1989: Patricia A. Graham, Dean, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University
Collaborating for Children and Schools: The Role of Higher Education
1990: K. Patricia Cross, Elizabeth and Edward Conner Professor of Higher Education,
University of California, Berkeley
College Teaching: What Do We Know About It?
1991: Alexander W. Astin, Professor of Higher Education, Director, Higher Education
Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles
The Unrealized Potential of American Higher Education
1992: Paul K. Conkin, Distinguished Professor of History, Vanderbilt University
The Mature but Anxious University: Hungry, Captive, Politicized, and Deconstructed
1993: Judith Lanier, President, Partnership for New Education,
Michigan State University
Finding Common Ground: The Real World and the University
1994: Hanna H. Gray, Former President, The University of Chicago
The Higher Learning in America: A Reconsideration
1995: James Downey, President, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
University as Trinity: Balancing Corporation, Collegium, and Community
1996: Katharine C. Lyall, President, The University of Wisconsin System
Once and Future Partners: The State and Its University
1997: C. Peter Magrath, President, NASULGC
The Universities of the 21st Century: Reform and Renewal
1998: Lee S. Shulman, President, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of
Teaching
Fostering a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning
1999: Judith S. Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Assuring the Quality of Accreditation
2000: Barbara A. Hedges, Athletic Director, University of Washington
The Value of Sport in Our Society
2001: Richard J. Light, Professor of Education and Public Policy, Harvard University
What Students, Faculty, and Administrators Can Do to Enrich the College Experience
2002: Geoffrey Thomas, President of Kellogg College, Oxford University
Who Should Call the Tune in Higher Education? Notes from a Small Island
2003: Karen A. Holbrook, President, The Ohio State University
Leading with Courage
2004: Carol Geary Schneider, President, Association of American Colleges
and Universities
Liberal Education in an Era of Greater Expectations
2005: Maryann P. Feldman, Jeffrey S. Skoll Chair in Technical Innovation &
Entrepreneurship, Professor of Business Economics, University of Toronto
Academic Entrepreneurs: University Culture, Social Learning and Organizational Change
2006: Nils Hasselmo, President, Associaiton of American Universities
My Universities
2007: Patrick M. Callan, Founding President, National Center for Public Policy
and Higher Education
American Higher Education: Public Purposes and Public Policies
2008: Molly Corbett Broad, President, American Council on Education
A Confluence of Challenging Trends
2009: Jamie P. Merisotis, President and CEO, Lumina Foundation
Three Critical Outcomes: Why Better Preparation for College, Improved Completion Rates,
and Increased Higher Education Productivity Are Essential to the Nation
2010: Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York
Educational Leadership in Tough Economic Times
2011: Robert Bruininks, President, University of Minnesota
Public Good: The Road to Renewal for American Higher Education
2012: John Thelin, University Research Professor, University of Kentucky
Academic Procession: Professors and Presidents from Past to Present
2013: Teresa A. Sullivan, President, University of Virginia
Great Expectations: Making Administrative Careers Attractive to Faculty
2014: Mary Sue Coleman, President Emerita, University of Michigan
Public Higher Education in the 21st Century: Can America Continue to Lead?
2016: Earl Lewis, President, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
America’s Future Depends on the Educated: Why Learning Is Crucial
2017: Charles T. Clotfelter, Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy Studies,
Duke University
Unequal Colleges in the Age of Disparity
2018: Michelle Asha Cooper, President, Institute of Higher Education Policy
A New Hope for a Better Tomorrow: Tackling Postsecondary Challenges Today
2019: Susan Herbst, President, University of Connecticut
Division, Incivility & Fear in American Political Culture: What Does It Mean for the
Future of Higher Education?
2021: Joan T.A. Gabel, President, University of Minnesota
Fulfilling Higher Education’s Social Contract and Value Proposition
2023: Garnett S. Stokes, President, University of New Mexico
Our Public Flagship R1 University Mission: Are We Living Up To Expectations?
2024: Belle S. Wheelan, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges
What a Difference an Education Makes
2026: Dr. Robert J. Jones, president of the University of Washington.
The Research University: In an Era of Declining Public Trust and Confidence
