| Year | Legislator Name |
| 2002 | Representative David Bartley Representative Michael Daly |
| 2003 | Senator James Collins Senator Walter Boverini |
| 2004 | Jean McGuire Executive Director, METCO |
| 2005 | Bradford Washington Founder, Boston Museum of Science |
| 2006 | Representative Anne Paulsen |
| 2007 | Representative Nicholas Paleologos Senator Gerald D’Amico |
| 2008 | Senator Edward M. Kennedy |
| 2009 | Thomas Menino Mayor of Boston |
| 2010 | Roberta Doering MASC and NSBA President |
| 2011 | Karla Brooks Baehr Educator, Superintendent |
| 2012 | Jonathan Kozol Teacher, Author, Humanitarian |
| 2013 | Professor Ogretta McNeill Educator, School Committee Member |
| 2014 | Robert Antonucci President, Fitchburg State University; Former Commissioner of Elementary & Secondary Education |
| 2015 | Michael McGlynn
Mayor of Malden Roy Belson Superintendent of Schools, Medford |
| 2016 | Michael Cavanaugh Vocational leader, School Committee Member, Friend of Public Education |
| 2017 | Frederick Clark President, Bridgewater State University |
| 2018 | Congressman Richard Neal |
| 2019 | Mary Borque School Superintendent |
| 2020 | Congresswoman Katherine Clark |
| 2021 | Rep. Ronald Mariano Speaker of the House |
| 2022 | Senator Harriette Chandler |
Mass. Association of School Committees
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