| 2022 | No award given |
| 2020/21 | City of Bakersfield | Brundage Land Navigation Center Project |
| 2019 | Mark Evans | Kern County Public Works |
| 2018 | Thomas Roads Improvement Program | Collaborative Partnership |
| 2017 | No award given | |
| 2016 | City of Bakersfield, County of Kern Voiced Coalition & Golden Empire Transit | Bus Stop Upgrade Program |
| 2015 | Bob Parker Scout Lodge | California City |
| 2014 | City of Shafter | The Shafter Learning Center |
| 2013 | Louis Gill | Bakersfield Homeless Center |
| 2012 | No award given | |
| 2011 | No award given | |
| 2010 | Ronald E. Brummett | (Retired) Kern Council of Governments |
| 2009 | No award given | |
| 2008 | No award given | |
| 2007 | No award given | |
| 2006 | Howard Silver | Golden Empire Transit District |
| 2005 | William Thomas | Congressman |
| 2004 | No award given | |
| 2003 | No award given | |
| 2002 | No award given | |
| 2001 | Paul Ackermann | Mayor, Taft, & Past Chaiman, Kern Council of Governments |
| 2000 | No award given | |
| 1999 | John Guinn | City Manager, Shafter |