| Year of Award | Honoree | Thumbnail Biography of Honoree |
| 1951 | Albert H. Ingalls | Father of amateur astronomy; author; telescope maker. |
| 1952 | Walter H. Haas | Director of Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (ALPO). |
| 1953 | Charles A. Federer, Jr. | Charter member of the Astronomical League; Editor-in-Chief of Sky & Telescope Magazine for many years. |
| 1954 | Dr. H. Percy Wilkins | Professional Astronomer; England; author. |
| 1954 | Dr. Armand Spitz | Lecturer and general benefactor of amateur astronomy. Initiated the Moon Watch program beginning space age. |
| 1955 | Carl P. Richards | Pioneer in northwest for Astronomical League members; author of history of the Astronomical League. |
| 1956 | Dr. Harlow Shapley | Author; lecturer; scientist; head of Harvard School of Science for many years. |
| 1956 | Miss Charlie M. Noble | Teacher; benefactor and observer extending assistance to junior amateurs especially. |
| 1957 | None | |
| 1958 | Clarence E. Johhnson | Published monthly newsletter for very young amateur astronomers and was Junior Chairman for many years. |
| 1959 | Grace Scholz Spitz | Charter member of the Astronomical League; Executive Secretary and President, and general benefactor of amateurs. |
| 1960 | None | |
| 1961 | None | |
| 1962 | Robert Cox | Writes column in Sky & Telescope magazine; master telescope maker. |
| 1963 | Wilma A. Cherup | Served as Executive Secretary of the Astronomical League for twenty-three years. |
| 1964 | Margaret W. Mayall | Director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO). |
| 1965 | G. R. (Bob) Wright | Charter member of the Astronomical League; served in many offices and conventions. |
| 1966 | None | |
| 1967 | Norman Edmund | Published Astronomical League's Newsletter and provided assistance to amateurs. |
| 1968 | Leslie Peltier | Author; observer; inspiration for amateur astronomers. |
| 1969 | Leonard Pardue | Served as Astronomical League Treasurer for eleven years. |
| 1970 | Russell C. Maag | Worked for the Astronomical League in many offices; edited one of the Astronomical League's Observe manuals. |
| 1971 | Ralph K. Dakin | Performed amateur astronomy help; President of the Astronomical League; lecturer. |
| 1972 | Edward Halbach | First elected President of the Astronomical League. |
| 1973 | None | |
| 1974 | Walter Scott Houston | Writes column in Sky & Telescope magazine; avid observer; has own observatory |
| 1975 | ? | |
| 1976 | ? | |
| 1977 | William and Cathryn DuVall | Bill: former A.L. president, telescope builder and observer; Cathryn: A.L. Secretary and Historian. |
| 1978 | ? | |
| 1979 | None | |
| 1980 | ? | |
| 1981 | Dr. David Dunham | Researcher in occultations, founder of I.O.T.A. |
| 1982 | Clyde Tombaugh | Discoverer of Pluto; amateur and professional astronomer and optician |
| 1983 | Roger Tuthill | Astronomy promoter, product designer, and telescope builder. |
| 1983 | Ted Young | Telescope builder; hardworking office-holder on local, regional and national level; promoter of a planetarium for Spokane, WA. |
| 1984 | Dr. Douglas Hall | Studied RS CanVen variables; promoted amateur photoelectric photometry; co-founder of I.A.P.P.P. |
| 1985 | Clifford Holmes | Riverside Telescope Makers Conference founder and chairman for many years. |
| 1986 | None | |
| 1987 | ? | |
| 1988 | Rollin P. Van Zandt | Former A.L. president, observer, astronomy promoter and telescope builder. |
| 1989 | Don Parker | Mars observer and CCD planetary imager par excellance. |
| 1990 | Janet Mattei | Director, AAVSO, promotes amateur participation in variable star observing. |
| 1991 | Mrs. Virginia Lipphard | Enouraged young people to participate in astronomy; Mentor to six professional astronomers and three Westinghouse winners; past regional chair and society president and three-time League convention organizer. |
| 1992 | Dr. David L. Crawford | Founder of the International Dark Sky Association |
| 1993 | Dr. Andrew Fraknoi | Work in astronomy education; Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
| 1994 | Jack Horkheimer | "The Star Hustler" for his tireless efforts to promote astronomy through his television show. |
| 1995 | Dr. John E. Westfall | Director of A.L.P.O.; Lunar Recorder; Jupiter Recorder; Editor of of The Journal of the A.L.P.O. |
| 1996 | Dr. John R. Percy | Support of amateur astronomy; Editor of RASC Observer's Handbook for 10 year; Editor of AAVSO PEP Newsletter |
| 1997 | None | |
| 1998 | Dr. J. Richard Gott III | Relativistic Theorist; Former amateur astronomer; Professor of Astrophysics, Princeton Univ.; Chief of Judges, Westinghouse Science Talent Search |
| 1999 | Dr. Frank Bash |
Director, The McDonald Observatory President, A.S.P |
| 2000 | Don Trombino | |
| 2001 | None | |
| 2002 | Richard Berry | |
| 2003 | Dr. Tim Hunter | |
| 2004 | John F. Martin, V |