2009 award: Linda Martin, "Storytelling in the Content Areas."
2008 award: Mary Elizabeth Land, "Home for the Holidays: The Depiction of Holiday Themes in Books for Children."
2007 award: Kuhn-Kendrick, "The Goblins Will Get Ya: A Survey of Horror in Children's Literature from the 19th and Early 20th Centuries."
2006 award: Jacquelyn S. Rogers: The child illustrated: Social roles revealed through dress depicted in 19th and 20th Century children's literature, and
Mary G. Marshall: Anatomy of a book collection: Ruth M. Baldwin and her quest to build an historical children's book collection (1953-1990)
2005 award; research done in 2006: Sharon Deeds: Mother Goose: An historical and social perspective
2004 award; research done in 2005: Jean Hatfield: Literature of L. Frank Baum, and
Joyce Laiosa: Alphabet books of the 19th Century
2003 award; research done in 2004: Mary Humphrey: Heroic quest tales in fairy tales and folk literature
2002 award; research done in 2003: Leslie Barban: E. Nesbit and early 20th Century British children's literature
2001 award; research done in 2002: Jane Marino: History and evolution of children's songs
2000 award; research done in 2001: Mary Ann Paulin: Choral reading and poetry for children, and
Kathleen Simonetta: Conflict resolution in early children's books
1999 award; research done in 2000: Julia Massie: Children's poetry
1998 award; research done in 1999: Floyd Dickman: 19th and 20th Century editions of Cinderella
1997 award; research done in 1998: Kathy East: Books children would have read in the 1880's, in preparation for establishing a one room 1880's school house for local children to visit.
1996 award; research done in 1997: Jan Watkins: Family stories from the 1930's and 1940's
1995 award; research done in 1996: Marsha Cutler: Fairy and folk tales to be used in storytelling
1994 award; research done in 1995: Kathy Toon: 19th and early 20th Century series books
1993 award; research done in 1994: Sue McCleaf Nespeca: 19th and 20th Century pop-up books