NACE Former Leaders (NFL) is comprised of NACE Past Presidents
| 2025 | Jacob Thorius | Iowa |
| 2024 | Stephen McCall | Ohio |
| 2023 | Jeff Blue | Illinois |
| 2022 | Chris Champion | Alabama |
| 2021 | Todd Kinney | Iowa |
| 2020 | Scott McGolpin | California |
| 2019 | Tim Hens | New York |
| 2018 | Rich Sanders | Minnesota |
| 2017 | Brian Keierlerber | Iowa |
| 2016 | Brian Stacy | Washington |
| 2015 | Duane Ratermann | Illinois |
| 2014 | Ramon Gavarrete | Florida |
| 2013 | Mark Servi | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | Walter "Richie" Beyer, IV | Alabama |
| 2011 | Mark A. Craft | Michigan |
| 2010 | Phillip Demery | California |
| 2009 | Chris Bauserman | Ohio |
| 2008 | Susan G. Miller | Minnesota |
| 2007 | George T. Webb | Florida |
| 2006 | Hiene H. Junge | South Dakota |
| 2005 | K. Randy Cole | Alabama |
| 2004 | Ronald A. Young | Michigan |
| 2003 | Royce J. Fichtner | Iowa |
| 2002 | David L. Miller | Ohio |
| 2001 | Gary A. Rowe | Washington |
| 2000 | George P. Sugars | Kansas |
| 1999 | Dan C. Ratermann | Illinois |
| 1998 | Duane A. Blanck | Minnesota |
| 1997 | James Floyd Lawrence | Alabama |
| 1996 | John O. Trent | Washington |
| 1995 | Samuel L. Jaynes | Mississippi |
| 1994 | C.F. "Budge" Campbell | California |
| 1993 | Clarence C. Perry | Iowa |
| 1992 | Walter J. Tennant, Jr. | New York |
| 1991 | Ernest Lynn Olson | Minnesota |
| 1990 | Gerald H. Streichart | Michigan |
| 1989 | Vern E. Wagar | Washington |
| 1988 | Robert L. Morrison | Ohio |
| 1987 | E. Kenneth Hoffman | North Carolina |
| 1986 | Donald B. Head | California |
| 1985 | Charles J. Swanson | Minnesota |
| 1984 | W.H. Jorgenrud | Iowa |
| 1983 | Charles E. Wiles | Michigan |
| 1982 | Max L. Rothschild | Colorado |
| 1981 | Jimmy W. Kemp | Mississippi |
| 1980 | Virgil A. Holdredge | Kansas |
| 1979 | Herbert O. Klossner | Minnesota |
| 1978 | Blake Livingston | Alabama |
| 1977 | Milton L. Johnson | Iowa |
| 1976 | Gordon Hays, Jr. | Florida |
| 1975 | Harold R. Sweet | Washington |
| 1974 | Bernard L. Lieder | Minnesota |
| 1973 | Clearance W. Smith | Kansas |
| 1972 | Donald B. West | Washington |
| 1971 | Paul Van Roekel | Michigan |
| 1970 | Deana R. Anklan | Minnesota |
| 1969 | Alexander Gray | New York |
| 1968 | Richard J. Bocabella | Ohio |
| 1967 | William D. McIntosh | California |
| 1966 | William G. Harrington | Iowa |
| 1965 | L.P. Peterson | Minnesota |
| 1964 | Robert T. Carrier | New York |
| 1963 | John A. Anderson | Oregon |
| 1962 | Ray C. Deegan | Minnesota |
| 1961 | C. Authur Elliott | Iowa |
| 1960 | John A.Lambie | Califorinia |
| 1959 | Rufus S. Kirk | Kansas |
| 1958 | Leighton O. Hester | Florida |
| 1957 | John B. Benson Jr. | Florida |
| 1956 | John B. Benson Jr. | Florida |