1951  James H. Kennedy

1952  Rev. Malcolm Smith

1953  Freddie Wolf

1954  Mrs. Boone Roberts

1955  Rev. Hugh Durham

1956  Thomas Bartlett Sr.

1957  Rev. T. H. Burton

1958  Rev. Dallas Lee

1959  Judge John Patterson

1960  Tom Bartlett Jr.

1961  Rev. Hugh Durham

1962  Thomas Wolf

1963  Rev. P. J. Brown

1964  no speaker

1965  Andrew Caddell and Rev. Freddie Wolf

1966  Dr. Dwayne Fitte

1967  Thomas Bartlett

1968  Rev. Hugh Durham

1969  Travis Smith

1970  Rev. Joe Walts Jr.

1971  Rev. R. E. Holden Jr.

1972  Mrs. Boone Roberts

1973  Rev. Clement Gordon

1974  Rev. A. A. Bratcher

1975  Rev. James Densman

1976  Mrs. Raymond (Maxine Denton) Dieterich

1977  Rev. Clement Gordon

1978  Rev. Bill Adams

1979  Rev. Hugh Durham

1980  Rev. A. A. Bratcher

1981  Harvey Patterson

1982  Roy Glenn Norman

1983  Rev. Wilson Wood

1984  Bennie Lucas

1985  Rev. Richard Williams

1986  Rev. James Densman

1987  Maybelle Barton Roberts

1988  Phillip Weathers

1989  Ora Bower Breed

1990  Bennie Lucas

1991  Marian Cross Longbottom

1992  Rev. Hugh Durham

1993  H. R. Collinsworth

1994  Eddie Lynn Hill

1995  Rev. Hugh Durham

1996  Tim Smith

1997  Rev. Joe Walts Jr.

1998  Travis Smith

1999  Rev. A. A. Bratcher

2000  Rev. Clement Gordon

2001  Rev. Joe Walts Jr.

2002  Harvey Patterson

2003  Rev. Hugh Durham

2004  Gene Brown

2005  John Sirman

2006  John Sirman

2007  Jeff Watkins

2008  Sam Ed Lewis

2009  Tim Smith

2010  Program:  Sharing Memories of Criswell

2011  Program:  Memories & Recollections of Criswell's Past

2012  Tim Smith

2013  Tim Smith

2014  Program:  Re-Live The History of Criswell

2015  Program:  Re-Live The History of Criswell

2016  Program:  Criswell School Days