1955: R. Bowling Barnes | 1975: Myron T. Kelley | 1995: Richard Zare | 2015: David C. Muddiman |
1956: Harold H. Washburn | 1976: (No award given) | 1996: Norman J. Dovichi | 2016: Nancy Allbritton |
1957: Ralph H. Mueller | 1977: (No award given) | 1997: Donald Hunt | 2017: Robert Corn |
1958: Maurice F. Hasler | 1978: James D. Winefordner | 1998: Milton L. Lee | 2018: Sandy Dasgupta |
1959: Howard Cary | 1979: John P. Walters | 1999: Joseph Wang | 2019: David Russell |
1960: (No award given) | 1980: Donald E. Smith | 2000: John B. Fenn | 2020: Ryan C. Bailey |
1961: Marcel J. E. Golay | 1981: Jon Amy | 2001: Stanley Crouch | 2021: Neil L. Kelleher |
1962: Howard K Schachman | 1982: Harry L. Pardue | 2002: Jonathan Sweedler | 2022: Vicki Wysocki |
1963: Howard V. Malmstadt | 1983: Velmer A. Fassel | 2003: J. Michael Ramsey | 2023: Josh Coon |
1964: Robert Homer Cherry | 1984: R. Graham Cooks | 2004: Daniel Jed Harrison | |
1965: James N. Shoolery | 1985: Gary M. Hieftje | 2005: Lloyd M. Smith | |
1966: Leonard T. Skeggs | 1986: Fred E. Lytle | 2006: Andrew Ewing | |
1967: Robert L. Bowman | 1987: Edward S. Yeung | 2007: Scott McLuckey | |
1968: J. Raynor Churchill | 1988: Milos Novotny | 2008: Gary Horlick | |
1969: Dale J. Fisher | 1989: M. Bonner Denton | 2009: Robert J. Cotter | |
1970: Norman D. Coggeshall | 1990: Alan G. Marshall | 2010: Richard A. Mathies | |
1971: Fred W. McLafferty | 1991: Joel Harris | 2011: Steven Soper | |
1972: Edward B. Baker | 1992: James W. Jorgensen | 2012: David Clemmer | |
1973: Jack W. Frazer | 1993: R. Samuel Houk | 2013: Charles Wilkins | |
1974: Christie G. Enke | 1994: R. Mark Wightman | 2014: David Koppenaal | |