Past Recipients of the Academic Leadership in Political Science Award
- 2023: Professor Darren Halpin
- 2022: Professor Lisa Hill
- 2021: Professor Sarah Maddison
- 2020: Professor Rodney Smith
- Special commendation for Associate Professor Ben Isakhan
- 2018: Professor Ariadne Vromen
- 2017: Professor Adrian Little
- 2016: Professor Pippa Norris
- 2015: Dr Gwenda Tavan, Dr Barbara Sullivan, Associate Professor Jim Jose, Professor David Marsh.