2009
Billy Edwards, City Manager, Hinesville
2008
Peggy Merriss, City Manager, Decatur
2007
John Bennet, City Manager, Rome
2006
Carter Crawford, City Manager, Sylvania
Michael Stewart, Assistant Director, Association County Commissioners of Georgia
2005
Israel Small, Assistant City Manager, Savannah
Alan Reddish, Training Director, Carl Vinson Institute of Government