| Year | Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Paul Oh | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2022 | Seyhmus Baloglu | William F. Harrah College of Hospitality |
| 2021 | Jacimaria Batista | Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction |
| 2020 | Francis Cucinotta | Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences |
| 2019 | Andy Kirk | History |
| 2018 | Bo Bernhard | Hospitality and International Gaming Institute |
| 2016 | Kwang Kim | Engineering |
| 2015 | Debra Martin | Anthropology |
| 2014 | Ramona Denby-Brinson | School of Social Work |
| 2013 | Shahram Latifi | Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2012 | Bradley Donohue | Psychology |
| 2011 | Shawn Gerstenberger | Environmental & Occupational Health |
| 2010 | Woosoon Yim |
Mechanical Engineering |
| 2009 | Darrell Pepper | Mechanical Engineering |
| 2008 | Eugene Moehring | History |
| 2007 | Christopher Kearney | Psychology |
| 2006 | Eugene Smith |
Geoscience |
| 2005 | Shashi Nambisan | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| 2004 | Hal Rothman | History |
| 2003 | Stanley Smith | Biological Sciences |
| 2002 | Robert Boehm | Mechanical Engineering |