UC Davis Prize Winners Since 1986

Year
Winner
Department
2024-2025Steven LuckPsychology
2022-2023John EadieWildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology
2021-2022Francene SteinbergNutrition
2020-2021Isabel MontañezEarth and Planetary Sciences
2019-2020Kyaw Tha Paw ULand, Air and Water Resources
2018-2019Anita OberbauerAnimal Science
2017-2018Judy CallisMolecular and Cellular Biology
2016-2017David RizzoPlant Pathology
2015-2016Frances DolanEnglish
2014-2015Clarence WalkerHistory
2013-2014Suad JosephAnthropology
2012-2013Christopher ReynoldsMusic
2011-2012Randy DahlgrenLand, Air and Water Resources
2010-2011David BialeHistory
2009-2010Richard GrosbergEvolution and Ecology
2008-2009Edward DePetersAnimal Science
2007-2008Brenda Deen SchildgenComparative Literature
2006-2007Zuhair MunirChemical Engineering and Materials Science
2005-2006Jay MechlingAmerican Studies
2004-2005Maureen StantonEvolution and Ecology
2003-2004Francisco SamaniegoStatistics
2002-2003Stanley SuePsychology
2001-2002Alan TaylorHistory
2000-2001Joseph CechWildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology
1999-2000Henry McHenryAnthropology
1998-1999Peter LindertEconomics
1997-1998Mohammed HafezMechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
1996-1997Gary AndersonAnimal Science
1995-1996Ken VerosubGeology
1994-1995Kern HolomonMusic
1993-1994Dean SimontonPsychology
1992-1993Amiya MukherjeeChemical Engineering and Materials Science
1991-1992Leonard HerrmannCivil and Environmental Engineering
1990-1991Barbara HorwitzNeurobiology, Physiology and Behavior
1989-1990Eric ConnMolecular and Cellular Biology
1988-1989Not Awarded 
1987-1988Wayne ThiebaudArt
1986-1987Roy WillisHistory