1969

Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution

1970

Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution

1971

Wedel, Waldo R. – Smithsonian Institution

1972

Krause, Richard – University of Missouri

1973

Gradwohl, David M. – Iowa State University

1974

Frison, George – University of Wyoming

1975

Henning, Dale R. – University of Nebraska

1976

Hamilton, Henry W. – Missouri Archaeological Society

1977

Schneider, Frederick E. – University of North Dakota

1978

Wilson, Michael C. – University of Calgary

1979

Jantz, Richard L. – University of Tennessee

1980

Davis, Leslie – Montana State University

1981

Loendorf, Larry – University of North Dakota

1982

Parks, Douglas – Mary College

1983

Harvey, Amy E. – Stephens College

1984

Sims, E. Leigh – Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature

1985

Witty, Thomas A., Jr. – Kansas State Historical Society

1986

Anderson, Duane – University of Iowa

1987

Vehik, Susan – University of Oklahoma

1988

Vehik, Susan – University of Oklahoma

1989

Schneider, Mary Jane – University of North Dakota

1990

Schneider, Mary Jane – University of North Dakota

1991

Hofman, Jack L. – Oklahoma Archeological Survey

1992

Hannus, L. Adrien – Augustana College

1993

Tiffany, Joseph A. – California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

1994

Lintz, Christopher – Mariah Associates

1995

Bozell, Robert – Nebraska State Historical Society

1996

Toom, Dennis – University of North Dakota

1997

Lees, William – Oklahoma Historical Society

1998

Reher, Charles – University of Wyoming

1999

Brink, Jack – Provincial Museum of Alberta

2000

Artz, Joe – Office of the Iowa State Archaeologist

2001

Stanley, Lori A. – Luther College

2002

Walker, Danny N. – Wyoming State Archaeologist Office

2003

Reeves, Brian O. K. – Lifeways Canada, Ltd.

2004

Hartwell. William T. – Desert Research Institute

2005

Amick, Daniel S. – Loyola University

2006

Kornfeld, Marcel – University of Wyoming/Frison Institute

2007

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