The President’s Award for Service to the Centre was first awarded in 1979.
- 2019 Larry Wood
- 2018 Alister Ling
- 2017 Luca Vanzella
- 2016 Jay Lavender
- 2015 Cornelia Blunck
- 2014 Franklin Loehde
- 2013 Frank Florian
- 2012 Susan and Richard Bramm
- 2011 Not Awarded
- 2010 Observatory Planning Committee
- 2009 Bruce McCurdy
- 2008 Orla Aaquist
- 2007 Paul Campbell & Sherry Campbell
- 2006 Cornelia Blunck
- 2005 Richard Vanderberg
- 2004 Ed Newcombe
- 2003 Roman Unyk & Dave Robinson
- 2002 Don Brown
- 2001 Larry Wood
- 2000 Mel Rankin
- 1999 Franklin Loehde
- 1998 Terry Nonay
- 1997 Betty Rankin
- 1996 Howard Gibbins
- 1995 Bruce McCurdy
- 1994 Frank Florian
- 1993 Bob Drew
- 1992 Randy Pakan
- 1991 Sylvia Smith
- 1990 Karen Gray
- 1989 Russ Sampson
- 1988 George Moores, Jackie Hildreth, Mike Moores
- 1987 Franklin Loehde
- 1986 Yni Ebbers
- 1985 Tony Whyte
- 1984 Mel Rankin
- 1983 Alan Dyer
- 1982 Doug Hube
- 1981 Audrey Loehde
- 1980 Alan Dyer
- 1979 Paul Deans