Following is a list of the pioneers from 1960 to present.
Pioneers were originally designated as Grand Pioneers or Honorary Pioneers. Grand Pioneers were defined as persons born within the Sequim School District or born out of Sequim School District is acceptable if the family was living in Sequim at the time and currently lives in Sequim. Honorary Pioneers are persons who have lived in Sequim for many years or who have lived in Sequim many years ago who does not qualify as a Grand Pioneer.
If you have updates to this list please email info@irrigationfestival.com
| Year | Grand Pioneer | Grand Pioneer | Honorary Pioneer | Honorary Pioneer |
| 1960 | Vernon Grant | |||
| 1961 | Jake Hall | |||
| 1962 | Maude Grant Ross | |||
| 1963 | Hayes Evans | |||
| 1964 | Chester Govan | |||
| 1965 | Joe Priest | |||
| 1966 | Caroline Haller Miller | |||
| 1967 | David Burrows | |||
| 1968 | Charles E. Blake | Carrie Davidson Blake | ||
| 1969 | Ben Coon | Katherine Cassalery Coon | ||
| 1970 | Joe Almaden | |||
| 1971 | Henry Lotzgesell | Mandy Lotzgesell | ||
| 1972 | Grant Ward | |||
| 1973 | Jean Dick Cook | |||
| 1974 | Lily Bell Smith | |||
| 1975 | James Lotzgesell | |||
| 1976 | Marjorie Draper Woodcock | |||
| 1977 | Frank Duncan | |||
| 1978 | Helen Woodcock Peterson | Iris Marshall | George W. Hansen | Mary Stilwell King |
| 1979 | Ray Cays | Gertrude Baker | Henry Haller | Annie Laurenson Nerbovig |
| 1980 | Elliot Cays | Gladys Grant Holmes | ||
| 1981 | Albert Haller | Margaret Cline Bigelow | ||
| 1982 | Ernie Marshall | Neva Cays Wheeler | ||
| 1983 | John Kirner | Ruth Craig Bolen | Merton Fiddler | Margaret Fiddler |
| 1984 | Conrad Kirner | Elsie Cameron Johnson | Charles Fenwick | Mary Priest Stone |
| 1985 | Louis Sofie | Helen Stroup Haller Heimbaugh | John Campbell | Emily Lewis Miles |
| 1986 | Maurice Howell | Dorothy Messenger Delaney Henrickson | John Gilbert | Millie Paulsen Lotzgesell |
| 1987 | Boyd Grant | Emily McNamara Kongsley | Laura Baker Fernie | John Soderberg |
| 1988 | Ernie Lewis | Dorothy Dick Hunt | Martha Rouse Clasen | Joe Turton |
| 1989 | Stacy Stone | Mary Dick Wallacker | Bill Wheeler | Margaret Hendricks Stone |
| 1990 | George Dickinson | Ollie Ballard Cays Tripp | Del Ray | Dora Maxwell Frick |
| 1991 | Fred Schmuck | Agnes Knutsen | Frank Kirk | Sophia Kraetz Blair Engeseth |
| 1992 | Howard Cameron Paul Cameron | Myrtle Cameron Hutt Hugh Cameron | Bill Merrill | Ruth Lochow Phelps |
| 1993 | Ernest Schmuck | Clara Reposa Dickinson | Esther Bigelow Cays | Carl Berger |
| 1994 | James R. Dickinson | Laura Hansen Wilkie | Nawasa Quinn Look Aage S. Thompsen | Einer S. Thomsen |
| 1995 | Alfred Robb Harriet Hall Adams | Fred McNamera Inez McNamera Armstrong | Donald McInnes Jr | Lester Clayton Olga Hermann |
| 1996 | Curtis Dawley | Fern Nelson Dawley | Ione Gaston | Bill Brown |
| 1997 | Oliver Hamilton | Pauline Fortman Kinnaman | Orum Medsker | Harriett Mantle Burdick |
| 1998 | Dean Cook | Elida Bekkevar Smith | John Slootmaker Clara Burton Clayton | Mildred Shanan Fezer Seamands |
| 1999 | Ken Peterson | Dorothy Dey Herrett | Clara Petranek Adams Bowlby Omhert | Lloyd Stipe |
| 2000 | John Ridgeway | Mildred ‘Mickey’ Frances Judson | Val Cameron | Naomi Kirner |
| 2001 | Walter Almaden Dick Lotzgesell | Bun Woodcock Gagnon | Fred Schnuriger | Edith Jones |
| 2002 | June Ryser Matriotti | Melvin Baker | Howard Herrett | Chloris Strahm Holm |
| 2003 | Richard ‘Dick’ Bekkevar | Winona Lotzgesell Bekkevar | Dr. Robert Littlejohn | Georgie Meyer Knapp |
| 2004 | Joan Angiuli Leach | Bill Fatherson | Don Salonen | Ruth Salonen |
| 2005 | Al Courtney | Leatrice Hardgrove Smith | Lloyd Beebe | Margaret Wedean Blake |
| 2006 | Lyle Prince | Zella Hamilton Pinnell Speece | George Bailey | Katie Schmuck |
| 2007 | Doug McInnes | Tille Campbell Baker | Robert McCrorie | Irene Roney |
| 2008 | Robert J. Clark | Alice Lotzgesell Edgington | Irvin Boyd | Velma Good |
| 2009 | John Jarvis | Margaret Lotzgesell | Cliff Vining | Mary Schott |
| 2010 | Dick Shaw | Irene Danforth | Art Boyd | Virginia Dickinson |
| 2011 | Ron Priest | Jean Hendrickson Gockerell | Morris Quinn | Annalee Herman |
| 2012 | Jerry Angiuli | Carolyn Baumunk | Margaret Erickson | Chuck Baumunk |
| 2013 | Dr. Neil Cays | Esther Heuhslein Nelson | R.F. Harry Schlaffman | Nancy Jarmuth Smith |
| 2014 | Jack Stevens | Dorothy Daniels Ludke | Mabel Sorensen | Glenn Greathouse |
| 2015 | Art Rogers | Helen Bucher | Jeff Shold | Margie Russell-Lester |
| 2016 | Mayme Faulk | William Blank | Jo Robb | Milton Lynch |
| 2017 | Beverly Cays Hendrickson | Stephen Olts | Norma Govan Knapman Topness | Ron Parrish |
| 2018 | Don Ellis | Wilma Rhodefer Johnson | Ross Hamilton | Lorelle Agostine |
| 2019 | Bruce Fernie | Barbara Fernie | Ron Newton | Marsha Welch |
| 2020 | Charlotte Fitzgerald | Walter Grant | Elaine Grinnell | Steve Vause |
| 2021 | Judy Evanson Markley | Dave Cameron | Emily Westcott | Dick Parker |
| 2022 | Don Stone | Bonnie Wheeler Hagberg | Shirley Govan Lehman | Roger Petroff |
In 2023 the Pioneer Associated eliminated the designation of Grand and Honorary Pioneers and all pioneers are Honored Pioneers. Honored Pioneers are a tribute to those who came early and stayed late. Honored Pioneers must be a descendent who has/had a parent, grandparent or great-grandparent that lived within the current boundaries of the Sequim School District prior to 1950. These Honored Pioneers are selected by the Pioneer Committee. The Honored Pioneers are guests at the annual Pioneer Dinner, held at Macleay School, currently known as the Sequim Prairie Grange. The individuals selected as Honored Pioneers represent the history that is so important to Sequim and the Irrigation Festival.
| Year | Honored Pioneer | Honored Pioneer | Honored Pioneer | Honored Pioneer |
| 2023 | Rena Mantle Blank | Myrna Mantle | Janis Schmuck Thomsen | Rick Godfrey |