| YEAR | RECIPIENT NAME | AFFILIATION | PHOTOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Diana Rast and Anna Watson |
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | Yes |
| 2023 | No nominations | ||
| 2022 | no nominations | ||
| 2021 | No nominations | ||
| 2020 | No nominations | ||
| 2019 | Daniel Phelps | President, Kentucky Paleontological Society | Yes |
| 2018 | Dr. Gary Stinchcom | Murray State University | Yes |
| 2017 | Michael Albright | Department of Waste Management-UST Branch | Yes |
| 2016 | Bill Brab | AST Environmental | Yes |
| 2015 | Paul Howell | Natural Resources Conservation Service-Soils United States Department of Agriculture |
Yes |
| 2014 | James C. Currens | Kentucky Geological Survey Water Resources Section |
Yes |
| 2013 | William M. Andrews Jr. | Section Head-Geologigic Mapping Kentucky Geological Survey |
No |
| 2012 | Larry Hughes | Division of Waste Management Underground Storage Tank Branch |
Yes |
| 2011 | Karen Thompson | Smith Management Group | No |
| 2010 | Gil Cumbee | GeoScience Consultants Inc. | No |
| 2009 | William M. Andrews Jr. | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 2008 | Douglas Curl | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 2007 | Daniel I. Carey | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 2006 | Tom Spalding | Department of Military Affairs | No |
| 2005 | David A. Jackson | Division of Waste Management | No |
| 2004 | Daniel Phelps | President, Kentucky Paleontological Society | No |
| 2003 | Steven Cordiviola and Brandon Nuttall |
Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 2002 | David A. Williams | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 2001 | James Conkin | University of Louisville | No |
| 2000 | James C. Cobb | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
| 1999 | David R. Wunsch | Kentucky Geological Survey | No |
