2008

Alumnus of the Year: Her Excellency Dr Quentin Bryce, AC (Governor-General, Australia)
International Alumnus of the Year: Path Heang (Cambodian Peace negotiator)
Young Alumnus of the Year: Ms Alissa Phillips (Music Therapist and Director of Not-for-Proft organisation S.P.A.C.E

2007

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Jackie Huggins, AM (Reconciliation advocate and Indigenous leader)
International Alumnus of the Year: Datuk Dr Rosti Saruwono (Petroleum engineering, Malaysia)
Young Alumnus of the Year: Dr Anna Straton (Economist)

2006

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Nick Earls (Author)
International Alumnus of the Year: Professor Victor Cubillos Godoy (Veterinary science and agriculture, Chile)
Young Alumnus of the Year:  Rachel Nolan (State Member for Ipswich)

2005

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Andrew Liveris (Chemical Engineering)
International Alumnus of the Year: Loh Hoon Sun (Company director, Singapore)
Young Alumnus of the Year: None awarded

2004

Alumnus of the Year: Professor John Pearn AM, RFD, KStJ (Medicine)
International Alumnus of the Year: Suganya Boonprasirt (United Nations consultant, Thailand)
Young Alumnus of the Year: Martin Summut (Business owner)

2003

Alumnus of the Year: Air Vice-Marshal Julie Hammer AM, CSC (Military)
International Alumnus of the Year: Dr Lee Boon Yang (Cabinet Minister, Singapore)
Young Alumnus of the Year: Dr Dhugal Lindsay (Research scientist and haiku poet)

2002

Alumnus of the Year: Professor Colin Power (International Education)
International Alumnus of the Year: Tan Sri Dato' Abdul Khalid Ibrahim (Chief Minister, Selangor, Malaysia)
Young Alumnus of the Year: Dr Ashley Robinson (Electrical engineering)

2001

Alumnus of the Year: Ted Evans (Secretary to the Treasury)

2000

Alumnus of the Year: Professor Martin Green (Electrical engineering)

1999

Alumnus of the Year: Professor Lawrie Powell (Medicine)

1998

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Geoffrey Rush (Film, television and theatre)

1997

Alumnus of the Year: Dr H. Rodney Withers (Oncologist)

1996

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Margaret Valadian (Sociologist)

1995

Alumnus of the Year: Alison Crook AO (Librarian)

1994

Alumnus of the Year: Dr Penelope Wensley AO (Diplomat)

1993

Alumnus of the Year: Professor Peter Doherty AC (Immunologist)

1992

Alumnus of the Year: Dr David Malouf AO (Author)