| Year |
Name |
Company |
| 1936-37 |
Ross Burthwick |
Curtis Wright |
| 1937-38 |
O. D. Rickly |
The Ohio State University |
| 1938-39 |
O. D. Rickly |
The Ohio State University |
| 1939-40 |
F. C. Caldwell |
|
| 1940-41 |
J. A. Foust |
|
| 1941-42 |
J. A. Foust |
|
| 1942-43 |
Clay Roberts |
|
| 1943-44 |
John L. Purdy |
Buckeye Foundry |
| 1944-45 |
L. P. Wood |
|
| 1945-46 |
R. D. Williams |
|
| 1946-47 |
Fred W. Shackleton |
|
| 1947-48 |
C. B. Voldrich |
Battelle |
| 1948-49 |
R. R. Grant |
|
| 1949-50 |
Walter W. Hanes |
|
| 1950-51 |
Robert S. Green |
The Ohio State University |
| 1951-52 |
P. J. Rieppel |
Battelle |
| 1952-53 |
Howard B. Cary |
Marion Power Shovel |
| 1953-54 |
Melvin C. Clapp |
Battelle |
| 1954-55 |
Arthur P. Bruce |
|
| 1955-56 |
Joseph E. Brockmeyer |
|
| 1956-57 |
Roy B. McCauley, Jr. |
The Ohio State University |
| 1957-58 |
J. J. Vagi |
|
| 1958-59 |
Robert A. Bowers |
|
| 1959-60 |
Herbert W. Mishler |
Battelle |
| 1960-61 |
Robert S. Ryan |
|
| 1961-62 |
William Lee Green |
The Ohio State University |
| 1962-63 |
Charles Meinhart |
|
| 1963-64 |
Milton D. Randall |
Battelle |
| 1964-65 |
J. E. Lott |
|
| 1965-66 |
F. D. Smith |
|
| 1966-67 |
James C. Lutz |
Materials Joining Consultants |
| 1967-68 |
R. E. Monroe |
Battelle |
| 1968-69 |
R. B. Gwin |
|
| 1969-70 |
F. P. Smith |
|
| 1970-71 |
Robert P. Meister |
Battelle |
| 1971-72 |
Roy E. Lovendahl |
|
| 1972-73 |
Charles C. Libby |
The Ohio State University |
| 1973-74 |
William A. Svekric |
Welding Consultants |
| 1974-75 |
Russel W. Flax, Jr |
Pendershaab Inc. |
| 1975-76 |
William L. BAllis |
Columbia Gas |
| 1976-77 |
Harry E. Pattee |
Battelle |
| 1977-78 |
David C. Howden |
Battelle / OSU WE |
| 1978-79 |
Harold K. Mager |
Jeffery Mining Machinery |
| 1979-80 |
C. W. Stumph |
CVI Incorporated |
| 1980-81 |
Daniel Hauser |
Battelle / EWI |
| 1981-82 |
Irv M. Barta |
Huffy Inc. |
| 1982-83 |
Larry Tyler |
Lincoln Electric |
| 1983-84 |
William Ritter |
J. T. Edwards |
| 1984-85 |
James C. Papritan |
The Ohio State University |
| 1985-86 |
James C. Papritan |
The Ohio State University |
| 1986-87 |
Larry C. Heckendorn |
Toledo Scale / OSU |
| 1987-88 |
Larry C. Heckendorn |
Toledo Scale / OSU |
| 1988-89 |
Richard L. Holdren |
Welding Consultants / ARC |
| 1989-90 |
Mohan Chaudhari |
Columbus Metallurgical |
| 1990-91 |
Mike Shockley |
O. E. Meyer & Sons Inc. |
| 1991-92 |
Bob Tabernik |
Lincoln Electric |
| 1992-93 |
Matt White |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 1993-94 |
Bob Smith |
EWI / Lincoln |
| 1994-95 |
Andy McGoldrick |
MJC / WPS |
| 1995-96 |
Harvey Castner |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 1996-97 |
Randy Dull |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 1997-98 |
Brad Reed |
Semtorq, Inc. |
| 1998-99 |
Brad Reed |
Semtorq, Inc. |
| 1999-00 |
Tom Kuntzman |
Universal Fabricating |
| 2000-01 |
Jim Worman |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2001-02 |
Jim Worman |
Ashland Inc. |
| 2002-03 |
John Lawmon |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2003-04 |
John Lawmon |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2004-05 |
Jerry VanMeter |
The Nippert Company |
| 2005-06 |
Jerry VanMeter |
The Nippert Company |
| 2006-07 |
Kevin Clear |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2007-08 |
Kevin Clear |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2008-09 |
John Lawmon |
AEMI |
| 2009-10 |
Bryan H. Lyons |
HETEN Engineering & Laboratory |
| 2010-11 |
Bryan H. Lyons |
HETEN Engineering & Laboratory |
| 2011-12 |
Bryan H. Lyons |
HETEN Engineering & Laboratory |
| 2012-13 |
John Lawmon |
AEMI |
| 2013-14 |
John Lawmon |
AEMI |
| 2014-15 |
John Lawmon |
AEMI |
| 2015-16 |
Jim Worman |
The National Board |
| 2016-17 |
Jim Worman |
The National Board |
| 2017-18 |
Jim Worman |
The National Board |
| 2018-19 |
Tom Eckardt |
Ashland Inc. |
| 2019-20 |
Tom Eckardt |
Kiefner – Applus |
| 2020-21 |
Randy Dull |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2021-22 |
Randy Dull |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2022-23 |
Randy Dull |
Edison Welding Institute |
| 2023-24 |
Jason Keys |
Lincoln Electric |
| 2024-25 |
Jason Keys |
Lincoln Electric |
