| Year | Name |
| 2023 | Dong-Jo Kim |
| 2022 | Edward Davis |
| 2021 | Xiaoyuan Lou |
| 2019 | Bart Prorok |
| 2018 | Ruel A. (Tony) Overfelt |
| 2017 | Bart Prorok |
| 2016 | Ruel A.Overfelt |
| 2015 | Jeffrey W. Fergus |
| 2014 | Zhongyang Cheng |
| 2013 | Ruel A. (Tony) Overfelt |
| 2012 | Bryan A. Chin |
| 2011 | Bryan A. Chin |
| 2010 | Ruel A. (Tony) Overfelt |
| 2009 | Bart Prorok |
| 2008 | Ruel A. (Tony) Overfelt |
| 2007 | Alex Simonian |
| 2006 | Jeffrey W. Fergus |
| 2005 | Bart Prorok |
| 2004 | Jeff Fergus |
| 2003 | Ruel A. (Tony) Overfelt |
| 2002 | Richard W. Cernosek |
| 2001 | Ralph H. Zee |
| 2000 | Bryan A. Chin |
| 1999 | Jeffrey W. Fergus |
| 1998 | Bor Z. Jang |
| 1997 | Roy C. Wilcox |
| 1996 | William F. Gale |
| 1995 | Ralph H. Zee |
| 1994 | Bor Z. Jang |
| 1992 | Roy C. Wilcox |
| 1991 | Bryan Chin |
| 1990 | Ralph Zee |
| 1989 | Ralph Zee |