1985:

James R. Durig, Ph.D., Dean, College of Science and Mathematics, University of South Carolina.

1986:

Howard F. Harrison, Senior Breeder, CR Feeds, Hartsville.

1987:

F. John Vernberg, Ph.D., Director, Belle W. Baruch Institute of Marine Science and Coastal Research, USC.

1988:

Darryl D. DesMarteau, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Department of Chemistry, Clemson University.
Harry S. Margollus, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina.

1989:

Lon B. Knight, Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Chairman, Furman University.

1990:

Paul D. Ellis, Ph.D., George H. Bunch, Professor of Chemistry,
US William J. Padgett, Ph.D., Head, Department of Statistics, University of South Carolina.

1991:

James A. Marshall, Guy Libscomb Professor of Chemistry, University of South Carolina.
Rudolph E. Mancke, Director of Science and Nature Programming for the South Carolina Educational Television Network.

1992:

Maklo Ogawa, Professor and Director of Experimental Hematology at the MUSC, for Science and Discovery.
Larry J. McCumber, Palmetto Professor of Biology at Francis Marion University, for Science Awareness.

1993:

Yaki Aharovov, Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of South Carolina, for Science Discovery.
William Junkin, Professor of Physics at Erskine College, for Science Awareness.

1994:

Donald D. Clayton, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Clemson University, for Science Discovery.
R. Bruce Dunlap, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of South Carolina, for Science Awareness.

1995:

Frank T. Avignone, Ph.D. Professor of Physics at USC, for Science Discovery.
 Daniel F. Antion, Ph.D. Associate Director of the Office of Technology Transfer at USC, for Science Awareness.

1996:

Maria G. Buse, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina
Elizabeth M. Martin, College of Charleston

1997:

John H. Dawson, Ph.D., University of South Carolina
Sarah F. Stallings, PhD., Winthrop University

1998:

Joseph R. Manson, Ph. D., Clemson University
George E. Tempel, PhD., Medical University of South Carolina

1999:

Roy E. Wurther , Ph. D. University of South Carolina
Michael H. Farmer, PhD., Greenville Technical College

2000:

For Scientific Research: The team of Thomas Borg, Ph.D. and Louis Terracio, Ph.D., USC School of Medicine.
For Scientific Awareness: Elaine Craft, SC Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence

2001:

For Scientific Research: Kenneth Marcus, Ph.D., Director,
Ruth Patrick; Science Education Center, USC Aiken

2002:

For Scientific Research:  Roger R. Markwald, Ph. D., Medical University of South Carolina.
For Scientific Awareness:  William T. Pennington, Ph.D., Clemson University.

2003:

For Scientific Research: Richard Adams, Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
For Scientific Awareness: Charles Beam, Ph.D., College of Charleston.

2004:

For Scientific Research: John W. Baynes, Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
For Scientific Awareness: David J. Stroup, Ph.D., Francis Marion University.

2005:

For Scientific Research: Frank Berger, Ph.D., University of South Carolina.
Co-winners for Scientific Awareness: Gabriel Virella, MD, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, and
Thomas Jerry Reeves, Ph.D., Midlands Technical College.
Young Scientist Award: Ya-Ping Sun, Ph.D., Clemson University.