| 2006 | Benjamin W. Wah | For outstanding achievements, sustained leadership, and dedicated service to the IEEE Computer Society. |
| 2005 | Mario R. Barbacci | For outstanding achievements and dedicated service to the IEEE Computer Society. |
| 2004 | Murali R. Varanasi | For sustained contributions and leadership in Computer Science and Computer Engineering education and accreditation. |
| 2003 | Doris. L. Carver | For dedicated and sustained leadership to the computing profession and to the IEEE Computer Society. |
| 2002 | Bruce D. Shriver | For outstanding service to both the Computer Society and the computing profession that continues to have enormous impact on responsible governance, high quality publications, conferences, and the international community. |
| 2001 | Ronald G. Hoelzeman | For dedication and sustained leadership resulting in improvements in Computer Society products and services through improved infrastructure. |
| 2000 | Gerald L. Engel | For continuing and significant contributions to the educational activities in the computer field and the profession. |
| 1999 | James H. Aylor | For dedication and sustained long-term leadership resulting in the development of significant innovations in Computer Society products and services, especially in the area of printed and electronic publications. |
| 1998 | Edward A. Parrish | For continuing leadership to the society and the institute, particularly in the areas of education and publications. |
| 1997 | Duncan H. Lawrie | For your creativity, insight, and leadership of the society in many areas, but particularly for guiding the development of the Computer Society strategy for electronic publishing. |
| 1996 | Ming T. (Mike) Liu | For dedicated and outstanding services to the profession and to the IEEE Computer Society. |
| 1995 | James T. Cain | For outstanding sustained contributions and leadership in education and the computer profession. |
| 1994 | Helen M. Wood | For outstanding and sustained contributions and leadership to the society and the institute, particularly in the area of standards, publications, and information services. |
| 1993 | C. V. Ramamoorthy | For contributions to the publications, conferences, and education activities of the computer profession. |
| 1992 | Roy L. Russo | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1990 | Martha Sloan | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1989 | Stanley Winkler | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1987 | Oscar N. Garcia | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1986 | Theodore H. Bonn | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1985 | Tse-yun Feng | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession. |
| 1984 | Rex Rice | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession |
| 1983 | Merlin G. Smith | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession |
| 1982 | Sidney Fernbach | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the profession |
| 1981 | Stephen S. Yau | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the computer profession |
