Selected by the current president annually and presented at the AAA Annual Meeting.
Dr. Doug Henry, Dr. Courtney Lewis, and Janine Chiappa McKenna
2021 Arjun Appadurai, Michael Blakey, Shannon Speed, Gillian Tett, Nate Wambold, and Bianca Williams
2020 Mayanthi Fernando, The Association of Black Anthropologists, and The SMA's Anthropological Responses to Health Emergencies Special Interest Group
2018 Ben Orlove, Vesna Vucinic, Junji Koizumi, Chandana Mathur, and Faye Harrison
2017 Jeff Martin-AAA, Elizabeth Chilton, Agustin Fuentes, Ramona Perez, Tricia Redeker-Hepner
2016 Kim Baker-AAA, Keri Brondo, Elizabeth Briody, Bernard (Bernie) Perley, Sam Martinez
2015 Haleema Burton-AAA, AAA Task force on Cultural Heritage, Task force on AAA Engagement on Israel-Palestine and its members
2014 Teresa McCarty, Raymond Codrington, Karen Brodkin, Shirley Fiske
2013 Monica Heller, Dana Davis, Alaka Wali, Hugh Gusterson, Jason Watkins
2012 Elaine Lynch, Louise Lamphere, Carolyn Rouse
2011 Sarah Green, Dena Plemmons, Tom Boellstorff, Oona Schmid, Lisa Myers
2010 Monica Heller, Mary Gray, Kim Baker
2009 Linda Bennett, Ed Liebow, Cathleen Crain, John Jackson, Deb Thomas, Robert Albro, Ellen Lewin
2008 Noel J. Chrisman, Louise Lamphere, Sally Engle Merry, Deborah Nichols, and James Peacock
2007 Mary Margaret Overbey, Faye V. Harrison and Yolanda Moses
2006 Mac Marshall, Dan Segal, Maria Vesperi
2005 Sandra Berlin, Susi Skomal, Susan H. Lees, Frances E. Mascia-Lees, Alisse Waterston
2004 Tanya Luhrmann
2003 Sally Merry, Bill Davis, Kimberley Baker
2002 Deborah Heath, Lucille Horn, Frederic Gleach, Wendy Ashmore, and Regna Darnell
2001 Jane Hill and Helena Ragoné
1998 Esther Boserup
1997 Barbara Tedlock and Dennis Tedlock
1995 Laila El-Hamamsy, Jon Anderson
1994 Robert Benjamin
1993 Art Gallaher, Janet Keller
1991 Lynne Goldstein, Nathalie F.S. Woodbury
