| Year | Name | Field of Education |
| 2012 | Dr. David Kaplan | Physics |
| 2011 | Dr. Bradley Noble | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| 2010 | Nahid Shabestary | Chemistry |
| 2009 | Laura Pawlow | Psychology |
| 2008 | The 2008 Great Teacher Award was not presented due to the cancellation of the August 2008 Commencement ceremony. | |
| 2007 | Barbara Regnell | Mass Communications; Emerita Professor |
| 2006 | Robert Phillips | Economics & Finance |
| 2005 | David Kauzlarich | Sociology & Criminal Justice |
| 2004 | Cristina De Meo | Biochemistry |
| 2003 | Debra Hoge | Education |
| 2002 | Susan Thomas | Psychology |
| 2001 | Robert Wagner | Communication Disorders |
| 2000 | Madhav Segal | Management & Marketing |
| 1999 | Lela DeToye | Curriculum & Instruction |
| 1998 | Gilbert Rutman | Business; Emeritus Professor |
| 1997 | Luke Snell | Construction |
| 1996 | Noble R. Thompson, III | Geography |
| 1995 | Randall Smith | Curriculum & Instruction |
| 1994 | Leonard Van Camp | Music; Emerita Professor |
| 1993 | Pat Goehe | Speech Communication; Emerita Professor |
| 1992 | Gene Allsup | Educational Leadership; Emeritus Professor |
| 1991 | Paul Phillips | Mathematics & Statistics; Emeritus Professor |
| 1990 | Regan Carpenter | Curriculum & Instruction; Emeritus Professor |
| 1989 | Martha Welch | School of Nursing; Emerita Professor |
| 1988 | William Slattery | English Language & Literature |
| 1987 | Vasil Vasileff | School of Dental Medicine; Emeritus Professor |
| 1986 | Larry Moehn | Health, Recreation & Physical Education; Emeritus Assistant Professor |
| 1985 | W. Deane Wiley | Educational Leadership; Emeritus Professor |
| 1984 | Bill Ward | Mass Communications; Emeritus Professor |
| 1983 | David Schwartz | Political Science |
| 1982 | Betty Osiek | Foreign Languages & Literature; Emerita Professor |
| 1981 | Patrick Riddleberger | Historical Studies; Professor Emeritus |
| 1980 | Donald King | |
| 1979 | Arthur Prell | Management & Marketing- Emeritus Professor |
| 1978 | Wayne Santoni | Historical Studies |
| 1977 | Robert Williams | Curriculum & Instruction; Emeritus Professor |
| 1976 | Billy Rogers | Psychology; Emeritus Associate Professor |
| 1976 | Dickie Spurgeon | English Language & Literature; Emeritus Professor |
| 1975 | Dorothy Tulloss | Music; Emerita Professor |
| 1974 | Marilyn Livingston | Computer Science |
| 1974 | John Oldani | English Language & Literature |
| 1973 | Rudy Wilson | Curriculum & Instruction |
| 1972 | Daniel Havens | English Language & Literature; Emeritus Professor |
| 1971 | David Seligman | Philosophical Studies |
| 1970 | Ronald Yarbrough | Geography; Emeritus Professor |
