| Year | Name | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Omar Ashour | School of Engineering |
| 2021 | Dr. Ozgun Demirag | Black School of Business |
| 2020 | Dr. Courtney Nagle | School of Science |
| 2019 | Dr. Alicyn Rhoades | School of Engineering |
| 2018 | Dr. Faisal Aqlan | School of Engineering |
| 2017 | Dr. Xin (Jessica) Zhao | School of Business |
| 2016 | Dr. Jason Bennett | School of Science |
| 2015 | Dr. Kilic Kanat | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2014 | Dr. Michael E. Brown | Black School of Business |
| 2013 | Dr. Blair Tuttle | School of Science |
| 2012 | Mr. George Looney (co-winner) | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2012 | Dr. Diane Parente (co-winner) | Black School of Business |
| 2011 | Dr. Greg Filbeck | Black School of Business |
| 2010 | Dr. Xiaocong (Simon) Fan | School of Engineering |
| 2009 | Dr. Jay Amicangelo | School of Science |
| 2008 | Dr. Sudarshan Nelatury | School of Engineering |
| 2007 | Dr. John Roth | School of Engineering |
| 2006 | Dr. Thomas Hemminger | School of Engineering |
| 2005 | Dr. Darren Williams | School of Science |
| 2004 | Dr. Michael Campbell | School of Science |
| 2003 | Mr. George Looney | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 2002 | Dr. Pam Silver | School of Science |
| 2001 | Dr. Chuck Yeung | School of Science |
| 2000 | Dr. Syed Saad Andaleeb | School of Business |
| 1999 | Dr. John Fizel | School of Business |
| 1998 | Dr. Mary G. Chisholm | School of Science |
| 1997 | Dr. Jeffrey Pinto | School of Business |
| 1996 | Dr. Alan Jircitano | School of Science |
| 1995 | Dr. Richard Bollinger | School of Science |
| 1994 | Dr. Robert Tauber | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1993 | Dr. Dean Baldwin | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1992 | Dr. Chester Wolford | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1991 | Dr. Anthony A. Salvia | School of Engineering |
| 1990 | Dr. A. Daniel Frankforter | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1989 | Dr. Charles Redenius | - |
| 1988 | Dr. Archie K. Loss | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1987 | Dr. John K. Gamble | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1986 | Dr. James M. Davis | - |
| 1985 | Dr. Diana Hume George | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1984 | Dr. Edwin C. Masteller | School of Science |
| 1983 | Dr. Juan Fernandez-Jimenez | School of Humanities and Social Sciences |
| 1982 | Dr. Jeffrey A. Wicken | School of Science |