistant City Manager, Kansas City |
| 1996 |
Merle Strouse, City Administrator, Rolla |
| 1996/97 |
Frank Ollendorff, City Manager, University City |
| 1997/98 |
Dan Parrott, City Manager, Mexico |
| 1998/99 |
Tom Finnie, City Manager, Springfield |
| 1999/00 |
Stephen Arbo, City Administrator, Liberty |
| 2000/01 |
Robert Frank, City Manager, Moberly |
| 2001/02 |
Mark Levin, City Administrator, Maryland Heights |
| 2002/03 |
Robert Cumley, Asisstant City Manager, Springfield |
| 2003/04 |
Robert Kuntz, City Administrator, Ballwin |
| 2004/05 |
John Butz, City Administrator, Rolla |
| 2005/06 |
Pam Windsor, City Administrator, North Kansas City |
| 2006/07 |
Michael Schoedel, City Manager, Clayton |
| 2007/08 |
Mark Randall, City Administrator, Pleasant Hill |
| 2008/09 |
Richard Noll, Assistant City Manager, Kansas City |
| 2009/10 |
Barry Alexander |
| 2010/11 |
Keith Moody, City Administrator, Harrisonville |
| 2011/12 |
George Liyeos, City Administrator, Rock Hill |
| 2012/13 |
Mark Perkins, City Administrator, Creve Coeur |
| 2013/14 |
Eric Johnson, City Administrator, Blue Springs |
| 2014/15 |
Amy Hamilton, City Manager, Richmond Heights |
| 2015/16 |
Kirk Davis, City Manager, Gladstone |
| 2016/17 |
Chris Heard, City Administrator, Lebanon |
| 2017/18 |
Greg Burris, City Manager, Springfield |
| 2018/19 |
Craig Owens, City Manager, Clayton |
| 2019/20 |
DJ Gehrt, City Administrator, Platte City |
| 2020/21 |
Roger Haynes, Deputy City Manager, Mexico |
| 2021/22 |
Benjamin DeClue, City Administrator, Glendale |
| 2022/23 |
Gregory Camp, City Administrator, Festus |
| 2023/24 |
Bola Akande, City Administrator, Brentwood |
| 2024/25 |
Jessica Hoffman, Assistant City Administrator, Wentzville |