2025 – Dinah Tetteh, Arkansas State University

2024 – Andre Johnson, University of Memphis

2023 – Jason Edward Black, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

2022 – Stephanie Ricker Schulte, University of Arkansas

2021 – Stephen A. Smith, University of Arkansas

2020 – Rick Cherwitz, University of Texas

2019 – Myria W. Allen, University of Arkansas

2018 – Briggita R. Brunner, 

2017 – Richard Leeman

2016 – Mary Stuckey

2015 – Lynne Webb

2014 – Roseann Mandziuk, Texas State University

2013 – Ken Cissna, University of South Florida

2012 – Katherine Hendrix, University of Memphis

2011 – Kathleen J. Turner, Davidson College

2010 – Jerry Hale, University of Georgia

2009 – None given

2008 – Art Bochner, University of South Florida

2007 – Martin Medhurst, Baylor University

2006 – None given

2005 – Marilyn Young, Florida State University

2004 – Julia T. Woods, University of North Carolina

2003 – Robert E. Denton, Jr., Virginia Polytechnic Institute

2002 – None given

2001 – Janice Rushing, University of Arkansas

2000 – None given

1999 – Ronald H. Carpenter, University of Florida

1998 – Mary Frances Hopkins (emeritus), Louisiana State University

1997 – Tom Frentz, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

1996 – None given

1995 – Beverly WhitakerLong, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1994 – Michael M. Osborn, University of Memphis