NGEDA Past Presidents
| 2024 | Marvin Harris | Texas |
| 2023 | CSM (Ret) Robert Sweeney | Washington |
| 2022 | CW5 (Ret) James Simms | Kentucky |
| 2021 | CW5 (Ret) James Simms | Kentucky |
| 2020 | COL Len Gratteri | Delaware |
| 2019 | COL John Angelloz | Louisiana |
| 2018 | Augie Grace | Massachusetts |
| 2017 | Colleen Chipper | Virginia |
| 2016 | Michael Sturm | Indiana |
| 2015 | Roberta M. Janssen | Oregon |
| 2014 | LTC (Ret) Kenneth E. Moix | Arkansas |
| 2013 | Janet Cowley | Wyoming |
| 2012 | Michele J. Henry | Kansas |
| 2011 | MAJ James Lubey | California |
| 2010 | COL (Ret) Larry McKnight | Tennessee |
| 2009 | COL (Ret) Joseph R Stone | Alabama |
| 2008 | Lt Col (Ret) Ronald R. Wagner | Wisconsin |
| 2007 | Cynthia H. Watson | South Carolina |
| 2006 | Marjorie Gutierrez | Maryland |
| 2005 | BG (Ret) Marshall Kennemer | Georgia |
| 2004 | COL (Ret) Malen E. “Butch” Dowse | Kansas |
| 2003 | MG (Ret) Luke Goodwin | Mississippi |
| 2002 | LTC Wayne R. Hunt Sr. | New Jersey |
| 2001 | COL (Ret) Don Stagg | Alabama |
| 2000 | Brig Gen (Ret) Stephen M. Koper | Ohio |
| 1999 | Richard E. Northup | West Virginia |
| 1998 | LTC (Ret) Russell W. Kraus | Colorado |
| 1997 | CW4 (Ret) Larry Cisneros | New Mexico |
| 1996 | Theresa D. Jelliffe | Indiana |
| 1995 | Pam O’Toole | Kansas |
| 1994 | BG (Ret) John W. “Jack” Larson | Minnesota |
| 1993 | COL (Ret) Oscar G. Russell | Arkansas |
| 1992 | Helen B. Aepli | Arizona |
| 1991 | MAJ Sam Johnson | North Carolina |
| 1990 | BG (Ret) Rolfe A. Glashan | California |
| 1989 | COL Tommy Alsip | Oklahoma |
| 1988 | CW4 Kenneth Workman | Utah |
| 1987 | LTC (Ret) William Christopher | Indiana |
| 1986 | MAJ Kenneth D. McRae | Alabama |
| 1985 | LTC F. Douglas Phelps | North Carolina |
| 1984 | CW4 Lewis O. King | Texas |
| 1983 | COL Jerry W. Heaton | Kentucky |
| 1982 | LTC John Tipton Lewis | Mississippi |
| 1981 | LTC (Ret) John R. Milne | Michigan |
| 1980 | CW4 Leonard T. Tallas | Texas |
| 1979 | Patricia H. Jones | Alabama |
| 1978 | COL Bryce K. Hickey | Tennessee |
| 1977 | LTC Michael E. Egbert | Missouri |
| 1976 | COL James F. Gamble | Alabama |
| 1975 | COL Jerry Heaton | Kentucky |
| 1974 | LTC John Tipton Lewis | Mississippi |
| 1973 | LTC John R. Milne | Michigan |
| 1972 | COL Wilbur S. Green | California |
| 1971 | CW4 Leonard T. Tallas | Texas |
| 1970 | CW4 Leonard T. Tallas | Texas |
| 1969 | MAJ David E. Hanbert | Washington |
| 1968 | MG Emmett H. Walker Jr. | Mississippi |
| 1967 | COL Bryce K. Hickey | Tennessee |
| 1966 | COL James F. Gamble | Alabama |