YEAR NAME, INSTITUTION
1969 Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution
1970 Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution
1971 Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution
1972 Krause, Richard – University of Missouri
1973 Gradwohl, David M. – Iowa State University
1974 Frison, George – University of Wyoming
1975 Henning, Dale R. – University of Nebraska
1976 Hamilton, Henry W. – Missouri Archaeological Society
1977 Schneider, Frederick E. – University of North Dakota
1978 Wilson, Michael C. – University of Calgary
1979 Jantz, Richard L. – University of Tennessee
1980 Davis, Leslie – Montana State University
1981 Loendorf, Larry – University of North Dakota
1982 Parks, Douglas – Mary College
1983 Harvey, Amy E. – Stephens College
1984 Sims, E. Leigh – Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature
1985 Witty, Thomas A., Jr. – Kansas State Historical Society
1986 Anderson, Duane – University of Iowa
1987 Vehik, Susan – University of Oklahoma
1988 Vehik, Susan – University of Oklahoma
1989 Schneider, Mary Jane – University of North Dakota
1990 Schneider, Mary Jane – University of North Dakota
1991 Hofman, Jack L. – Oklahoma Archeological Survey
1992 Hannus, L. Adrien – Augustana College
1993 Tiffany, Joseph A. – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1994 Lintz, Christopher – Mariah Associates
1995 Bozell, Rob – Nebraska State Historical Society
1996 Toom, Dennis – University of North Dakota
1997 Lees, William – Oklahoma Historical Society
1998 Reher, Charles – University of Wyoming
1999 Brink, Jack – Provincial Museum of Alberta
2000 Artz, Joe – Office of the Iowa State Archaeologist
2001 Stanley, Lori A. – Luther College
2002 Walker, Danny N. – Wyoming State Archaeologist Office
2003 Reeves, Brian O. K. – Lifeways Canada, Ltd.
2004 Hartwell, William T. – Desert Research Institute
2005 Amick, Daniel S. – Loyola University
2006 Kornfeld, Marcel – University of Wyoming/Frison Institute
2007 Bement, Leland - Oklahoma Archeological Survey
2008 Tiffany, Joseph - Mississippi Valley Archaeological Center
2009 Peterson, Lynelle - Ethnoscience, Inc.
2010 William Billeck - Smithsonian Institution
2011 Bob Dawe - Royal Alberta Museum
2012 Mark E. Miller - Wyoming State Archaeologist’s Office
2013 Mavis Greer - Greer Services Archeological Consulting
2014 Mark D. Mitchell - Paleocultural Research Group
2015 Amy Bleier - State Historical Society of North Dakota
2016 Kacy Hollenback - Southern Methodist University
2017 Sarah Trabert - University of Oklahoma
2018 Jay Sturdevant
2019 Mary Adair - The University of Kansas
2020 Mary Adair - The University of Kansas
2021 Kelly Pool - Metcalf Archaeology
2022 Kelly Pool - Metcalf Archaeology
2023 John Hedden - Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa
2024 Adam Wiewel - Midwest Archaeological Center, National Park Service