2023 Laura Robinson and Bibi Reisdorf

2022 Keith Hampton

2021 Deana Rohlinger and Matthew J. Salganik

2020 Paul DiMaggio

2019 Eszter Hargittai 

2018 W. Russell Neuman

2017 Gary T. Marx and Jennifer Earl

2016 Shelia Cotten and Wenhong Chen

2015 Grant Blank

2014  William Dutton

2013 Judy Wajcman

2012 Ron Anderson

2011 James E. Katz

2010 John Robinson

2009 Elihu Katz

2008 William Sims Bainbridge

2007 David Lyon

2006 Manuel Castells

2004 Barry Wellman

2003 Caroline Hodges Persell

Award name changed from William F. Ogburn Career Achievement Award to Career Achievement Award beginning in 2024 and to include Mid-Career awardees in 2017.