2010 Ellen L. Bassuk, M.D.
2009 Olivia Golden, PhD, Urban Institute, Washington, DC
2008 Shay Bilchik, J.D., Georgetown University, Washington, DC
2007 Laurie Mulvey, M.S.W., University of Pittsburgh Office of Child Development
2006 Robin Kimbrough-Melton, J.D., Clemson University
2005 Beth Stroul, M.Ed., Management and Training Innovations, Inc.
2004 Virginia Weisz, J.D., Public Council, Los Angeles
2003 Tom Birch, J.D., National Child Abuse Coalition
2000 John E. B. Myers, J.D. Professor of Law, University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. Sacramento
1999 T. Berry Brazelton, M.D. (Pediatrician); Brazelton Center for Infants and Parents, Children’s Hospital, Boston
1999 Beatrice Hamburg, M.D. and David Hamburg, M.D. 1140 5th Avenue, #134, New York, NY
1998 No award given
1997 Deborah Prothrow-Stith, M.D.; Professor of Public Health, Practice Department of Health Policy and Management, and Assistant Dean for Government and Community Programs, Harvard School of Public Health
1996 Howard A. Davidson, J.D. (Attorney), American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law
1995 Jack P. Shonkoff, M.D. (Pediatrician), Dean, Florence Heller Graduate School, Brandeis University
1994 Lenore Terr, M.D. (Psychiatrist), University of California at San Francisco
1993 Richard Krugman, M.D. (Pediatrician), Dean, University of Colorado School of Medicine
1992 Irving Harris, Irving Harris Foundation
1991 Jule M. Sugarman, Ph.D., Executive Director and CEO, Special Olympics International
1990 Ira Schwartz, D.S.W. (Social Worker), University of Michigan Center for the Study of Youth Policy
1989 Bill Harris, Director of KIDSPAC
1988 Robert Clampitt (Journalist), Founder of Children's Express. Robert Keeshan (Actor), "Captain Kangaroo", child advocate
1987 Mark Soler (Attorney), Youth Law Center
1986 Kenneth Wooden (Investigative Reporter)
1985 Robert Haggerty, M.D. (Physician), W.T. Grant Foundation
1984 Michael Wald (Attorney), Stanford University Law School
1983 Robert H. Mnookin (Attorney), Stanford University
