| 2022-2023 | William Kleindl, Ph.D. Montana State University |
| 2021-2022 | Gregory Noe, Ph.D. U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2020-2021 | Loretta Battaglia, Ph.D. Southern Illinois University |
| 2019-2020 | Max Finlayson Charles Stuart University |
| 2018-2019 | Beth Middleton, Ph.D. U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2017-2018 | Arnold van der Valk, Ph.D., PWS Iowa State University |
| 2016-2017 | Gillian Davies, PWS BSC Group, Inc. |
| 2015-2016 | Kimberli Ponzio, PWS St. Johns River Water Management District |
| 2014-2015 | Jim Perry Virginia Institute of Marine Science |
| 2013-2014 | Stephen P Faulkner U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2012-2013 | George P Lukacs Queensland Nickel Pty Ltd |
| 2011-2012 | Ben A LePage Pacific Gas & Electric |
| 2010-2011 | Glenn Guntenspergen U.S. Geological Survey |
| 2009-2010 | Andrew H Baldwin University of Maryland |
| 2008-2009 | Christopher B Craft Indiana State |
| 2007-2008 | Patrick J Megonigal Smithsonian Environmental Research Center |
| 2006-2007 | Mary E Kentula |
| 2005-2006 | Barbara L Bedford Cornell University |
| 2004-2005 | Katherine C Ewel University of Florida |
| 2003-2004 | Mark G Felton AECOM Corp |
| 2002-2003 | Frank P Day Old Dominion University |
| 2001-2002 | Barry G Warner University of Waterloo |
| 2000-2001 | Virginia Carter |
| 1999-2000 | Janet R Keough |
| 1998-1999 | John M Teal Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute |
| 1997-1998 | Donald R Cahoon U.S. Geological Survey |
| 1996-1997 | Duncan T Patten |
| 1995-1996 | William J Mitsch Florida Gulf Coast University |
| 1994-1995 | Mary C Landin |
| 1993-1994 | Lee S Ischinger |
| 1992-1993 | Carol A Johnston South Dakota State University |
| 1991-1992 | Ronnie G Best |
| 1990-1991 | Mark M Brinson East Carol University |
| 1989-1990 | Jay A Leitch North Dakota State University |
| 1988-1989 | Gene Silberhorn |
| 1987-1988 | Curtis J Richardson Duke University |
| 1986-1987 | Courtney T Hackney University of North Florida |
| 1985-1986 | Armando A De La Cruz |
| 1984-1985 | Paul L Knutson |
| 1983-1984 | Walter Glooschenko |
| 1980-1983 | James F Parnell |