| 1889 |
James Hall*† |
| 1890 |
James D. Dana*† |
| 1891 |
Alexander Winchell*† |
| 1892 |
G. K. Gilbert*† |
| 1893 |
J. William Dawson† |
| 1894 |
T. C. Chamberlin*† |
| 1895 |
N. S. Shaler*† |
| 1896 |
Joseph Le Conte*† |
| 1897 |
Edward Orton*† |
| 1898 |
J. J. Stevenson*† |
| 1899 |
B. K. Emerson*† |
| 1900 |
G. M. Dawson† |
| 1901 |
C. D. Walcott*† |
| 1902 |
N. H. Winchell*† |
| 1903 |
S. F. Emmons*† |
| 1904 |
J. C. Branner*† |
| 1905 |
Raphael Pumpelly*† |
| 1906 |
I. C. Russell*† |
| 1907 |
C. R. Van Hise*† |
| 1908 |
Samuel Calvin*† |
| 1909 |
G. K. Gilbert*† |
| 1910 |
Arnold Hague† |
| 1911 |
William M. Davis*† |
| 1912 |
H. L. Fairchild*† |
| 1913 |
Eugene A. Smith*† |
| 1914 |
George F. Becker*† |
| 1915 |
Arthur P. Coleman*† |
| 1916 |
John M. Clarke† |
| 1917 |
Frank D. Adams† |
| 1918 |
Whitman Cross† |
| 1919 |
J. C. Merriam† |
| 1920 |
I. C. White*† |
| 1921 |
James F. Kemp*† |
| 1922 |
Charles Schuchert† |
| 1923 |
David White† |
| 1924 |
Waldemar Lindgren† |
| 1925 |
William B. Scott† |
| 1926 |
Andrew C. Lawson† |
| 1927 |
Arthur Keith† |
| 1928 |
Bailey Willis† |
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| 1929 |
Heinrich Ries† |
| 1930 |
R. A. F. Penrose, Jr.† |
| 1931 |
Alfred C. Lane† |
| 1932 |
Reginald A. Daly† |
| 1933 |
C. K. Leith† |
| 1934 |
W. H. Collins† |
| 1935 |
Nevin M. Fenneman† |
| 1936 |
W. C. Mendenhall† |
| 1937 |
Charles Palache† |
| 1938 |
Arthur L. Day† |
| 1939 |
T. Wayland Vaughan† |
| 1940 |
Eliot Blackwelder† |
| 1941 |
Charles P. Berkey† |
| 1942 |
Douglas Johnson† |
| 1943 |
E. L. Bruce† |
| 1944 |
Adolph Knopf† |
| 1945 |
Edward W. Berry† |
| 1946 |
Norman L. Bowen† |
| 1947 |
A. I. Levorsen† |
| 1948 |
James Gilluly† |
| 1949 |
Chester R. Longwell† |
| 1950 |
William W. Rubey† |
| 1951 |
Chester Stock† |
| 1952 |
Thomas S. Lovering† |
| 1953 |
Wendell P. Woodring† |
| 1954 |
Ernst Cloos† |
| 1955 |
Walter H. Bucher† |
| 1956 |
George S. Hume† |
| 1957 |
Richard J. Russell† |
| 1958 |
Raymond C. Moore† |
| 1959 |
Marland P. Billings† |
| 1960 |
Hollis D. Hedberg† |
| 1961 |
Thomas B. Nolan† |
| 1962 |
M. King Hubbert† |
| 1963 |
Harry H. Hess† |
| 1964 |
Francis Birch† |
| 1965 |
Wilmot H. Bradley† |
| 1966 |
Robert F. Legget† |
| 1967 |
Konrad B. Krauskopf† |
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| 1968 |
Ian Campbell† |
| 1969 |
Morgan J. Davis† |
| 1970 |
John Rodgers† |
| 1971 |
Richard H. Jahns† |
| 1972 |
Luna B. Leopold† |
| 1973 |
John C. Maxwell† |
| 1974 |
Clarence R. Allen |
| 1975 |
Julian R. Goldsmith† |
| 1976 |
Robert E. Folinsbee |
| 1977 |
Charles L. Drake† |
| 1978 |
Peter T. Flawn |
| 1979 |
Leon T. Silver |
| 1980 |
Laurence L. Sloss† |
| 1981 |
Howard R. Gould |
| 1982 |
Digby J. McLaren |
| 1983 |
Paul A. Bailly |
| 1984 |
M. Gordon Wolman |
| 1985 |
Brian J. Skinner |
| 1986 |
W. Gary Ernst |
| 1987 |
Jack E. Oliver |
| 1988 |
Albert W. Bally |
| 1989 |
Randolph W. Bromery |
| 1990 |
Raymond A. Price |
| 1991 |
Doris Malkin Curtis† |
| 1992 |
E-an Zen |
| 1993 |
Robert D. Hatcher, Jr. |
| 1994 |
William R. Dickinson |
| 1995 |
David A. Stephenson |
| 1996 |
Eldridge M. Moores |
| 1997 |
George A. Thompson |
| 1998 |
Victor R. Baker |
| 1999 |
Gail M. Ashley |
| 2000 |
Mary Lou Zoback |
| 2001 |
Sharon Mosher |
| 2002 |
Anthony J. Naldrett |
| 2003 |
B. Clark Burchfiel |
| 2004 |
Rob Van der Voo |
| 2005 |
William A. Thomas |
| 2006 |
Stephen G. Wells |
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