| Recipient name | Country of origin | Year of award | Comment |
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| Mariano Andrenucci |  Italy | 2011 | For his contributions to the theory and testing of various electric propulsion concepts and for his invaluable role in educating generations of scientists and leaders in electric propulsion |
| Yoshihiro Arakawa |  Japan | 2011 | For his contributions to the understanding and control of disruptive plasma behavior in EP devices and his leading role as an EP educator in Japan |
| Monika Auweter-Kurtz |  Germany | 2009 | For her sustained and productive record of contributions to various aspects of electric propulsion research and education |
| John R. Brophy |  USA | 2015 | In recognition of his contributions to the theory and testing of various electric propulsion concepts and his leadership in the development of the ion propulsion system for the DAWN mission |
| David "Dave" C. Byers ✝ | USA | 2007 | For his vision, and many contributions to the advancement of electric propulsion |
| Alec D. Gallimore | USA | 2022 | For exemplary contributions to the understanding of EP physics and greatly expanding the scale of EP educational capabilities |
| Dan M. Goebel | USA | 2022 | For his outstanding contributions to the development of ion and Hall thruster technology and dissemination of EP knowledge |
| Vlad Hruby | USA | 2024 | In recognition of his sustained technical and leadership contributions to Electric Propulsion technologies and flight programs |
| Robert G. Jahn ✝ | USA | 2005 | For his elucidating work on the fundamentals of electromagnetic plasma propulsion, and for his continuing legacy in EP education |
| Harold R. Kaufman ✝ | USA | 2005 | For his landmark development work on the electron-bombardment ion thruster, and for his innovative solutions to numerous problems in ion propulsion |
| Vladimir Kim |  Russia | 2007 | For his contributions to the solution of numerous technical problems in Hall propulsion |
| Hitoshi Kuninaka | Japan | 2013 | For his leadership in the development of the microwave ion thruster system and of the Hayabusa Mission, the world's first asteroid sample return |
| Kyoichi Kuriki | Japan | 2005 | For his leadership and technical contributions to EP research and space testing |
| Horst W. Loeb ✝ | Germany | 2005 | For his landmark work on the radio-frequency ion thruster |
| Alexei I. Morozov | Russia | 2005 | For his contributions to the understanding and development of Hall thrusters, and for his original ideas in EP |
| Roger M. Myers | USA | 2017 | For sustained technical and leadership Contributions to Electric Propulsion Technologies, Programs, and Applications |
| Garri A. Popov | Russia | 2019 | For sustained technical and leadership Contributions to Electric Propulsion Technologies, Programs, and Applications |
| Ernst Stuhlinger ✝ | Germany
USA | 2005 | For his seminal theoretical work on ion propulsion |
| Paul J. Wilbur ✝ | USA | 2007 | For his seminal work and many classic contributions to ion propulsion, and for his invaluable role in EP education |
| Askold V. Zharinov | Russia | 2011 | For his pioneering work on ExB plasma acceleration leading to his invention and development of the Thruster with Anode Layer (TAL) |
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