This is the oldest award given by the department and was established in 1952. The Faculty Scholarship Award is funded by faculty donations. Intended for graduating seniors, this award honors a student with outstanding GPA scores in Allied Science, Mathematics, and Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and who has worked to advance departmental programs such as SGE or Sigma Xi. This award is either a Brunton Compass or the equivalent amount to help buy books.

• 2018 Chris FitzGerald
• 2017 Alexander Beyl
• 2016 Allie Fox
• 2015 Joe Biasi
• 2014 Crystal Wespestad
• 2013 Emily Stewart
• 2012 Jared Olyphant
• 2011 Crystal Hout
• 2010 Bissett Young
• 2009 Laura Jones
• 2007 Katherine Neff
• 2002 Aaron Wood
• 2001 Ralph Milliken
• 2000 Brian Howard
• 1999 Jeff Dick
• 1998 Mark Panning
• 1997 Karen Cyr, Terry Arcuri
• 1996 Mimi Tzeng
• 1995 Priya Ganguli, Margaret Streepy
• 1994 Jennifer Klug, Dana Strength
• 1993 Rebecca Robinson
• 1992 Michael Delgass
• 1991 Brian Towell
• 1990 Michael Stewart
• 1989 Matthew Slagel
• 1988 Sam Niemann
• 1987 Christine F. Heavilon
• 1986 Gregory M. Dipple
• 1985 Gerald Michael
• 1984 Kenneth Kudrak
• 1983 N/A
• 1982 N/A
• 1981 Sean Rooney
• 1980 Elizabeth Blair, Mark Nearing
• 1979 N/A
• 1978 Bruce Smith, Ronald Cohen
• 1977 Brenda Bomber
• 1976 N/A
• 1975 William Glover III
• 1974 N/A
• 1973 Rosanne Buecker
• 1972 N/A
• 1971 Stephan Graham
• 1970 Darrell G. Herd
• 1969 David E. Thompson
• 1968 Joe J. Liteheiser
• 1967 N/A
• 1966 Deborah J. DeWolf, Michael J. Fowler
• 1965 N/A
• 1964 David Balogh
• 1963 Paul D. Ryder
• 1962 Stanley K. Hamilton
• 1961 N/A
• 1960 Roger Cuffey
• 1958 Forrest K. Root
• 1957 John Stephen Parker
• 1956 Ralph Eugene Hunter
• 1955 James Robert Dodd
• 1954 Rosalia Rey
• 1953 Jack Harrison
• 1952 Olin R. Holt