| 1997 | Gregory Valde, Educational Foundations |
| 1996 | George Ferencz, Music |
| 1995 | Arno Kleimenhagen, Marketing |
| 1994 | Richard Jentoft, Communicative Disorders |
| 1993 | Jerome W. Witherill, Safety Studies |
| 1992 | Clifford W. O'Beirne, Psychology |
| 1991 | John F. Kozlowicz, Political Science |
| 1990 | Robert N. Burrows, English |
| 1989 | Gorden O. Hedahl, Theatre/Dance |
| 1988 | Edward J. Drexler, Chemistry |
| 1987 | Charles H. Zastrow, Social Work |
| 1986 | Karen K. Kirst-Ashman, Women's Studies |
| 1985 | Frederic L. Sederholm, Theatre/Dance |
| 1984 | Bennette Harris, Mathematics & Computer Science |
| 1983 | I-Ning Huang, Psychology |
| 1982 | Jack Cummings, Biology |
| 1981 | Ike Schaffer, Educational Foundations |
| 1980 | John Montague, Art |
| 1979 | Karen Boubel, Music |
| 1978 | David Saunders, English |
| 1977 | Lowell Youngs, Music |
| 1976 | Larry Davis, Mathematics |
| 1975 | Jerome Laurent, Economics |
| 1974 | Margaret Mueller, Elementary Education |
| 1973 | Robert Perinchief, Music |
| 1972 | Mary Margaret Hosler, Business Education & Office Administration |
| 1971 | Herbert Lundin, Geography/Geology |
| 1970 | Fannie Hicklin, Theatre/Dance |
| 1969 | Henry Meyer, Biology |
| 1968 | Raymond Light, Music |
| 1967 | Lloyd Liedtke, Elementary Education |
| 1966 | No Award |
| 1965 | Rudolph Prucha, Physics |