Winners
| 2025 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Majid al-Moneef |
| 2024 | For his lifetime of dedication to and stewardship of the IAEE | David Williams |
| 2023 | For her lifetime of dedication to and stewardship of the IAEE | Marianne Kah |
| 2022 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Adam Sieminski |
| 2021 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Peter H. Hartley |
| 2020 | No award given | |
| 2019 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | John W. Jimison |
| 2018 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Tony Owen |
| 2017 | For his many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Carlo Andrea Bollino |
| 2016 | For his many years of dedication to developing the IAEE, the USAEE and the NAEE | Omowumi Iledare |
| 2015 | For her many years of support and contributions to the IAEE | Mine K. Yucel |
| 2014 | No award given | |
| 2013 | For his endless support, guidance and development across all IAEE brands | Elinar Hope |
| 2012 | For his years of distinguished service and ceaseless efforts on behalf of the organization | Fereidun Fesharaki |
| 2011 | No award given | |
| 2010 | No award given | |
| 2009 | For his many years of support and contribution to the IAEE | Kenichi Matsui Toulouse School of Economics |
| 2008 | For his considerable support and many contributions to the IAEE and the BIEE Affiliate since their inception | Paul Tempest |
| 2007 | In appreciation for his decades of service as Book Review Editor of The Energy Journal | Richard Gordon |
| 2006 | For their steadfast guidance, commitment and support of the IAEE | David Williams Sr & David Williams Jr |
| 2005 | For his many years of support and contribution to the IAEE and Italian Affiliate | Edgardo Curcio |
| 2004 | No award given | |
| 2003 | For his long time dedication and contributions to IAEE and The Energy Journal | G. Campbell Watkins |
| 2002 | No award given | |
| 2001 | No award given | |
| 2000 | No award given | |
| 1999 | No award given | |
| 1998 | For his many participations in IAEE programs and service to the Association | Subroto |
| 1997 | Robert S. Pindyck Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 1996 | Michael Hoel University of Oslo | |
| 1995 | Yves Smeers Catholic University of Louvain | |
| 1994 | For his distinguished contributions | Melvin Conant |
| 1993 | For his distinguished service in energy economics | Toyoaki Ikuta |
| 1992 | No award given | |
| 1991 | No award given | |
| 1990 | No award given | |
| 1989 | Supporter of the IAEE Journalism Award and other IAEE activities | John K. Evans |
| 1988 | No award given | |
| 1987 | No award given | |
| 1986 | No award given | |
| 1985 | No award given | |
| 1984 | Founding editor of The Energy Journal | Helmut Frank |