Elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs (see the Academy Web site for details and history about this award).
| Member | Department | Date |
| Vladimir Sverak | Mathematics | 2024 |
| Jean M. O'Brien | History | 2022 |
| Ann Masten | Child Development | 2021 |
| Jeannine Cavender-Bares | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2020 |
| Marc M. Hirschmann | Earth & Environmental Sciences | 2020 |
| Lawrence R. Jacobs | Public Affairs | 2020 |
| Erika Lee | History | 2020 |
| Ruth G. Shaw | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2018 |
| Megan Gunnar | Child Development | 2017 |
| Sarah Hobbie | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2017 |
| Marlene Zuk | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2017 |
| Timothy P. Lodge | Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | 2016 |
| Dante Cicchetti | Child Development | 2015 |
| Allen F. Isaacman | History | 2015 |
| Donald G. Truhlar | Chemistry | 2015 |
| Eric W. Kaler | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | 2014 |
| Renata M. M. Wentzcovitch | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | 2013 |
| Peter B. Reich | Forest Resources | 2011 |
| Frank S. Bates | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | 2010 |
| John R. Freeman | Political Sciences | 2009 |
| Stephen Polasky | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior / Applied Economics | 2009 |
| Patricia Hampl | English | 2007 |
| Geoffrey Paul Hellman | Philosophy | 2007 |
| John L. Sullivan | Political Science | 2007 |
| Subir K. Banerjee | Geology & Geophysics | 2006 |
| Anne Pusey | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2005 |
| Kamil Ugurbil | Radiology | 2005 |
| R. Lawrence Edwards | Geology and Geophysics | 2004 |
| Craig Packer | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 2003 |
| Apostolos Georgopoulos | Neuroscience | 2002 |
| Kathryn A. Sikkink | Political Science | 2001 |
| Mark G. Yudof | Law | 2001 |
| David L. Kohlstedt | Geology & Geophysics | 2000 |
| Daniel Farber | Law | 1999 |
| Ellen S. Berscheid | Psychology | 1998 |
| Martin Dworkin | Microbiology | 1997 |
| Steven J. Rosenstone | Political Science | 1997 |
| G. David Tilman | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 1995 |
| Eville Gorham | Ecology, Evolution & Behavior | 1994 |
| Daniel D. Joseph | Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics | 1993 |
| Nicolai Vladimirovich Krylov | Mathematics | 1993 |
| Frank Sorauf | Political Science | 1993 |
| Paul G. Gassman | Chemistry | 1992 |
| Edward C. Prescott | Economics | 1992 |
| L.E. Scriven | Chemical Engineering & Material Sciences | 1991 |
| Margaret Bryan Davis | Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior | 1991 |
| Rutherford Aris | Chemical Engineering & Materials Science | 1988 |
| Christopher A. Sims | Economics | 1988 |
| Avner Friedman | Mathematics | 1987 |
| Norman Garmezy | Psychology | 1987 |
| Hans F. Weinberger | Mathematics | 1986 |
| James B. Serrin Jr. | Mathematics | 1984 |
| Thomas J. Sargent | Economics | 1983 |
| Alfred O.C Nier | Physics | 1980 |
| Edward P. Ney | Physics & Astronomy | 1979 |
| John S. Chipman | Economics | 1979 |
| Bryce L. Crawford Jr. | Chemistry | 1977 |
| G. Edward Schuh | Applied Economics | 1977 |
| Vernon W. Ruttan | Economics | 1976 |
| John R. Borchert | Geography | 1976 |
| Carl A. Auerbach | Law | 1974 |
| Herbert Feigl | Philosophy | 1971 |
| Allen Tate | English | 1965 |
| Leonid Hurwicz | Economics | 1965 |
| Maurice B. Visscher | Physiology | 1964 |
| Walter W. Heller | Economics | 1962 |
| I. M. Kolthoff | Chemistry | 1960 |
| Robert Penn Warren | English | 1951 |
| Elvin C. Stakman | Plant Pathology | 1923 |