This award honors outstanding research or artistic accomplishments of a full-time faculty member or researcher. Previous recipients of this award since 1977 are listed below.

1977 Yuzuru Shimizu, Pharmacognosy and Arthur G. Rand, Jr., Food Science/Nutrition
1978 Rodney D. Driver, Mathematics
1979 Maury N. Klein, History
1980 Jill C. Bonner, Physics
1981 James P. Kennett, Graduate School of Oceanography
1982 Shashanka S. Mitra, Electrical Engineering
1983 Paul J. Petrie, English
1984 Theodore J. Smayda, Graduate School of Oceanography
1985 Phyllis R. Brown, Chemistry
1986 Lewis M. Alexander, Geography & Marine Affairs
1987 Oved Shisha, Mathematics and Robert G. Weisbord, History
1988 Bernice E. Lott, Psychology and Women's Studies
1989 Paul S. Cohen, Microbiology
1990 Norman L. Zucker, Political Science
1991 Richard J. Gelles, Sociology
1992 James O. Prochaska, Psychology
1993 Haraldur Sigurdsson, Grauduate School of Oceanography
1994 James F. Findlay, History
1995 Arun Shukla, Mechanical Engineering
1996 Gerasimos Ladas, Mathematics
1997 Jan A. Northby, Physics
1998 Margaret M. McGrath, Nursing and Donald W. Tufts, Electrical Engineering
1999 David M. Gitlitz, Languages
2000 Wayne F. Velicer, Research, Cancer Prevention Research Consortium
2001 Arthur J. Gold, Natural Resource Science
2002 Judith M. Swift, Fine Arts Center [Convocation Speech 2002]
2003 Professor Joseph S. Rossi, Psychology Professor
2004 Phillip G. Clark, Human Development and Family Studies
2005 Linda M. Welters, Ph.D, Professor of Textiles and Fashion Merch & Design
2006 Thomas N. Mather, Professor, CEL-PLS
2007 Candace Oviatt, Graduate School of Oceanography