Presented to individuals with lifetime accomplishments, and organizations with long-term efforts in conserving gopher tortoises and upland ecosystems.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tall Timbers Research Station |
| 2024 | Archbold Biological Station |
| 2024 | Henry Muchinsky |
| 2024 | Earl McCoy |
| 2024 | Sharon Swagger |
| 2024 | Steve Friedman |
| 2023 | Reese Thompson |
| 2020 | Sharon Hermann |
| 2019 | John Jensen |
| 2018 | Rick McCann |
| 2015 | Joseph Jones Ecological Research Center |
| 2014 | Craig Guyer |
| 2012 | Eddie Herrmann |
| 2009 | Tom Kaplan and Orianne Recanati-Kaplan |
| 2006 | MC Davis |
| 2004 | Bob Mount |
| 2004 | Dan Speake |
| 2003 | Walter Auffenberg |
| 2003 | Dick Franz |