Named after the National School Public Relations Association's flag, the award is given annually to a person, group or corporation outside the education field who have made a significant contribution to public education in Kentucky.
2009 – Helen Mountjoy
2008 -- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
2007 -- John Hall and Lawrence and Augusta Hager Foundation
2006 -- Kentucky Association of School Administrators
2005 -- Pritchard Committee/WHAS Crusade for Children
2004 -- Challenger Learning Centers of Kentucky
2003 -- Al Smith
2002 -- United Way of Kentucky
2001 -- Wal-Mart
2000 -- Kevin Noland, KDE
1999 -- BellSouth
1998 -- U.S. Sen. Wendell Ford
1997 -- Kentucky School Boards Association
1996 -- Ashland Inc.
1995 -- Kentucky Partnership for School Reform
1994 -- KET
1993 -- Gov. Bert T Combs
1992 -- Texas Gas, Ted Smith
1991 -- Kentucky Legislature
1990 -- Governor's Task Force on Education Reform
1989 -- Kentucky Supreme Court, Robert Stephens, Chief Justice
1988 -- Dr. Philip Schlecty, Gheens Center, Louisville