This award was established by action of the Board of Governors in 1959 in honor of L.K. Comstock to honor any person who is adjudged to have made an outstanding contribution to the industry through the Association in the field of Labor Relations.
| Year |
Recipient |
Location |
| 2018 |
Edward Witt, Jr. |
Jacksonville, FL |
| 2017 |
Joseph Tucci |
Puyallup, WA |
| 2016 |
Hermon Milton |
Baker, LA |
| 2015 |
Dennis Quebe |
Dayton, OH |
| 2014 |
Rex Ferry |
Warren, OH |
| 2013 |
Tim Gauthier |
Portland, OR |
| 2011 |
John R. Colson |
Houston, TX |
| 2010 |
John Negro |
Cedar Rapids, IA |
| 2009 |
Rod Borden |
Miami, FL |
| 2008 |
Jerry Nixon |
Skokie, IL |
| 2007 |
Robert J. Bruce |
New Castle, PA |
| 2006 |
Robert Egizii |
Springfield, IL |
| 2005 |
Walter T. Parkes |
Victor, NY |
| 2004 |
Edward E. Witt, Sr. |
Jacksonville, FL |
| 2003 |
James L. Peterson |
Colorado Springs, CO |
| 2002 |
Terry R. Butz |
Rolling Meadows, IL |
| 2001 |
Franklin D. Russell |
Mobile, AL |
| 2000 |
D. L. Smith |
Topeka, KS |
| 1999 |
E. A. Pastor |
Daytona Beach, FL |
| 1998 |
Jerome S. Hill |
Madison, WI |
| 1997 |
J. R. Cleveland, Jr. |
Atlanta, GA |
| 1996 |
William J. "Doc" Weaver |
Salt Lake City, UT |
| 1995 |
Lester O. Wuerfl, Jr. |
New York, NY |
| 1994 |
Albert G. Wendt |
Phoenix, AZ |
| 1993 |
Leo Weber |
St. Paul, MN |
| 1992 |
Robert Doran |
Leavenworth, KS |
| 1991 |
Thomas R. Hanlon, Jr. |
Monroeville, PA |
| 1990 |
Morton D. Hoffman |
New York, NY |
| 1989 |
Emerson Hamilton |
Eugene, OR |
| 1988 |
Robert W. Haines |
Shawnee, KS |
| 1988 |
William N. Cooper |
Evansville, IN |
| 1988 |
Robert L. Bauer |
Philadelphia, PA |
| 1987 |
Robert B. Hoppe |
Shreveport, LA |
| 1986 |
Mark W. Hughes |
McLean, VA |
| 1985 |
Wesley C. Ohman |
St. Paul, MN |
| 1984 |
Robert L. Higgins |
Bethesda, MD |
| 1983 |
Aldo P. Lera |
San Francisco, CA |
| 1982 |
Frank H. Bertke |
Cincinnati, OH |
| 1981 |
William Sloan Griffin |
Ownesboro, KY |
| 1980 |
Frank Hawkins |
Mobile, AL |
| 1979 |
H.E. Autrey |
Jacksonville, FL |
| 1978 |
William F. Hillsman |
San Mateo, CA |
| 1977 |
Robert W. Colgan |
Toledo, OH |
| 1976 |
Charles L. Scharfe, Jr. |
New York, NY |
| 1975 |
Charles C. Nelson |
Lubbock, TX |
| 1974 |
Dr. John T. Dunlop |
Washington, DC |
| 1973 |
Charles Scholibo |
Kerrville, TX |
| 1971 |
S.J. Cristiano |
Jamestown, NJ |
| 1970 |
L. R. McCord |
Southfield, MI |
| 1969 |
Stanley S. Adams |
Portland, OR |
| 1968 |
William F. Miller |
Baytown, TX |
| 1967 |
Dan M. Gephart |
St. Paul, MN |
| 1966 |
James Lowry |
Coral Gables, FL |
| 1965 |
Harold A. Webster |
New York, NY |
| 1964 |
P.M. Geary |
Bethesda, MD |
| 1963 |
Jim L. McClure |
Dallas, TX |
| 1962 |
Milton Staub |
Columbus, OH |
| 1961 |
John S. Clark |
Santa Fe, NM |
| 1960 |
E. R. Edenfield |
Nashville, TN |