| Year | Name | Rationale | Reference |
| 1954 | | No rationale given | [1] |
| 1955 | | No rationale given | [1] |
| 1957 | | No rationale given | [1] |
| 1959 | | No rationale given | [1] |
| 1961 | | "For his deft proficiency in the experimental art which has laid open the ear and resolved the mysteries of its inner workings"[2] | [3] |
| 1962 | | "For major contributions to the knowledge of physical acoustics through research and authorship; for teaching and training acousticians; and for sustained service to the Society as an officer and Editor-in-Chief of its publications"[2] | [4] |
| 1965 | | "For his many contributions to our understanding of the workings of the hearing mechanism; for his versatile concern with bioacoustics, psychoacoustics, audiology, physiology, and otolaryngology; and for his service to the Society"[2] | [5] |
| 1967 | | "For his research into the propagation of acoustical waves through the air and the sea; for his contributions to the understanding of the communication of speech and music and his expert application of this knowledge in the field of hearing and architectural acoustics; and for his service to the Society as founder and officer"[2] | [6] |
| 1969 | | "For his extensive contributions to the science and technology of acoustics in the fields of architecture, engineering, and signal processing; for his creative leadership in underwater sound and its application to the security of our nation; and for his service to the Society"[2] | [7] |
| 1971 | | "For his electromechanical filters which are the keystone of carrier-frequency telephony; investigations of piezoelectric crystals, ceramics and the properties of materials"[2] | [8] |
| 1973 | | "For his preeminent accomplishments in the field of vibration" | [9] |
| 1975 | | "For leadership in developing, in the United States and abroad, the desire and the capability for achieving good acoustics in communications, workplaces, concert halls, and communities" | [10] |
| 1977 | | "For extensive contributions to the advancement of acoustics in his own and many other countries: as a physics teacher and experimentalist; as an author and editor; as a founder and leader of acoustical societies; and above all as a research supervisor who has taught and inspired a generation of acoustics students and guided them in the attainment of excellence" | [11] |
| 1979 | | "For outstanding contributions to acoustics through research, teaching, and professional leadership, and for distinguished administrative and advisoryservice to science, engineering, and government" | [12] |
| 1981 | | "For his innovative and lasting contributions in acoustic transduction, sound reproduction, electronic music and speech synthesis, and his service to the Society" | [13] |
| 1982 | | "For his ingenious and masterly contributions to acoustical research and teaching, and for his distinguished leadership and service to the Society" | [14] |
| 1983 | | "For wide ranging and superlative contributions to experimental and theoretical physical acoustics, including ultrasonically induced cavitation in liquids and sound propagation in solids, liquids, and gases" | [15] |
| 1984 | | "For contributions to acoustics through his teaching, research, and translations and for his dedicated service to the Acoustical Society of America" | [16] |
| 1985 | | "For significant contributions to underwater acoustics, to acoustical standards, and to the Acoustical Society of America as Fellow, officer, and patent reviewer" | [17] |
| 1986 | | "For contributions to and leadership in digital speech communications" | [18] |
| 1987 | | "For service to the Society; for improved understanding of absorption of sound in gases; and for contributions to the science and practice of architectural acoustics" | [19] |
| 1988 | | "For pioneering work in the science and art of musical acoustics, emphasizing the interactions among performer, instrument, and listener"[20] | [21] |
| 1988 | | "For outstanding seminal contributions to diverse areas of acoustics and to standardization" | [22] |
| 1989 | | "For identifying and solving key problems in acoustics and acoustical engineering and for the impact of his teachings and writings" | [23] |
| 1990 | | "For his extensive contributions to the advancement of acoustics, particularly structural and underwater acoustics, as a researcher, author and educator"[20] | [24] |
| 1991 | | "For theoretical and practical contributions to human communication through innovative application of mathematics to speech, hearing, and concert hall acoustics" | [25] |
| 1992 | | "For contributions to the understanding of the auditory process" | [26] |
| 1993 | | "For contributions to the understanding of finite-amplitude sound propagation and worldwide leadership in nonlinear acoustics" | [27] |
| 1994 | | "For contributions to knowledge, theory, and methodology in audition" | [28] |
| 1995 | | "For leadership and outstanding contributions to the acoustics of speech production and perception" | [29] |
| 1996 | | "For contributions to ocean acoustics, structural acoustics, and aeroacoustics, and for dedicated service to the Society" | [30] |
| 1997 | | "For contributions to and teaching of physical acoustics and noise control" | [31] |
| 1998 | | "For creative contributions to fundamental knowledge of ultrasonic propagation in, and interactions with, biological media" | [32] |
| 1999 | | "For contributions to bioacoustics, psychoacoustics, vibrations, and for leadership in national and international acoustical standards" | [33] |
| 2000 | | "For contributions to hydroacoustics, acoustic cavitation and turbulence noise, and for dedicated service to the Society" | [34] |
| 2001 | | "For innovative research in ocean acoustics and leadership and service to the Society" | [35] |
| 2002 | | "For fundamental contributions to physical acoustics and biomedical ultrasound and for innovative leadership in electronic publishing" | [36] |
| 2002 | | "For fundamental contributions to understanding outdoor sound propagation and noise control and for leadership in the Society" | [37] |
| 2003 | | "For sustained leadership and extensive contributions in the application of statistical concepts to structural acoustics and noise" | [38] |
| 2004 | | "For pioneering research and leadership in underwater acoustic and high resolution sonar, and for dedicated service to the Society" | [39] |
| 2005 | | "For contributions to physical, environmental, and structural acoustics, acoustics education, and leadership as Editor-in-Chief of the Society" | [40] |
| 2006 | | "For or development of polymer electret transducers, and for leadership in acoustics and the Society" | [41] |
| 2007 | | "For pioneering research and leadership in speech production and dedicated service to the Society" | [42] |
| 2008 | | "For contributions to understanding how children acquire spoken language and for leadership in the Society" | [1] |
| 2009 | | "For contributions to musical acoustics, leadership in science education, and service to the Society" | [1] |
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