Southern Business Administration Association
| 1964-65 | Dean George E. Manners, Georgia State College* |
| 1965-66 | Dean Charles P. Anson, Auburn University* |
| 1966-67 | Dean William C. Flewellen, Jr., University of Georgia |
| 1967-68 | Dean Joseph A. Green, Jr., University of Southern Mississippi* |
| 1968-69 | Dean H.H. Billy Mitchell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute* |
| 1969-70 | Dean John E. Altazan, University of New Orleans |
| 1970-71 | Dean Gaines M. Rogers, Mississippi State University |
| 1971-72 | Dean William D. Geer, Samford University* |
| 1972-73 | Dean Frank S. Kaulback, University of Virginia |
| 1973-74 | Dean Kenneth Black, Jr., Georgia State University* |
| 1974-75 | Dean James H. Bearden, East Carolina University |
| 1975-76 | Dean James M. Parrish, University of North Florida |
| 1976-77 | Dean Charles L. Quittmeyer, College of William and Mary |
| 1977-78 | Dean Jerry H. Padgett, Winthrop College |
| 1978-79 | Dean J. Mark Miller, West Georgia College |
| 1979-80 | Dean George R. Horton, Auburn University* |
| 1980-81 | Dean E. Ray Solomon, Florida State University |
| 1981-82 | Dean William J. Arthur, Tennessee Tech University |
| 1982-83 | Dean William V. Muse, Texas A&M University |
| 1983-84 | Dean Origen J. James, Jr., Georgia Southern University |
| 1984-85 | Dean Clifford L. Eubanks, University of Central Florida |
| 1985-86 | Dean Richard E. Sorensen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University |
| 1986-87 | Dean Carl H. Stem, Texas Tech University |
| 1987-88 | Dean Bob R. Owens, Louisiana Tech University |
| 1988-89 | Dean Irvin D. Reid, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga |
| 1989-90 | Dean Richard E. Neel, University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 1990-91 | Dean James B. Henry, Louisiana State University |
| 1991-92 | Dean Carl Gooding, Georgia Southern University |
| 1992-93 | Dean Robert E. Holmes, James Madison University |
| 1993-94 | Dean James L. Pappas, University of South Florida |
| 1994-95 | Dean Howard F. Rudd, Jr., College of Charleston |
| 1995-96 | Dean David P. Manuel, St. Mary’s University |
| 1996-97 | Dean Richard F. Bebee, Salisbury State University |
| 1997-98 | Dean Joseph L. Boyd, Benedict College |
| 1998-99 | Dean Jerry E. Trapnell, Clemson University |
| 1999-2000 | Dean Robert R. Bell, Tennessee Tech University |
| 2000-2001 | Dean W. Randy Boxx, Millsaps College |
| 2001-2002 | Dean Barbara A.P. Jones, Alabama A&M University |
| 2002-2003 | Dean Kenneth L. Stanley, Valdosta State University |
| 2003-2004 | Dean Robert R. Reid, James Madison University |
| 2004-2005 | Dean Craig M. McAllaster, Rollins College |
| 2005-2006 | Dean Wm. Theodore Cummings, University of Houston – Clear Lake |
| 2006-2007 | Dean Donna Mottilla, Christopher Newport University |
| 2007-2008 | Dean Jack E. Wilkerson, Wake Forest University Wayne Calloway School of Business & Accountancy |
| 2009 | Dean Ronald E. Shiffler, Georgia Southen University College of Business Administration |
| 2010 | Dean Linda Hadley, Turner College of Business and Computer Science, Columbus State University |
| 2011 | Dean E. James Burton, Jennings A. Jones College of Business Middle Tennessee State University |
| 2012 | Dean Linda Garceau, East Tennessee State University College of Business and Technology |
| 2013 | Dean Mostafa H. Sarhan, Savannah State University College of Business Administration |
| 2014 | Dean Darrell F. Parker, Western Carolina State University College of Business |
| 2015 | Dean Faye W. Gilbert, Southern Mississippi University, College of Business |
| 2016 | Dean M. Barry O’Brien, University of North Carolina Pembroke, School of Business |
| 2017 | Dean F. Frank Ghannadian, The University of Tampa, Sykes College of Business |
| 2018 | Dean Bob Albert, Morehead State University, College of Business and Technology |
| 2019 | Dean William Rhey, Hawaii Pacific University, School of Business |
| 2020 | Mary Gowan, Mike Cottrell College of Business University of North Georgia |