| Year |
Medalist |
| 2007 |
Noreen
A Grice ( You Can Do Astronomy LLC and Museum of Science,
Boston, USA) |
| 2006 |
Jeffrey
Rosendhal (NASA, retired) |
| 2005 |
Jeff
Goldstein ( Challenger Center for Space Science Education) |
| 2004 |
Seth
Shostak (SETI Institute) |
| 2003 |
Hubble
Heritage Project, Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) |
| 2002 |
Don
Davis (Space Artist) and Jon Lomberg
(Space Artist) |
| 2001 |
Sandi
Preston (McDonald Observatory's StarDate) |
| 2000 |
Jack
Horkheimer (TV Astronomy Personality/Planetarium Director) |
| 1999 |
Stephen
P. Maran (AAS Press Office) |
| 1998 |
Julieta
Fierro (astronomer, educator, lecturer & author) |
| 1997 |
Franklyn
M. Branley (planetarium director) |
| 1996 |
Terence
Dickinson (author, editor) |
| 1995 |
Heidi
Hammel (astronomer, lecturer) |
| 1994 |
Andrew
Fraknoi (educator, lecturer, and former ASP executive director) |
| 1993 |
David
Morrison (author and astronomer) |
| 1992 |
Philip
Morrison (author, TV host, physics educator) |
| 1991 |
Richard
Berry (editor) and the staff of Astronomy Magazine |
| 1990 |
Donald
Goldsmith (astronomer, book and television author) |
| 1989 |
E.C.
Krupp (author, TV host, planetarium director) |
| 1988 |
Joseph
Chamberlain (planetarium director) |
| 1987 |
The
Editors of Sky and Telescope Magazine |
| 1986 |
Timothy
Ferris (science writer and author) |
| 1985 |
James
Stokley (science writer and planetarium director) |
| 1984 |
Deborah
Byrd (writer, radio producer) and the Stardate radio program |
| 1983 |
Helen
Sawyer Hogg (astronomer and newspaper columnist) |
| 1982 |
Bart
J. Bok (astronomer, lecturer, and author) |
| 1981 |
Dietrick
Thomsen (science writer and editor for Science News) |
| 1980 |
Walter
Sullivan (science writer and editor for the New York Times) |
| 1979 |
William
Kaufmann III (astronomer, lecturer, author) |
| 1978 |
Patrick
Moore (author, TV program host) |
| 1977 |
Sir
Fred Hoyle (astronomer, lecturer, author) |
| 1976 |
Chesley
Bonestell (artist) |
| 1975 |
Isaac
Asimov (science writer and prolific author) |
| 1974 |
Carl
Sagan (astronomer, lecturer, author) |
