| 1982 |
Jim Arnold, City Manager, Ferguson |
| 1983 |
James Berzina, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1984 |
Robert Kipp, City Manager, Kansas City |
| 1985 |
Lloyd Harrell, City Administrator, Liberty |
| 1986 |
Fred Siems, City Administrator, Blue Springs |
| 1987 |
D. John Edwards, City Administrator, Lee's Summit |
| 1988 |
Dave Olson, City Manager, Kansas City |
| 1989 |
Paul Walker, City Manager, Moberly |
| 1990 |
John Vinson, City Administrator, St. Charles |
| 1991 |
Doug Harms, City Administrator, Des Peres |
| 1992 |
Kent Leichliter, City Administrator, Crestwood |
| 1993 |
Michael Brown, Chief Administrative Officer, Kirkwood |
| 1994 |
Leonard Martin, City Manager, Joplin |
| 1995 |
Ray Beck, City Manager, Columbia |
| 1996 |
Frank Ollendorff, City Manager, University City |
| 1997 |
Martin Corcoran, City Manager, Maplewood |
| 1998 |
Gary Markenson, Executive Director, MO Municipal League |
| 1999 |
Michael Herring, City Administrator, Chesterfield |
| 2000 |
Mark Levin, City Administrator, Maryland Heights |
| 2001 |
Larry Blick, City Manager, Independence
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| 2002 |
Thomas Finnie, City Manager, Springfield |
| 2003 |
Robert Frank |
| 2004 |
Mark Randall, City Administrator, Pleasant Hill |
| 2005 |
Jeff Hancock, City Manager, Warrensburg |
| 2006 |
Robert Kuntz, City Administrator, Ballwin |
| 2007 |
John Butz, City Administrator, Rolla
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| 2008 |
Robert Cumley, City Manager, Springfield
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| 2009 |
Cory Smith, City Administrator, Grandview |
| 2010 |
Pam Windsor, City Administrator, North Kansas City |
| 2011 |
Michael McDowell, City Manager, Olivette |
| 2012 |
Kirk L. Davis, City Manager, Gladstone
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| 2013 |
Mark Perkins, City Administrator, Creve Coeur |
| 2014 |
Bill Johnson, Director of Administration, Fulton
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| 2015 |
Jim Eldridge, City Administrator/City Clerk, Kearney |
| 2016 |
Craig Owens, City Manager, Clayton |
| 2017 |
DJ Gehrt, City Administrator, Platte City |
| 2018 |
Amy Hamilton, City Manager, Richmond Heights |
| 2019 |
Eric Johnson, City Administrator, Blue Springs |
| 2020 |
Greg McDanel, City Manager, Maryville |
| 2021 |
David Gipson, City Manager, Clayton |
| 2022 |
Stephen Arbo, City Manager, Lee's Summit |
| 2023 |
Brent Buerck, City Administrator, Perryville |
| 2024 |
Jeana Woods, City Administrator, Osage Beach |
| 2025 |
Greg Camp, City Administrator, Festus |