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| Chairpersons | Speakers | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ms. Quinn Dalton | Stephen Dubner[1] | 2009 |
| Ms. Quinn Dalton | Gene Roberts[1] | 2008 |
| Mr. Ned Cline | Jill McCorkle[1] | 2007 |
| Mr. Ned Cline | Leonard Pitts, Jr.[1] | 2006 |
| Mr. Ned Cline | Clyde Edgerton [1] | 2005 |
| Mr. John May and Mr. Selby Bateman | Roy Blount, Jr [1] | 2004 |
| Dr. Lee Kinard and Mr. John May | Hugh Morton [2] | 2003 |
| Ms. Ann May and Dr. Lee Kinard | Doug Marlette [2] | 2002 |
| Ms. Ann May | Robert Morgan [2] | 2001 |
| Ms. Jill R. Wilson | Lee Smith | 2000 |
| Ms. Liz Seymour | Fred Chappell | 1999 |
| Mrs. Mildred Powell | Mickey Spillane | 1998 |
| Mrs. Mildred Powell | John Hope Franklin | 1997 |
| Ms. Jeanne Tannenbaum | Clarence Page | 1996 |
| Ms. Jeanne Tannenbaum | Charles McDowell | 1995 |
| Mr. Jon Obermeyer | Kelly Cherry | 1994 |
| Mrs. Betsy Oakley | Julian Bond | 1993 |
| Mr. George Carr | David Pearce Snyder | 1992 |
| Mr. Richard L. Wharton | James David Barber | 1991 |
| Mrs. Evans Garber | Taylor Branch | 1990 |
| Mr. Norman Graham | Charles McDowell | 1989 |
| Mr. P. Harold O'Tuel | Harrison Salisbury | 1988 |
| Mr. Robert E. Sevier | Louis Harris | 1987 |
| Mrs. Carl P. Myatt | William C. Friday | 1986 |
| Mr. Robert H. Borden | Tom Wicker | 1985 |
| Mr. William D. Snider | John Ehle | 1984 |
| Mrs. Walter W. King, Jr. | Alexander Heard | 1983 |
| Mrs. George E. Norman, Jr. | George F. Will | 1982 |
| Mr. John W. Red, Jr. | William J. Bennett | 1981 |
| Dr. Donald D. Smith | Edwin M. Yoder, Jr. | 1980 |
| Mrs. Charles R. Braley, Jr. | James Reston, Jr. | 1979 |
| Mr. Rollin J. McCrory | Roger Mudd | 1978 |
| Mr. Rollin J. McCrory | Michael Harrington | 1977 |
| Mr. John D. Watson | Charles Kuralt | 1976 |
| Mr. N.P. Hayes, Jr. | O.B.Hardison | 1975 |
| Mr. Edwin M. Yoder, Jr. | Robert Novak | 1974 |
| Mrs. John McIver | Tom Wolfe | 1973 |
| Mr. John Barney | Arthur Stanley Link | 1972 |
| Mr. John Barney | Mrs. Anne Gregory de Winton | 1971 |
| Mrs. Mary Bynum Pierson | Barnaby Keeney | 1970 |
| Mrs. W.T. Lamm, Jr. | Willie Morris | 1969 |
| Miss Clara Booth Byrd | T. Harry Williams | 1968 |
| Miss Clara Booth Byrd | Hodding Carter | 1967 |
| Mr. John P. Withers | Paul Green | 1966 |
| Mr. John P. Withers | John Crowe Ransom | 1965 |
| Mrs. Britt Armfield | Sir Herbert Read | 1964 |
| Mr. O. Arthur Kirkman | Doris Betts | 1963 |
| Mrs. Julius W. Cone | William Dix | 1962 |
| Miss Jane Summerell | Roger P. McCutcheon | 1961 |
| Mrs. Luther H. Hodges, Sr. | John P. Marquand and Walt Kelly | 1960 |
| Mrs. Luther H. Hodges, Sr. | Gerald W. Johnson | 1959 |
