The recipient of the 2008 Geographic Literacy Award is Linda Gollick, an educator from Toronto, Ontario.

The recipient of the 2007 Geographic Literacy Award is Robert Twerdoclib, an educator from Spruce Grove, Alberta.

The recipient of the 2006 Geographic Literacy Award is Paul VanZant, an educator from Caledon, Ontario.

The recipient of the 2005 Geographic Literacy Award is Dick Mansfield, an educator from Kingston, Ontario.

The recipient of the 2004 Geographic Literacy Award is Dale Gregory, a retired geography teacher from Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

The recipient of the 2003 Geographic Literacy Award is Lew French, an educator and text book author from Ontario.

The recipient of the 2002 award is Margaret North, Senior Instructor Emerita of the Department of Geography, UBC.

The 2001 recipient was Phyllis Arnold, a text book publisher from Edmonton, Alberta.

The first recipient in 2000 was John Trites, a high school teacher from Nova Scotia.