| Year | Radio | Television |
| 2012 | Paul Brenner, Emmis Communications, Indianapolis, Ind. | Glenn Reitmeier, NBC Universal, New York, N.Y. |
| 2011 | L. Robert du Treil, du Treil, Lundin & Rackley, Inc., Sarasota, Fla. | Thomas B. Keller, Renowned Television Technology Innovator |
| 2010 | Steve Church, Telos Systems, Cleveland, Ohio | Mark Richer, ATSC, Washington, D.C. |
| 2009 | Jack Sellmeyer, Sellmeyer Engineering, Lucas, Texas | Sterling Davis, Cox Broadcasting, Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2008 | Thomas B. Silliman, Electronics Research, Inc., Chandler, Ind. | Antoon Uyttendaele, ABC Inc., New York, N.Y. |
| 2007 | Louis A. King, Kintronic Laboratories, Inc., Bristol, Tenn. | Victor Tawil, Association for Maximum Service Television, Washington, D.C. |
| 2006 | Benjamin Dawson, Hatfield and Dawson, Seattle, Wash.; Ronald Rackley, du Treil, Lundin and Rackley, Inc., Sarasota Fla. | S. Merrill Weiss, Merrill Weiss Group LLC, Metuchen, N.J. |
| 2005 | Milford Smith, Greater Media, Inc., East Brunswick, N.J. | Oded Bendov, TV Transmission Antenna Group, Inc., Cherry Hill, N.J. |
| 2004 | Glynn Walden, Infinity Broadcasting, New York, N.Y. | Glynn Walden, Infinity Broadcasting, New York, N.Y. |
| 2003 | John W. Reiser, FCC (Retired), Mt. Vernon, Va. | Robert P. Eckert, FCC, Washington, D.C. |
| 2002 | Paul Schafer, Schafer International, Bonita, Calif. | Bernard Lechner, Consultant, Princeton, N.J. |
| 2001 | Arno Meyer, Belar Electronics Laboratory, Devon, Pa. | Larry Thorpe, Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, N.J. |
| 2000 | Michael Dorrough, Dorrough Electronics, Woodland Hills, Calif. | Max Berry, Capital Cities/ABC (retired) Elkins Park, Pa. |
| 1999 | Geoffrey Mendenhall, P.E. Harris Corporation, Quincy, Ill. | John Turner, Turner Engineering, Mountain Lakes, N.J. |
| 1998 | John Battison, P.E., John Battison, Consultant, Loudonville, Ohio | Robert Hopkins, Sony Pictures High Definition Center, Culver City, Calif. |
| 1997 | George Jacobs, George Jacobs & Associates, Silver Spring, Md. | Michael Sherlock, NBC, New York, N.Y. |
| 1996 | Ogden Prestholdt, A.D. Ring & Associates, Nakomis, Fla. | Charles Rhodes, Advanced Television Test Center, Alexandria, Va. |
| 1995 | Robert Orban, Chief Engineer, AKG Acoustics, Inc. San Leandro, Calif. | Carl G. Eilers, Manager of Electronic Systems R&D, Zenith Electronics, Glenview, Ill. |
| 1994 | Charles T. Morgan, Susquehanna Radio Corporation, York, Pa. | Thomas J. Vaughan, PESA Micro Communications, Inc., Manchester, N.H. |
| 1993 | Robert M. Silliman, Silliman and Silliman, Silver Spring, Md. | Stanley N. Baron, Technical Development, NBC, New York, N.Y. |
| 1992 | Edward Edison and Robert L. Hammett, Hammett & Edison, San Francisco, Calif. | James C. McKinney, Chairman, Advanced Television Systems Committee, Washington, D.C. |
| 1991 | George Marti, Marti Electronics, Cleburne, Texas | Kerns Powers, David Sarnoff and NBC Consultant, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1990 | Hilmer Swanson, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Division, Quincy, Ill. |
| 1989 | William Connolly, Sony Advanced Systems, Montvale, N.J. |
| 1988 | Jules Cohen, Jules Cohen and Associates, Washington, D.C. |
| 1987 | Renville H. McMann, CBS Technology Center, Stamford, Conn. |
| 1986 | Dr. George Brown, RCA Laboratories, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1985 | Carl E. Smith, Smith Electronics, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1984 | Otis S. Freeman, WPIX, Inc., Tribune Broadcasting, New York, N.Y. |
| 1983 | Joseph Flaherty, Technology, CBS Inc., New York, N.Y. |
| 1982 | Julius Barnathan, Broadcast Operations and Engineering, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., New York, N.Y. |
| 1981 | Wallace E. Johnson, Association for Broadcast Engineering Standards, Washington, D.C. |
| 1980 | James D. Parker, CBS Television Network, New York, N.Y. |
| 1979 | Robert W. Flanders, McGraw–Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 1978 | John A. Moseley, President, Moseley Associates, Inc., Goleta, Calif. |
| 1977 | Daniel H. Smith, Capital Cities Communications, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1976 | Dr. Frank G. Kear, Consulting Engineer, Washington, D.C. |
| 1975 | John D. Silva, Golden West Broadcasters, Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 1974 | Joseph B. Epperson, Scripps–Howard Broadcasting Co., Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1973 | A. James Ebel, KOLN–TV, Lincoln, Neb. |
| 1972 | John M. Sherman, WCCO, Minneapolis, Minn. |
| 1971 | Benjamin Wolfe, Post–Newsweek Stations, Washington, D.C. |
| 1970 | Philip Whitney, General Manager, WINC, Winchester, Va. |
| 1969 | Jarrett L. Hathaway, NBC Television Network, New York, N.Y. |
| 1968 | Howard A. Chinn, CBS Television Network, New York, N.Y. |
| 1967 | Robert M. Morris, American Broadcasting Company, New York, N.Y. |
| 1966 | Carl J. Meyers, WGN Continental Broadcasting Co., Chicago, Ill. |
| 1965 | Edward W. Allen, Jr., FCC, Washington, D.C. |
| 1964 | John H. DeWitt, Jr., WSM, Inc., Nashville, Tenn. |
| 1963 | Dr. George R. Town, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa |
| 1962 | Ralph N. Harmon, Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., New York, N.Y. |
| 1961 | Raymond F. Guy, Consultant |
| 1960 | Commissioner T. A. M. Craven, FCC, Washington, D.C. |
| 1959 | John T. Wilner, Hearst Corporation, Baltimore, Md. |
