Herbert J. Rinkel was a teaching pioneer in the field of enviornmental medicine. This award is given to individuals for excellence in teaching the techniques of Environmental Medicine.
- John G. Maclennan, M.D. (1980)
- Stephen D. Lockey, M.D. (1981)
- Lawrence D. Dickey, M.D. (1983)
- Joseph B. Miller, M.D. (1984)
- Francis J. Waickman, M.D. (1986)
- James W. Willoughby, M.D. (1987)
- Theron G. Randolph, M.D. (1988)
- John H. Boyles, Jr., M.D. (1990)
- Jon B. Pangborn, Ph.D. (1991)
- Nicholas Ashford, Ph.D., J.D. (1992)
- Claudia Miller, M.D., M.S. (1992)
- William J. Rea, M.D. (1993)
- Doris J. Rapp, M.D. (1994)
- Sherry A. Rogers, M.D. (1995)
- Gary Oberg, M.D. (1996)
- Sidney M. Baker, M.D. (1997)
- Randall E. Wilkinson, M.D. (1999)
- Aubrey M. Worrell, M.D. (2000)
- David S. Buscher, M.D. (2001)
- Allan D. Lieberman, M.D. (2002
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- W.A. Shrader, Jr., M.D. (2003)
- John L. Laseter, Ph.D. (2004)
- Gerald H. Ross, M.D., FAAEM (2005)
- Ari Vojdani, Ph.D., M.T. (2006)
- Richard Jaeckle, M.D., FAAEM (2007)
- Kalpana D. Patel, M.D., FAAEM (2008)
- James W. Willoughby, II, D.O. (2009)
- A.L. Barrier, M.D. (2010)
- Nancy L. Didriksen, Ph.D. (2012)
- Joel L. Butler, Ph.D. (2012)
- Alan B. McDaniel, M.D. (2013)
- Lynn Marshall, M.D. (2014)
- Jean A. Monro, MB BS (2015)
- David Quig, Ph.D. (2016)
- F. Tim Guilford, M.D. (2017)
- Robert E. Taylor, M.D. (2018)