| Year | Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bing Zhang, Distinguished Career | Physics & Astronomy |
| 2019 | Brian Hedlund, Mid-Career | Life Sciences |
| 2016 | Lawrence Walker, Distinguished Career | Life Sciences |
| 2015 | Kwang Kim, Distinguished Career | Mechanical Engineering |
| 1997 | Warren Burggren, Distinguished Career | Biology |
| 1993 | Maurice Finocchiaro, Distinguished Career | Philosophy |
| Year | Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Adam Schroeder | Music |
| 2021 | Joe Nathan Bynum | Theatre |
| 2019 | Linda Lister | Music |
| 2018 | Claudia Keelan | English |
| 2017 | Francisco Menendez | Film |
| 2014 | Donald Revell | English |
| 2011 | David Loeb | Music |
| 2010 | Claudia Keelan | English |
| 2009 | Glenn Casale | Theatre |
| 2008 | Thomas Warrington | Music |
| 2006 | George Stelutto | Music |
| 2005 | Douglas Unger | English |
| 2004 | Catherine Angel | Fine Arts |
| 2003 | Mark Hoversten | Architecture |
| 2002 | Stefan Karlsson | Music |
| 2001 | David Hickey | English |
| 2000 | Louis Kavouras | Dance |
| 1999 | Julie Jensen | Theatre |
| 1998 | Dean Gronemeier | Fine Arts |
| 1997 | Carol Kimball | Music |
| 1996 | Virko Baley | Music |
| 1994 | Hart Wegner | Film |
| 1994 | Jerry Crawford | Theatre |
| 1993 | Richard Wiley | English |
| Year | Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Gabriela Buccini Joshua Island Austin Wang |
Social & Behavioral Health Physics & Astronomy Political Science |
| 2023 | Jennifer Byrnes Jason Flatt Shane Kraus |
Anthropology Social & Behavioral Health Psychology |
| 2022 | Allyson Hindle | Life Sciences |
| 2021 | Javon Johnson | Interdisciplinary, Gender, and Ethnic Studies |
| 2020 | Ashkan Salamat | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2019 | Zhaohuan Zhu | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2018 | Georgiann Davis | Sociology |
| 2017 | Alyssa Crittenden | Anthropology |
| 2016 | Elisabeth Hausrath | Geoscience |
| 2015 | Lynn Comella | Liberal Arts |
| 2014 | Katherine Hertlein | Couple & Family Therapy Program |
| 2013 | Mei Yang | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 2012 | Sajjad Ahmad | Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction |
| 2011 | Liam Frink | Anthropology |
| 2010 | Brian Hedlund | Life Sciences |
| 2009 | Frank van Breukelen | Life Sciences |