| 2012 | Steven S. Fus, United Airlines, Inc. |
| 2011: | Sandra J. Wall, McDonald's Corporation |
| 2010: | Mary Anne Smith, Illinois Institute of Technology |
| 2009: | Kal Gibron, Sears Holding Corporation |
| 2008: | Minauti Mehta, Abbott Laboratories |
| 2007: | Randall S. Rapp, Woods Equipment Company |
| 2006: | Laura L. Hois, McDonald’s Corporation |
| 2005: | Daniel A. Cotter, Unitrin Services Company |
| 2004: | Steven M. Cook, Sears, Roebuck and Co. |
| 2003: | Sujata Dayal and Tejal Vakharia, Abbott Laboratories |
| 2002: | Pauline Levy, McDonald’s Corporation |
| 2001: | Mary Ann O’Connor, Bank One Corporation |
| 2000: | Daniel J. Harper, The Chicago Tribune |
