The Angus Smith Award for Excellence in Telescope Making and Design was first awarded in 1979.

• 2016 Roman Unyk
  
• 2015 Not Awarded
• 2014 Not Awarded
• 2013 Not Awarded
• 2012 Not Awarded
• 2011 Kent Martens
• 2010 Not Awarded
• 2009 Not Awarded
• 2008 Barry Arnold
• 2007 Not Awarded
• 2006 Not Awarded
• 2005 Dwight Hansen
• 2004 Craig Makarowski
• 2003 Not Awarded
• 2002 Dave Robinson & Roman Unyk
• 2001 Sherrilyn Jahrig
• 2000 Scott Henderson
• 1999 Not Awarded
• 1998 Roger Fell
• 1997 Peter Smith
• 1996 Denis Boucher
• 1995 Barry Arnold
• 1994 Karl Kropf & Hans Steidl
• 1993 Arnold Rivera
• 1992 ShirLee Adamson
• 1991 Randy Pakan
• 1990 Paul Campbell
• 1989 Randy Pakan
• 1988 Bob Drew, Paul Campbell, Randy Pakan & Bill Wells
• 1987 Bryce Heartwell
• 1986 George Moores
• 1983 Robert Stephens
• 1982 Stew Krysko, Craig Makarowski, Dave Beale, Bob Martin, Alan Dyer & Ted Cadien
• 1981 David Belcher
• 1980 Mark Leenders
• 1979 Darrell Cross