Previous TREEF Educators of the Year include:
| 1986 | Bill Tune |
| 1987 | Gary Blume |
| 1988 | Bill Manier |
| 1989 | Sonny Ferguson |
| 1990 | Woody Camp |
| 1991 | Brenda Russell |
| 1992 | JoAnne Corbitt |
| 1993 | Ric Holt |
| 1994 | John Griess |
| 1995 | Robert Morris, Jr. |
| 1996 | Rosemarie Fair |
| 1997 | John Griess |
| 1998 | Randa Dawson |
| 1999 | Bobby Wood |
| 2000 | Deborah Drye |
| 2001 | Jack Dugger |
| 2002 | None Selected |
| 2003 | None Selected |
| 2004 | Rich Levenson |
| 2005 | Marty Calfee |
| 2006 | Steve Champion |
| 2007 | Pug Scoville |
| 2008 | Ron Poe |
| 2009 | Sandra Tanksley |
| 2010 | Susan Barnette |
| 2011 | Karen Lowe |
| 2012 | Todd Sholar |
| 2013 | Diane Hills |
| 2014 | Bobbie Noreen |
| 2015 | Ryan Byrne |
| 2016 | Sue Turner |
| 2017 | Kristi Hairston |
| 2018 | Bill Schlueter |
| 2019 | Greg Glosson |
| 2020 | Karen Randolph |
| 2021 | Robert Morris, Jr. |
| 2022 | Kathy Dunn |
