Mike Freilich, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2008)
Ken Caldeira, Stanford University (2007)
Roger Pielke, Jr., University of Colorado (2006)
Richard B. Alley, Pennsylvania State University (2004)
Admiral James D. Watkins, U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy (2003)
Michael K. Orbach, Duke University (2002)
Marcia K. McNutt, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (2001)
Shirley A. Pomponi, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (2000)
Peter Brewer, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (1999)