| Year | Name | School/District at time of selection |
| 1979 | Earnestine Madison | Vicksburg High School, Vicksburg |
| 1980 | Imogene Thompson | Meridian School District, Meridian |
| 1981 | JoAnne Reid | Weir Attendance Center, Weir |
| 1982 | Tommy Williams | Wingfield High School, Jackson |
| 1983 | Martha H. Morrow | Columbia Primary School, Columbia |
| 1984 | Bess Moffatt | Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula |
| 1985 | Carol Madden | Wingfield High School, Jackson |
| 1986 | Zelma Conerly | Lawhon Jr. High School, Tupelo |
| 1987 | Edward Wong | Vicksburg High School, Vicksburg |
| 1989 | Nelle DeLoach Elam | Starkville High School, Starkville |
| 1990 | J. P. Luby | Holly Bluff Line School, Holly Bluff |
| 1991 | Mary L. Davidson | MS School for Mathematics and Science, Columbus |
| 1992 | Betty Whitlock | Clinton High School, Clinton |
| 1993 | Lois Eve Rodgers | Hattiesburg High School, Hattiesburg |
| 1994 | Carolyn Cadney | Biloxi High School, Biloxi |
| 1995 | Sheba Brown | Jeff Davis Elementary School, Biloxi |
| 1996 | Julie A. Ferris | Webster Elementary School, Yazoo City |
| 1997 | Martha Hutson | Sumner Hill High School, Clinton |
| 1998 | Tina Scholtes | Sudduth Elementary School, Starkville |
| 1999 | Mary Beth Boyer-Black | Amory High School, Amory |
| 2000 | Jackie Parker | Tupelo Middle School, Tupelo |
| 2001 | Renee Moore | Broad Street High School, Shelby |
| 2002 | Dr. Paul Cuicchi | Starkville High School, Starkville |
| 2003 | Andrew Lark | Starkville High School, Starkville |
| 2004 | Dr. Christina Daniels | Picayune Center for Alternative Education, Picayune |
| 2005 | Betty Belinda Hopkins | Saltillo Elementary, Lee County |
| 2006 | Lee James | Choctaw County Career and Technology Center, Choctaw County |
| 2007 | Cheryl Beene | Center Hill High School, DeSoto County |
| 2008 | Chantelle Herchenhahn | Forest High School, Forest Municipal |
| 2009 | Stacey Donaldson | Murrah High School, Jackson Public |
| 2010 | Brad A. Shonk | Groenflo Elementary School, Biloxi Public |
| 2011 | Birdette Hughey | Greenwood High School, Greenwood Public |