2000

Dr. Kevin C. Cole Associate Professor of Geology, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

Jeffrey M. Schwartz Univ. of Washington, Seattle, Washington (two years - $4,000)

Robert Graves Univ. of Nevada, Reno, Nevada (two years - $4,000)

2001

Anne & Dr. William R. Cook Mineral collectors, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Matthew Strine Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (two years - $4,000) PhD, Mineralogy

Melissa Berke Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (two years - $4,000) MS, Geochemistry

2002

Dr David F. Hess Professor of Geology (Retired), Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois

Douglas Moore, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (two years - $4,000)

Anuad Eric Boice Indiana University, Bloomington, IN (two years - $4,000)

2003

Dr William Cordua Univ of Wisconsin, River Falls

Daniel Ruscitto Univ of Minnesota, Bloomington, MN (two years - $4,000)

Avery Cook Univ of Minnesota, Bloominton, MN (two years - $4,000)

2004

Dr Paul Lawrence Garvin Cornell College, Mt Vernon, IA.  BS in Geology, 1964, Idaho State Univ, Phd in Geology, 1969, Univ of Colorado.

Jill Leonard-Pingel Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA (two  years - $4000)

Jacob Spinsby Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA, (two years - $4000)

2005

David  J. Lowrie Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, BS in Geology, Wayne State, 1964

2006
Marve & Kitty Starbuck, Kalamazoo, MI. Members Kalamazoo Gem & Mineral Society; Past Presidents Midwest Federation  Marve: Past President American Federation & current President American Lands Access Assoc; Past State Director of Michigan and office holder Kalamazoo club; Kitty:   Past Treasurer MWF and long time Editor, MWF Newsletter, and office holder Kalamazoo club.  Both active on MWF & AFMS committees.
Amy K Novak, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, (two years - $4000)
Christopher K Jones, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, (two years - $4000)

2007

Dr. George Robinson, Curator, AE Seaman Museum & Professor of Mineralogy, Department of Geological Sciences & Engineering, Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI  BA, SUNY, Potsdam, NY, PhD in Mineralogy, Queens Unv., 1979.  Formerly Curator, Canadian Museum of Nature.  Over 50 publications and 7 books.

Lara Kapelanczyk, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI (two years - $4000)

Jonathan South, Univ. of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA  (two years - $4000)