2018

• Robert Tait, Partner, Optical Metrology Solutions
   

2017

• Keith Reuben, President, Asia-Pacific, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Imaging, Montreal for Teledyne DALSA
   

2015

• Michael Cyros, Chief Commercial Officer, Allied Vision
   

2013

• Andrew Wilson, Editor, Vision Systems Design Magazine
   

2012

• John Stack, President of Optical Systems Division, Zygo Corporation

2011

• Robert Steinke, retired Chairman and CEO of DVT Corporation

2010      

• Joseph Christenson, formerly with PPT VISION

2009      

• Toshi Hori, President, GEViCAM, Inc.

2008      

• Don Cochran, Chairman & CEO, Pressco Technology Inc.

2007      

• David Dechow, President, Aptúra Machine Vision Solutions

2006      

• Dr. Steven Case, Chairman, CyberOptics Corporation

2005      

• Dr. Norbert Stein, President, VITRONIC GmbH

2004      

• Dr. Savvas Chamberlain, CEO and Chairman, DALSA Corporation

2003      

• Perry West, President, Automated Vision Systems, Inc.

2002      

• Amir Novini, President and Chairman, Applied Vision Company  

2001      

• Pat V. Costa, President and Chairman of the Board, Robotic Vision Systems, Inc. (RVSI)
   

2000      

• Nello Zuech, President, Vision Systems International
   

1999      

• Stanley M. Karandanis, Chairman of the Board, Datacube, Inc.

1998      

• John C. Pemble, Vice President, Fechtor, Detwiler & Co.

1997      

• Dwight Carlson, Perceptron

1996      

• Kenneth Levy, KLA-Tencor

1995      

• Gary Wagner – Leadership, Acuity
• Stephen S. Wilson – Technology, AISI
• Bruno J. Lay – Scientific Application, Noesis

1994      

• Kevin Harding – Leadership, Industrial Technology Institute
• William Silver – Technology, Cognex Corporation
• Jerrold Pine – Industrial Application, Motorola Manufacturing
• Dr. Daniel L. Farkas – Scientific Application, Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology, Carnegie Mellon University

1993      

• Dr. Robert Shillman – Leadership, President and CEO, Cognex Corporation
• Rafael C. Gonzalez – Technology, Founder, Perceptics Corporation
• J. Thomas Hardesty – Industrial Application, General Supervisor, Packard Electronic Division, General Motors Corporation
• Paul Goodwin – Scientific Application, Manager, Image Analysis Laboratory, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

1991      

• Richard D. Schwarz – Leadership, Founder and President, EI Consortium, Inc.
• Rashid Beg – Technology, Chairman, Imaging Technology, Inc.
• Valerie Bolhouse – Industrial Application, Supervisor, Advanced Manufacturing, Electronics Division, Ford Motor Company
• Leopold Neumann – Scientific Application, Vice President of R & D, Analogic Corporation