Richard T. Ely Distinguished Educator Award
This award is presented to the person who has achieved excellence within the academic world in the field of land economics or one of its constituent disciplines.
| 2024 | Hazel Ruth Edwards, PhD College of Engineering and Architecture Howard University Washington, DC | 2020 | Christopher Leinberger Washington University School of Business Washington, DC |
| 2018 | Margaret McFarland, JD University of Maryland Colvin Institute of Real Estate Columbia, Maryland | 2016 | Professor Herve Kevenides Real Estate Institute New York University New York, New York |
| 2013 | Grady Gammage, Esq. Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona | 2009 | Professor Dowell Myers University of Southern California Los Angeles, California |
| 2007 | Dr. Michael A. Anikeeff Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland | 2005 | Dr. Stanley Hamilton University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 2005 | Dr. Robert Fountain Sacramento Regional Research Institute Sacramento, California | 2003 | Professor Celeste M. Hammond The John Marshall Law School Chicago, Illinois |
| 2001 | Dr. Frank G. Mittlelbach University of California Los Angeles, California | 1999 | Dr. Harry G. Robinson, III Howard University Washington, DC |
| 1997 | Stephen S. Fuller, PhD George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia | 1995 | Dr. Michael Stegman John D. & Cathereine T. MacArthur Foundation Washington, DC |
| 1993 | Dr. David Scribner Baruch College, City University of New York New York, New York | 1991 | Richard S. Weinstein University of California Los Angeles, California |
| 1989 | Richard Cromwell TICOR Title Insurance Location Unknown | 1987 | Fred E. Case, Professor Emeritus University of California Los Angeles, California |