| YEAR | RECIPIENT | DEPARTMENT | OCCASION |
| 2012 | Robert Wason | Music Theory | Commencement |
| 2011 | Philippe Fauchet | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Commencement |
| 2010 | Richard G. Niemi | Political Science | Commencement |
| 2009 | Robert K. Boeckman, Jr. | Chemistry | Commencement |
| 2008 | Stephen Dewhurst | Microbiology & Immunology, and Oncology | Commencement |
| 2007 | Robert Bambara | Biochemistry & Biophysics | Commencement |
| 2006 | Ashok Das | Physics | Commencement |
| 2005 | Eby Friedman | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Commencement |
| 2004 | Arie Bodek | Physics | Commencement |
| 2003 | Gorovsky, Martin A. | Biology | Commencement |
| 2002 | Tanenhaus, Michael K. | Brain & Cognitive Sciences | Commencement |
| 2001 | Thomson, William | Economics | Commencement |
| 2000 | Wolf, Emil | Physics & Astronomy, and Optics | Commencement |
| 1999 | Powell, G. Bingham Jr. | Political Science | Commencement |
| 1998 | Schmitt, Madeline | School of Nursing | Commencement |
| 1997 | Allen, James | Computer Science | Commencement |
| 1996 | Watts, Ross | Simon School | Commencement |
| 1995 | Morris, Robert | Music Theory | Commencement |
| 1994 | Jones, Ronald | Economics | Commencement |
| 1993 | Li, James C. M. | Mechanical Engineering | Commencement |
| 1992 | Cowen, Emory | Psychology | Commencement |
| 1992 | Mandel, Leonard | Physics | Commencement |
| 1991 | Johnson, Jean | School of Nursing | Commencement |
| 1990 | Hoy, Cyrus | English | Commencement |
| 1988 | McKenzie, Lionel | Economics | Convocation - Fall |
| 1987 | Riker, William | Political Science | Convocation - Fall |