1984 The late Most Reverend David Penman, Anglican Archbishop of Melbourne

1985 Ian Milne, Chairman and Managing Director of Kraft Holdings

1986 Charles Colson, Founder of Prison Fellowship

1987 John Smith, Foundation leader of Care and Communication Concern and God's Squad

1988 The late Hon. Eddie Hann, former member for Rodney in the Victorian State Legislative Assembly

1989 Peter King, Chief Executive Officer, John Fairfax Limited

1990 Dr Kim Hawtrey, Chief Economist, State Bank of New South Wales

1991 Bruce Redpath, Chairman of Mayne Nickless Ltd

1992 Julian Clarke, Managing Director, Herald and Weekly Times

1993 David Jenkin, Chairman, World Vision International

1994 George Otis, Chief Executive Officer, High Adventure Ministries

1995 Michael Cassidy, Founder African Enterprise

1996 Simon McKeon, Executive Director, Macquarie Bank Limited

1997 Charles "Chuck" Swindoll, President, Dallas Theological College

1998 Tim Costello, Director, Urban Mission Unit, Collins Street Baptist Church

1999 Michael Cassidy, Founder African Enterprise

2000 Hon John Anderson, Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the National Party.

2001 Brigadier Jim J.A. Wallace AM

2002 Roger Corbett, CEO Woolworths

2003 Kevin Rudd, Federal Opposition spokesman for Foreign Affairs.

2004 Margaret Court, Australian Tennis Champion

2005 Professor Graeme Clark, Bionic Ear Institute

2006 David Bussau, Co-founder of Opportunity International Network

2007 Lisa McInnes-Smith

2008 Hugh Evans, Founder of the Oaktree Foundation