| Years | Name | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/70-4/27/70 (Temp. Chair) | George Albee | |
| 1970-71 | Edward Harper | Psychiatry |
| 1971-72 | B. S. Chandrasekhar | Physics |
| 1972-74 | Ernest Yeager | Chemistry |
| 1974-75 | Arthur Steinberg | Biology |
| 1975-76 | Theodore Herstand | Theatre |
| 1976-77 | Marie Haug | Sociology |
| 1977-78 | Eric Nordlander | Chemistry |
| 1978-79 | Robert Plonsey | Engineering |
| 1979-80 | Don Freedheim | Psychology |
| 1980-81 | Thomas Holland | MSASS |
| 1981-82 | Jane Kessler | Psychology |
| 1982-83 | Marshall Leitman | Mathematics |
| 1983-84 | Robert Eiben | Medicine |
| 1984-85 | Sandra Russ | Psychology |
| 1985-86 | Robert C. Davis | Sociology |
| 1986-87 | Robert Baird | Economics |
| 1987-88 | Oddvar Nygaard | Medicine |
| 1988-89 | Paul Gerhart | Management |
| 1989-90 | Grover C. Gilmore | Psychology |
| 1990-91 | Jerome Liebman | Medicine |
| 1991-92 | Spencer Neth | Law |
| 1992-93 | Janie Fouke | Biomedical Engineering |
| 1993-94 | Keith Robinson | Physics |
| 1994-95 | Danielle Ripich | Communication Sciences |
| 1995-96 | Christopher Cullis | Biology |
| 1996-97 | Wallace Gingerich | MSASS |
| 1997-98 | Arthur Huckelbridge | Civil Engineering |
| 1998-99 | Suzanne Ferguson | English |
| 1999-00 | Kenneth Loparo | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| 2000-01 | Susan Shurin | Pediatrics |
| 2001-02 | Kenneth Ledford | History |
| 2002-03 | Edith Lerner | Nutrition |
| 2003-04 | David Singer | Mathematics |
| 2004-05 | Bo Carlsson | Economics |
| 2005-06 | E. Ronald Wright | Nursing |
| 2006-07 | Jay Alexander | Mathematics |
| 2007-08 | Dave Matthiesen | Materials Science |
| 2008-09 | Glenn Starkman | Physics |
| 2009-10 | Carol Musil | Nursing |
| 2010-11 | Alan Levine | Gastroenterology |
| 2011-12 | Gary Chottiner | Physics |
| 2012-13 | Robin Dubin | Management |
| 2013-14 | Steve Garverick/Sandra Russ | EECS Engineering/Psychology |
| 2014-15 | Robert Savinell | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| 2015-16 | Roy Ritzmann | Biology |
| 2016-17 | Peter Harte | Genetics |
| 2017-18 | Juscelino Colares | Law |
| 2018-19 | Cynthia Beall | Anthropology |
| 2019-20 | David B. Miller | MSASS |
| 2020-21 | Joachim G. Voss | Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing |
| Summer 2021 | Leena V. Palomo | School of Dental Medicine |
| 2021-2022 | Peter A. Shulman | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2022-2023 | Steven J. Eppell | Case School of Engineering |
| 2023-2024 | Maureen W. McEnery | School of Medicine, Neurology |
| 2024-2025 | Janet W. McGrath | College of Arts and Sciences |
| 2025-2026 | Kathryn L. Mercer | School of Law |
| 2026-2027 | Jeremy Bendik-Keymer | College of Arts and Sciences |