NOTE: All events were held at the Des Moines Marriott, with the exception of the 1981 and 1982 Iowa Prayer Breakfasts which were held at the Hotel Ft. Des Moines. 2002-2009 events were held at the Polk County Convention Complex.
| Year |
Speaker |
Chairman |
Number |
| 1981 |
Thomas Phillips
Chairman, Raytheon Company |
Ray Taylor |
20th |
| 1982 |
Charles Colson
Head of Prison Fellowship |
Bud Wiuff |
21st |
| 1983 |
Kathryn Koob
Foreign Press Officer
U.S. Information Agency |
Horace Daggett |
22nd |
| 1984 |
James Tarr
Chief Executive
Boy Scouts of America
|
Ralph Schlenker |
23rd |
| 1985 |
William Armstrong
U.S. Senator from Colorado |
Norman Pawlewski |
24th |
| 1986 |
Robert Hage
Former Executive Vice President
McDonnell-Douglas |
Bob Throckmorton |
25th |
| 1987 |
Dwight Swanson
Retired Chairman, Iowa Resources |
William Dieleman |
26th |
| 1988 |
Richard Halvorsen
Chaplain, U.S. Senate |
Bob Plunk |
27th |
| 1989 |
Charles Grassley
U.S. Senator/Iowa |
Dick Johnson |
28th |
| 1990 |
John Ashcroft
Governor of Missouri |
Chuck Wenger |
29th |
| 1991 |
Mike Stensrud
Former NFL Player |
Harold VanMaanen |
30th |
| 1992 |
Mrs. Elisabeth Elliott |
Robert Rydell |
31st |
| 1993 |
Guy Hunt
Governor of Alabama |
Gary Baugher |
32nd |
| 1994 |
Dr. Tony Campolo |
Jack Kelley |
33rd |
| 1995 |
Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Sr. |
Bonnie Smalley |
34th |
| 1996 |
Don Bartlette, Ph.D. |
Dr. Larry Long |
35th |
| 1997 |
Samuel Ericson
President, Advocates International |
Richard VandeHoef |
36th |
| 1998 |
J.C. Watts, Jr.
Oklahoma Congressman |
Robert Wright, Jr. |
37th |
| 1999 |
Jerry White
President, Navigators |
Dolores Mertz |
38th |
| 2000 |
Steve Alford
Men’s Basketball Coach
University of Iowa |
Stan Vermeer |
39th |
| 2001 |
Michael Smalley
Smalley Relationship Center
Branson, Missouri |
Sen. Ken Veenstra |
40th |
| 2002 |
Dr. Gary & Barb Rosberg
America’s Family Coaches
Des Moines |
Tom Coates |
41st |
| 2003 |
Lt. Colonel Brian Birdwell
Assistant Chief of Staff
Installation Management
Pentagon |
Sen. Nancy Boettger |
42nd |
| 2004 |
Bob Muzikowski
Chicago Hope Academy |
Russell Doughten |
43rd |
| 2005 |
Mrs. Evelyn Husband
Widow of Rick Husband,
Commander of Challenger
Women of Faith Speaker |
Rep. Scott Raecker |
44th |
| 2006 |
Bernie Saggau
Former Executive Director
Iowa High School Athletic Association |
Rich Willis |
45th |
| 2007 |
Dr. Tom Osborne
Former Nebraska Congressman
And Nebraska Head Football Coach |
Danny Carroll |
46th |
| 2008 |
Dr. David Noebel
President, Summit Ministries |
Tamara Scott |
47th |
| 2009 |
Ron “Gus” Gustafson
Fully Armed |
Rep. Cecil Dolecheck |
48th |
