1985–1986 Eleanor Clift, Newsweek White House Correspondent
1986–1987 Gretchen M. Handwerger, Senior Loan Officer, Bangladesh Division, The World Bank
1987–1988 Bharati Mukherjie and Clark Blaise, Creative Writers Donald B. Easum, The African-American Institute
1988–1989 LaDonna Harris, Human Rights Advocate Goldie and Malcolm Rivkin, Urban Planners
1989–1990 Bernd Loehning, Member of the Governing Board of the Free Democratic Party, Federal Republic of Germany (A German Marshall Fund Fellow) Sally and Montague Yudelman, Experts on the Third World
1990–1991 Yoshihisa Komori, Washington Bureau Chief, The Sankei Shimbun Ruth Bryant Purtilo, Henry Knox Sherrill Professor of Medical Ethics, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, and Vard R. Johnson, Attorney, Senator in the Nebraska Unicameral
1991–1992 Gert Van Maanen, Member of the Board of Managing Directors, International Nederlanden Bank (A German Marshall Fund Fellow) Samuel Proctor, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University
1992–1993 Geoffrey Wolff, Author David C. Thomasma, Medical Ethicist
1993–1994 Harry Schwartz, Planning and Development Consultant
1994–1995 Robert S. Peck, Legislative Counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union
1995–1996 Kathryn S. Kahler, Communications Director, U.S. Department of Education
Participation in the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Foundation Programs was temporarily discontinued in 1996 to be reinstated in 1999–2000.
1999–2000 Jack K. Mawdsley, Education Consultant
2000–2001 David K. Shipler, Pulitzer Prize-winning Author and Journalist
2001–2002 John and Janet Wallach, Journalists and Peace Advocates (Canceled due to Health Problems)
2002–2003 Eleanor Clift and Tom Brazaitis, Journalists
2003–2004 Ron Asmus, Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Canceled due to speaker's health )