| Year | Student |
| 2023 | Jansen Ivie |
| Katherine Kennedy – runner up | |
| 2022 | Elena Eberhardt |
| Mathew Mensinger – runner up | |
| 2021 | Ezmie Trevarrow |
| 2020 | Katherine Bocskor |
| Rosemary Pazdral – runner up | |
| 2019 | Katie Spencer |
| Keala Pelakai – runner up | |
| 2018 | Joseph Gregoire |
| Alex Koeberle – runner up | |
| 2017 | Jake Roush |
| Jacob Peterson – runner-up | |
| 2016 | Joshua Schulze |
| 2014 | Rachel Palmer |
| 2013 | Madeline Eckmann |
| 2012 | Britta Orwick |
| 2011 | Ian Wilson |
| 2010 | Brooke Penaluna |
| 2009 | Brett Blundon |
| 2008 | Alena Pribyl |
| 2007 | Christina Murphy, Beth Sanderson, Mark Scheuerrell, and Chau Tran |
| 2006 | Aaron Chappel, Kristopher Miller, Blake Hatteberg, Karissa Gerretsen, Jala Al-Joundi, and Evan Leonetti |
| 2005 | Nancy Raskauskas and Stefanie Orlaineta |
| 2004 | Jens Lovtang and Jeremy Romer |
| 2003 | Jina Sagar |
| 2002 | Jesse Chastain, Joseph Feldhaus, Mike Heck, Goshi Ogawa, Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, Chris Rombough, and Angie Schwab |
| 2001 | Jason Demerest, Ryan French, Megan Hatfield, and Seth Naman |
| 2000 | Michelle LaRue |
| 1999 | Jennifer Smith |
| 1998 | Kimberly Cleveland |
| 1997* | Richard T. Grost and Linda Prendergast (non-student poster) |
*In 1997 the nominees included all poster presenters. From 1998 to present the nominees include only student presenters.