1967 – Dr. Paul M. Maughan, Chairman, Steering Committee, Oceanographic Research

1968 –  George Shaefer, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

1969 – Charles Jackson, Oceanology  International

1970 – Albert Kirst, Westinghouse Ocean Research Lab

1971 – Robert Plunkett, Dillingham Environmental Company

1972 – Sigmund Bobczynski, U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office

1973 – Paul Stahl, Plessey Environmental Systems

1974 -Roy Woodle, General Dynamics

1975 – Charles Bishop, Scripps Institute of Oceanography – MPL

1976 – Robert Schimmel, General Electric

1977 – Bernard Gross, Seacor

1978 – Albert Beutler, Ametek – Straza

1979 – Daniel Butterfield, Computer Sciences

1980 – William Crenshaw, Lockheed Ocean Laboratory

1981/82 – Robert Wernli, Naval Ocean Systems Center

1983 – Kevin Hardy

1984 – Nelson Ross

1985 – Bill Hulburd

1986 –

1987 –

1988 –

1989 –

1990 –

1991 –

1992/3 – Kevin Hardy

1993/4 – Jesus Zuniga

1995 –

1996 –

1997 –

1998 – John Schiltz

1999-2000 – Brock Rosenthal, Ocean Innovations

2000 – Leonard Pool, Sidus Solutions

2001 – Ed Cargile

2002/3 – Harry Maxfield

2004/5 – Kim McCoy

2006/7 – Leonard Pool, Sidus Solutions

2008/10 – Barbara Fletcher, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center

2011 – Scott Mau, NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center

2012/13 – David Velasco, Sontek/YSI

2014/15 – Brian Smallwood, Teledyne Impulse

2015/18 – Alan Kenny, Kenautics.

2018/23 – Larry Hagstrom, SIDUS Solutions