Event speaker Forrie J. Smith from the hit television show Yellowstone.
Posthumous Recognition
2003 Doc Britton
2004 Fred Valenzuela
2005 Vic & Trudy Castro
2006 Russ Santos
2008 John Grohl
2009 Colin Harvey
2010 Dave & Vi Ramont
2011 Dick Pascoe
2012 Tom Butler and Tom Clark
2013 Introduction of Chester Cook Memorial Wall at Cowboy Museum
2014 John Bowman
2015 Pat O'Brien and Jeff Jeffries
2016 Russ Sousa
2017 Glenn Bacigalupi
2018 Sonny Tureman
Past Honorees
2000 Sonny Tureman
2001 Les Hirdes
2002 Phil Stadtler
2003 The Orvis Family
2004 Harley May
2005 Doc Dorius
2006 Jim Charles, Bill Martinelli & Bob Eidson
2007 Founding Board of Directors for the Cowboy Museum
2008 Chester Cook & The Cook Ranch
2009 The Rosasco Family
2010 Leo, Jerold & Reg Camarillo
2011 Bob Brunker & Rancho Del Rio Estanislaus
2012 Early Cattle Haulers of Our Area
2013 Cotton Rosser & Flying U Rodeo
2014 Dr. Ed LeTourneau
2015 History of the Oakdale Livestock Auction
2016 Honoring the History of the Oakdale Saddle Club
2017 Honoring 125 years of A. L. Gilbert
2018 Honoring Ace Berry