The AAS Education Prize is to recognize outstanding contributions to the education of the public, students and/or the next generation of professional astronomers.

Year Recipient
2013 John R. Percy
2012 Donald W. McCarthy
2011 Grace Deming
2010 Philip M. Sadler
2009 Mary Kay Hemenway
2008 James B. Kaler
2007 Keith S. Noll
2006 Sidney Wolff
2005 Laurence A. Marschall
2004 Owen Gingerich
2003 Jay M. Pasachoff
2002 Michael Zeilik
2001 Frank D. Drake

The AAS-Annenberg Prize was awarded annually for five years in recognition of outstanding contributions to science education through astronomy. The Education Prize was established in lieu of the Annenberg Prize in 2000.

Year Recipient
1996 Fred Hoyle
1995 Donald Goldsmith
1994 Andrew Fraknoi
1993 Dorrit Hoffleit
1992 Carl Sagan