1935
Milton Danziger (Springfield Republican)

1936
Alice Rosenthal (Dog News)

1937 - 1938
Will Judy (Dog World)

1939
James D. Strachan (Kennel and Bench; Dogs in Canada)

1940
George Butz (Philadelphia Inquirer)

1941
Roslyn Terhune (Baltimore News Post)

1942
C.E. Harbison (Conde Nast)

1943 - 1946
Jack Baird (Hartford Courant)

1947 - 1948
Maxwell Riddle (Dog World; freelance)

1949
Ronald Kilborn (NY World-Telegram and Sun)

1950
Dwight Young

1951 - 1952
Wentzle Ruml, Jr.

1952 - 1954
John Rendel (New York Times)

1954
LeRoy E. Fess (Buffalo Courier Express)

1955 - 1958
George Butz (Philadelphia Inquirer)

1958 - 1959
Evelyn Monte

1960 - 1962
Harvey Barcus

1962 - 1963
Louise McMahon (Philadelphia Inquirer)

1963 - 1965
Louise Rucks (Daily Oklahoman)

1965 - 1967
M.Lewis Sharpley (Louisville Courier-Journal)

1968 - 1971
Arthur Frederick Jones (AKC Pure-Bred Dogs)

1971 - 1972
John W. Ingram

1973 - 1979
John Marvin

1980 - 1981
Louis Iacabucci

1981
Maxwell Riddle (Acting Pres.) (Dog World; freelance)

1981 - 1985
Bill Denlinger (Denlinger Publications)

1985 - 1992
Hal Sundstrom (HalMar Publications) (Dog World; freelance)

1992 - 1993
Job Michael Evans (freelance)

1994 - 2000
Mordecai Siegal (freelance)

2001 - 2004
Chris Walkowicz (freelance)

 

2005 - 2007

Ranny Green


DWAA Distinguished Service/Communicators Award:

1986 - Herm David
1987 - Mordecai Siegal
1988 - Edi Munneke
1989 - Maxwell Riddle
1990 - Carol Lea Benjamin
1991 - Enid Bergstrom
1992 - Lorenz Don Arner
1993 - Hal Sundstrom
1994 - Chris Walkowicz
1995 - Tom O'Shea
1996 - Kathryn Braund
1997 - Matthew Margolis
1998 - none awarded
1999 - Geri Cadiz
2000 - Mordecai Siegal
2001 - Mary Bloom
2002 - Steve Dale
2003 - Pat Santi
2004 - Liz Palika

2005 - Ranny Green

2006 - Phyllis DeGioia

2007 - Kim Townsend