2023 - Student Paper Award Peter Whitney, University of Montana - winner
2022 - Dissertation Award Dr. Samantha Powers, George Mason University - winner DEI Social Justice in US Urban Parks
Dr. Dave Drewery, University of Waterloo - finalist Dr. Victoria Povilaitis, University of Utah - finalist
2021 - Student Paper Award Taylor M. Wycoff, University of Utah - winner Rebecca Varney, Arizona State University - finalist
2020 - Dissertation Award Dr. William Rice – The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania - winner Dr. Lauren Mullenbach – The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania - finalist Dr. Brandon Harris – Clemson University, South Carolina - finalist
2019 - Student Paper Award Jeongseup Lee (Texas A & M University) - winner Katelin McArdle (North Carolina State University) - finalist Nina Fader (Arizona State University) - finalist
2018 - Dissertation Award Nicholas Pitas - winner Teresa Penbrooke - finalist Tian Guo - finalist
2017 - Student Paper Award Melyssa-Anne Stricklin (Texas A&M University, Dr. Gary Ellis) - winner Victoria Povilaitis (University of Toronto) - finalist Jane Hurly (University of Alberta) - finalist
2016 - Dissertation Award Mariela Fernandez (University of Illinois, Dr. Kimberly Shinew) - winner Matt Ostermeyer (University of Arizona) - finalist Gareth Jones (North Carolina State University) - finalist
2015 - Student Paper Award Dave Drewery (University of Waterloo, Dr. Ron McCarville) - winner Alex Schleuter (University of Minnesota, Dr. Ingrid Schneider) - finalist Lisa Groshong (University of Missouri, Dr. Sonja A. Wilhelm) - finalist
2014 - Dissertation Award J. Adam Berco (Clemson University, Dr. Jeffrey Hallo) - winner Lara Fenton (University of Alberta, Dr. Gordon Walker) - finalist Liza Berdychevsky (University of Florida, Dr. Heather Gibson) - finalist
2013 - Student Paper Award Chelsea Phipps (East Carolina University, Dr. Nelson Cooper) - winner Shintaro Kono (University of Illinois, Dr. Kim Shinew) - finalist Kimberly Lopez (University of Waterloo, Dr. Sherry Dupuis) - finalist
2012 - Dissertation Award Rebecca Stanfield McCown (University of Vermont, Dr. Robert Manning) - winner Austin Anderson (Indiana University, Dr. Rasul Mowatt) – finalist Brooke N. Burk (University of Illinois, Dr. Kim Shinew) - finalist
2011 - Student Paper Award Steve Cooksey - winner
2008 - Student Paper Award Catherine Dorwart (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - winner Sanghee Chun (Indiana University) - finalist
2005 - Dissertation Award Andrew Kaczynski - winner Ben Amsden - finalist
2004 - JPRA Paper Award Andrew Mowen & Alan Graefe - winners Yoshi Iwasaki - finalist
2003 - Dissertation Award Sarah Nicholls (Texas A&M University, Dr. John Crompton) - winner Paul Whitworth (University of Utah, Dr. Gary Ellis) - finalist Mark Ivy (North Carolina State University, Dr. Roger Moore) - finalist
2002 - Student Paper Award Andrew Kaczynski (University of Waterloo) - winner Sarah Nicholls (Michigan State University) - finalist
2001 - Practitioner Paper Award Nathaniel Wilkins - winner Roy Wilson - finalist
2000 - Dissertation Award Seong-Seop Kim - winner
1999 - Practitioner Paper Award Reco Bembry (Seattle, WA) - winner
1998 - Student Paper Award Charlayne T. Smith - winner
1997 - Dissertation Award Lawrence L Ham (Temple University) - winner
1996 - Student Paper Award Lorina Espericueta-Schultz - winner
1995 - Student Paper Award Stacey Lynn McKay - winner Susan J. Boliski - finalist Lisa L. Love - finalist
1992 - Dissertation Award Mark Searle - winner
1991 - Practitioner Paper Award Leon Younger (Lake Metro Parks, OH) - winner Harriet Christiansen (Cordova, AK) - finalist Steve Baldwin (Atlanta, GA) & Dan Dustin (San Diego State University) finalists
1991 - Student Paper Award Kelly Jay McKay (Texas A&M University) - winner Steve Montez (Southern Illinois University) - finalist Jill Decker (Texas A&M University) - finalist
1989 - Dissertation Award Bruce Wicks (University of Illinois) - winner
1989 - Practitioner Paper Award Jeff Hayward - winner
1988 - Student Paper Award David Osborne (Penn State University) - winner