“While the Keeler Plaque served the older doctors very well it was felt that a method of recognizing the services of younger doctors would also be appreciated. Accordingly, the Young Chiropractor of the Year award was established, restricted to doctors under forty years of age and based on professional and civic achievements.”
— Official History of Chiropractic in Texas
- 1955-56 George Fowler
- 1956-57 L. G. Thomas
- 1957-58 Paul Hollinshead
- 1958-59 R. E. McMeans, Jr.
- 1959-60 M. E. Garrett, Jr.
- 1960-61 Douglas Ray
- 1961-62 Jay H. Perreten
- 1962-63 J. D. Thornton
- 1963-64 George Gossage
- 1964-65 S. M. Elliott
- 1965-66 Walter Rhodes
- 1966-67 Eugene Blackwell
- 1967-68 Bob Glaze
- 1968-69 Roy Beller
- 1969-70 Clay Salyer
- 1970-71 Charles Downing
- 1971-72 Bill Timberlake
- 1972-73 Ron Garrett
- 1973-74 Jerry Whitehead
- 1974-75 Richard Brassard
- 1975-76 Tom Rice
- 1976-77 Donald H. Handley
- 1977-78 Patrick Thomas
- 1978-79 George Aubert
- 1979-80 Roger Canard
- 1980-81 P. A. Willmon
- 1981-82 Oliver R. Smith Jr.
- 1982-83 Randy McDaniel
- 1983-84 L. Bert Williams
- 1984-85 Michael Nelson
- 1985-86 Steve Elliott
- 1986-87 Danny Doyle
- 1987-88 Michael R. Martin
- 1988-89 Stephen Estes
- 1989-90 Dale White
- 1990-91 DeWayne Mirtsching
- 1991-92 Randall Markum
- 1992-93 Braden McKechnie
- 1993-94 Jane A. Noojin
- 1994-95 Larry R. Montgomery
- 1995-96 Kevin Raef
- 1996-97 Chris Dalrymple
- 1997-98 Craig Benton
- 1998-99 Kevin Kanz
- 1999-2000 Richard G. Chatfield
- 2000-01 Sandra Tremblay (nee Carrell)
- 2001-02 Scott Wofford
- 2002-03 Wade Brandt
- 2003-04 A. Daniel Gutierrez
- 2004-05 J. Todd Whitehead
- 2005-06 Gregory W. Nelson
- 2006-07 Gilbert Chad Blackwell
- 2007-08 Robert B. Hoffman
- 2008-09 Thimios Partalas
- 2009-10 Jon D. Blackwell
- 2010-11 J. P. Quinlan
- 2011-12 Tyce Hergert
- 2012-13 Max Vige
- 2013-14 Michael Henry
- 2014-15 Devin Pettiet
- 2015-16 Lorin Wolf
- 2016-17 Mohammad Jahadi
- 2017-18 Don White
- 2018-19 Alayna Paganini-Gendron
- 2019-20 Tony Smith
- 2020-21 Ryan Bailey
- 2021-22 Andrew Oteo
- 2022-23. Sammie Mees
- 2023-24 Joshua Bonine
- 2024-25 Korey Rose
- 2025-26 To be selected at the 2026 Chiro Texpo
