Distinguished Service Award
- 1980 Henry L. Dean; Karl E. Goellner; George Knaphus; Otto Knauth; Leland L. Wilson
- 1981 Benard Clausen; Lynn W. Glass; Leland P. Johnson; Clifford McCollum
- 1982 Dean M. Rosa; Stanley L. Weinberg; Nels R. Lersten; Roger Q Landers
- 1983 Paul Waite
- 1984 G. Edgar Folk, Jr.
- 1985 Harry T. Horner
- 1986 Donald R. Farrar
- 1987 Council for Ag. Science and Technology
- 1988 Jean C. Prior
- 1989 Duane C. Spriestersbach
- 1990 No Award
- 1991 No Award
- 1992 James L. Christiansen
- 1993 No Award
- 1994 Lois Tiffany
- 1995 Harold S. McNabb, Jr.
- 1996 Paul A. Christiansen
- 1997 Aldo Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- 1998 Paul E. Rider
- 1999 Daryl Smith
- 2000 George Knaphus
- 2001 Wayne I. Anderson
- 2002 David V. McCalley
- 2003 Iowa Children's Water Festival
- 2004 Peggy Whitson
- 2005 Lynn Brant
- 2006 Douglas W. Jacobson
- 2007 No Award
- 2008 No Award
- 2009 No Award
- 2010 No Award
- 2011 No Award
- 2012 No Award
- 2013 No Award
- 2014 Thomas B. Ervin; John Pearson
- 2015 Gene Lucas
- 2016 No Award