| 1950 W. Arthur Purdum* | 1973 George L. Phillips* | 1996 William A. Zellmer | 2019 Bruce E. Scott |
| 1951 Hans T. S. Hansen* | 1974 Louis P. Jeffrey* | 1997 Max D. Ray | 2020 No award given due the to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 1952 Edward Spease* | 1975 Sister Mary Florentine, C.S.C.* | 1998 John A. Gans | 2021 William A. Miller |
| 1953 Donald E. Francke* | 1976 R. David Anderson* | 1999 William A. Gouveia* | 2022 Patricia C. Kienle |
| 1954 Evlyn Gray Scott* | 1977 Herbert S. Carlin* | 2000 Neil M. Davis | 2023 Milap C. Nahata |
| 1955 Gloria N. Francke* | 1978 Allen J. Brands* | 2001 Bernard Mehl* | 2024 Diane B. Ginsburg |
| 1956 George F. Archambault* | 1979 Milton W. Skolaut* | 2002 Michael R. Cohen | |
| 1957 Sister Mary John, R.S.M.* | 1980 Donald C. Brodie* | 2003 James C. McAllister, III* | |
| 1958 Walter M. Frazier* | 1981 Kenneth N. Barker* | 2004 Billy Woodward | |
| 1959 I. Thomas Reamer* | 1982 William E. Smith | 2005 Thomas S. Thielke | |
| 1960 Thomas A. Foster* | 1983 Warren E. McConnell* | 2006 Sara J. White | |
| 1961 Herbert L. Flack* | 1984 Mary Jo Reilly | 2007 Henri R. Manasse, Jr. | |
| 1962 Grover C. Bowles, Jr.* | 1985 Fred M. Eckel | 2008 Philip J. Schneider | |
| 1963 Vernon O. Trygstad* | 1986 John W. Webb* | 2009 Paul W. Abramowitz | |
| 1964 Albert P. Lauve* | 1987 John J. Zugich* | 2010 Charles D. Hepler | |
| 1965 Sister Mary Berenice, S.S.M.* | 1988 Joe E. Smith* | 2011 Daniel M. Ashby | |
| 1966 Robert P. Fischelis* | 1989 Wendell T. Hill* | 2012 Rita R. Shane | |
| 1967 Paul F. Parker* | 1990 David A. Zilz | 2013 Jannet M. Carmichael | |
| 1968 Clifton J. Latiolais* | 1991 Harold N. Godwin | 2014 John E. Murphy | |
| 1969 Leo F. Godley* | 1992 Roger W. Anderson | 2015 Sharon Murphy Enright | |
| 1970 Joseph A. Oddis* | 1993 Marianne F. Ivey | 2016 Sister Mary Louise Degenhart, A.S.C.* | |
| 1971 Sister M. Gonzales, R.S.M.* | 1994 Kurt Kleinmann* | 2017 Max L. (Mick) Hunt, Jr. | |
| 1972 William M. Heller | 1995 Paul G. Pierpaoli* | 2018 Rebecca S. Finley |
*Deceased
