The past winners of the Robert Smith Tennessee Leadership Educator Award:
- 2022 – Dayron Deaton-Owens, Leadership McMinnville
- 2021 – Vanessa Bennett, Leadership Kingsport
- 2020 – Stephanie Brackman, Leadership Rutherford
- 2019 – Ellen Willhoit, Leadership Sevier
- 2018 – Sherry Crye, Cleveland/Bradley Youth Leadership.
- 2017 – Daryl Brady, Leadership Knoxville
- 2016 – Cindy Schueman, IMPACT Leadership (Putnam County)
- 2015 – Cathy Huskins, Unicoi County Tomorrow Leadership Program
- 2014 – Beulah Ferguson, East TRI Cities TN/VA Regional Leadership Council
- 2013 – Nancy Barker, Leadership Hawkins
- 2012 – Virginia Grimes, WestStar
- 2011 – Rosemary Bridges, Leadership South Tipton County
- 2010 – Jen Sherwood, Leadership DeKalb County
- 2009 – Deann Bradford, Leadership Donelson Hermitage
- 2008 – Beth Pippin, Leadership Hardin County
- 2007- Frankie McCord, Leadership Crockett County
- 2006 – Janet Earwood, Leadership Maury County
- 2005 – * Paul Goldberg, Leadership Roane County
- 2004 – Diane Parks, Leadership Chattanooga
- 2003 – Pan Awsumb, Leadership Memphis
- 2002 – no award given
- 2001 – Jack McDaniel, Leadership Cumberland
- 2000 – Lucy Lee, Leadership Wilson
- 1999 – Melanie Chadwell, Leadership Putnam; * Carl Maroney, Leadership Lincoln
- 1998 – Jeannie Dulaney, Leadership Knoxville
- 1997 – Deb Schruger, Leadership Cookeville
- 1996 – Judy Renshaw, Leadership Jackson
- 1995 – * Janet Voyt, Dyersburg/Dyer County Leadership
* deceased