- 2023: Priti Ramamurthy, Professor, Gender, Women & Sexuality
- 2022: Ralina L. Joseph, Professor, Communication
- 2021: Lee Ann Campbell, Professor, Global Health
- 2020: Manka Varghese, Professor, Education
- 2019: Tatiana Toro, Professor, Mathematics
- 2018: Suzie Hwang Pun, Professor, Bioengineering
- 2017: Michael McCann, Professor, Political Science
- 2016: Sandra Silberstein, Professor, English
- 2015: Daniel T. Schwartz, Boeing-Sutter Professor, Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences & Engineering
- 2014: Gaetano Borriello, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
- 2013: Fred Rieke, Professor, Physiology and Biophysics
- 2012: Peter J. May, Professor, Political Science
- 2011: David Takeuchi, Professor, Social Work
- 2010: Victoria Lawson, Professor, Geography
- 2009: Richard R. Strathmann, Professor, Friday Harbor Laboratories and Biology
- 2008: Thomas P. Quinn, Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- 2007: Rajendra K. Bordia, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- 2006: Joel S. Migdal, Robert L. Philip Professor of International Studies
- 2005: Lesley Olswang, Professor, Speech and Hearing Sciences
- 2004: Raimonda Modiano, Professor, English and Comparative Literature
- 2003: Charles Keyes, Professor, Anthropology
- 2002: Tom Daniel, Professor, Zoology
- 2001: Judith Howard, Professor, Sociology
- 2000: David Notkin, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering
- 1999: Noel Weiss, Professor, Epidemiology
Honorable Mentions
2023
- Sapna Cheryan, Psychology
- José Antonio Lucero, Jackson School of International Studies
- LaShawnDa Pittman, American Ethnic Studies
2022
- Stephen Gloyd, Global Health
2021
- Sarah L. Keller, Chemistry
- Amy Ko, Information School
2020
- Alexes Harris, Sociology
2019
- n/a
2018
- Grace John-Stewart, Global Health, Medicine, Epidemiology and Pediatrics
2017
- n/a
2016
- n/a
2015
- Stevan Harrell, Anthropology
- Yuichi Shoda, Psychology
2014
- Stevan Harrell, Anthropology
- Michael W. McCann, Political Science
2013
- Gaetano Borriello, Computer Science and Engineering
2012
- Gaetano Borriello, Computer Science and Engineering
- Fred Rieke, Physiology and Biophysics
2011
- Peter J. May, Professor, Political Science
2010
- Peter J. May, Political Science
- David R. Knechtges, Asian Languages & Literature
2009
- Stephen J. Burges, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Victoria A. Lawson, Geography
- David R. Knechtges, Asian Languages and Literature
2008
- Richard R. Strathmann, Professor, Friday Harbor Laboratories and Biology
- Stephen J. Burges, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2007
- Peter J. May, Professor, Political Science
- Thomas P. Quinn, Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
- Richard R. Strathmann, Professor, Friday Harbor Laboratories and Biology
2006
- Rajendra Bordia, Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
- Linda Brubaker, Professor, Ecosystem Sciences Division
- Thomas Quinn, Professor, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
2005
- Lewayne Gilchrist, Professor, School of Social Work
- Joel Migdal, Robert F. Philip Professor of International Studies, International Studies
- Gerry Philipsen, Professor, Communication
2004
- Lesley Olswang, Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Gerry Philipsen, Communication
- John Wingfield, Biology
2003
- Avery Guest, Sociology
- Raimonda Modiano, English and Comparative Literature
2002
- John Berg, Chemical Engineering
- Raimonda Modiano, English and Comparative Literature
- Lynne Werner, Speech and Hearing Sciences
2001
- Avery Guest, Sociology
- Chadwick Oliver, Forest Resources
- Gerold Schubiger, Zoology
2000
- Richard Kenney, English
- Julie Stein, Anthropology
- Gerald Baldasty, Communications
1999
- Tom Daniel, Zoology
- Lewayne Gilchrist, Social Work
- David Notkin, Computer Science and Engineering
- Robert Paine, Zoology
- Robert Dunnell, Anthropology