| 1987 | Robert F. Durden | Professor of History |
| 1988 | John Hope Franklin |
James B. Duke Professor of History |
| 1989 | Leonard Silk | Economist, Columnist, The New York Times |
| 1990 | Dennis O'Connor | Provost, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 1991 | Paul Hardin | Chancellor, UNC-Chapel Hill |
| 1992 | Craufurd D. Goodwin | James B. Duke Professor of Economics |
| 1993 | Nannerl O. Keohane | President |
| 1994 | John. W. Strohbehn | Provost |
| 1995 |
Alasdair MacIntyre | Arts & Sciences Professor of Philosophy |
| 1996 |
Karla F. C. Holloway | James B. Duke Professor of English |
| 1997 |
William H. Chafe | Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and of Trinity College |
| 1998 |
Nannerl O. Keohane | President |
| 1999 |
Peter Lange | Provost |
| 2000 |
Cathy N. Davidson | Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies |
| 2001 |
Robert Richardson | Duke Trustee |
| 2002 |
Douglas Breeden | Dean of Fuqua School of Business |
| 2003 |
R. Sanders Williams | Dean of the School of Medicine |
| 2004 |
Richard Brodhead | President |
| 2005 |
Kristina M. Johnson | Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering |
| 2006 |
Katherine Bartlett | Dean of the School of Law |
| 2007 |
Paula McClain | Professor of Political Science & Public Policy |
| 2008 |
Peter Lange | Provost |
| 2009 |
Gregory L. Jones | Dean of Divinity School |
| 2010 |
Jo Rae Wright | Dean of the Graduate School |
| 2011 |
William Chameides | Dean of the Nicolas School for the Environment |
| 2012 | Mohamed Noor | Earl D. McLean Professor & Associate Chair of Biology |
Thanks to Jacqueline Looney, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Associate Vice Provost for Academic Diversity, and Debra Cash, Senior Program Coordinator for Special Events and University Ceremonies, for their assistance in compiling this list.
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