1981 -- Mark Knuepfer, Biological Sciences**

1982 -- John Ims, Social Sciences

1983 -- Hector Salas, Physical Sciences

1984 -- David Lasocki, Humanities*

1985 -- Robert Finney, Biological Sciences

1986 -- Marceline Hutton, Social Sciences

1987 -- Robert Bosch, Physical Sciences

1988 -- Dennis Bielfeldt, Humanities

1989 -- Judith Stoll, Biological Sciences**

1990 -- Jeffrey Ostler, Social Sciences

1991 -- Lin Hua Shan, Physical Sciences

1992 -- Alice Adams, Humanities**

1993 -- Matthew Anderson, Biological Sciences*

1994 -- Mary Beth Solner-O'Hagan, Social Sciences

1995 -- Bing Ji, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

1996 -- Claire Fox, Humanities and Fine Arts

1997 -- Jeff Engel, Biological and Life Sciences

1997 -- Susan Behrends Frank, Humanities and Fine Arts*

1998 -- Randy Ziegenhorn, Social Sciences

1998 -- Razvan Gelca, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering**

1999 -- Daryl Scott, Biological and Life Sciences**

1999 -- Eric Griffin, Humanities and Fine Arts**

2000 -- Christopher Otrok, Social Sciences**

2000 -- Marjus Stefan, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2001 -- Josef Parvizi, Biological and Life Sciences

2001 -- Eric Fure-Slocum, Humanities and Fine Arts

2002 -- Nathan William Brixius, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering**

2002 -- Bettina Fabos, Social Sciences

2003 -- Angela Hess, Biological and Life Sciences**

2003 -- Michael Tavel Clarke, Humanities and Fine Arts**

2004 -- Charles Wesley Brakefield-Younts, Social Sciences

2004 -- Hind Am Al-Abadleh, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2005 -- Salil Anil Lachke, Biological and Life Sciences

2005 -- Kristin King Gilbert, Humanities and Fine Arts

2006 -- Marius Ionescu, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2006 -- Katherin Dernbach, Social Sciences

2007 -- Michael Koenigs, Biological and Life Sciences

2007 -- Michael Chasar, Arts and Humanities*

2008 -- Jessica Horst, Social Sciences*

2008 -- Veronique Ziegler, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2009 -- Adam Ziemann, Biological and Life Sciences**

2009 -- Samuel Graber, Humanities and Fine Arts

2010 -- Amrit De, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2010 -- Vanessa Simmering, Social Sciences**

2011 -- Megan Ealy, Biological and Life Sciences

2011 -- David Riep, Humanities and Fine Arts

2012 -- Jacob Elkins, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering**

2012 -- Fabian Soto, Social Sciences

2013 -- Daniel Collier, Biological and Life Sciences

2013 -- Melissa Moreton, Humanities and Fine Arts

2014 -- Aaron Buss, Social Sciences

2014 -- David Gaebler, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

2015 -- Karen Thompson, Biological and Life Sciences

2015 -- Erin Peters, Humanities and Fine Arts

2016 -- Efthymia Kapnoula, Social Sciences

2017 -- Viral Shah, Biological and Life Sciences

2017 -- John Eicher, Humanities and Fine Arts

2018 -- Emily Kroska, Social Sciences

2018 -- Gregory Ongie, Mathematical, Physical Sciences, and Engineering

*CGS/UMI National Dissertation Winner

**CGS/UMI National Dissertation Finalist