- 2012: Franz Pöchhacker (University of Vienna)
- 2011: Christina Schaeffner (Aston university)
- 2010: Sherry Simon (Concordia University)
- 2009: Martha Cheung (Hong Kong Baptist University)
- 2008: Kirsten Malmkjaer (University of Leicester)
- 2007: Miriam Shlesinger † ( Bar-Ilan University)
- 2006: Harish Trivedi (University of Delhi)
- 2005: Daniel Simeoni † (University of Toronto)
- 2004: Michael Cronin (Dublin City University)
- 2003: Ian Mason (Heriot Watt University
- 2002: Maria Tymoczko (University of Massachusetts Amherst)
- 2001: Mona Baker (University of Manchester)
- 2000: Christiane Nord (University of Magdeburg)
- 1999: Andrew Chesterman (University of Helsinki)
- 1998: Lawrence Venuti (Temple University)
- 1997: Yves Gambier (University of Turku)
- 1996: Anthony Pym (Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
- 1995: André Lefevere † (University of Texas)
- 1994: Mary Snell-Hornby (University of Vienna)
- 1993: Daniel Gile (ESIT, Université Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle)
- 1992: Albrecht Neubert (University of Leipzig)
- 1991: Susan Bassnett (University of Warwick)
- 1990: Hans J. Vermeer † (University of Heidelberg)
- 1989: Gideon Toury (Tel Aviv University)
