The Maurice Ewing Medal is awarded by the American Geophysical Union for "significant original contributions to the understanding of physical, geophysical, and geological processes in the ocean; to those who advance oceanographic engineering, technology, and instrumentation; and to those who perform outstanding service to the marine sciences". The award was instituted in 1974 and is jointly sponsored by the United States Navy. The award is named in honor of Maurice Ewing.
| Year[A] | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Walter H. Munk |
| 1977 | Henry Stommel |
| 1978 | Edward Bullard |
| 1979 | Wallace Smith Broecker |
| 1980 | J. Tuzo Wilson |
| 1981 | Manik Talwani |
| 1982 | John I. Ewing |
| 1983 | Fred Noel Spiess |
| 1984 | Xavier Le Pichon |
| 1985 | Kenneth O. Emery |
| 1986 | John Imbrie |
| 1987 | William Jason Morgan |
| 1988 | Wolfgang H. Berger |
| 1989 | Klaus Wyrtki |
| 1990 | Carl I. Wunsch |
| 1991 | Charles David Keeling |
| 1992 | Charles S. Cox |
| 1993 | Kirk Bryan |
| 1994 | John A. Orcutt |
| 1995 | Jean-Guy Schilling |
| 1996 | Walter C. Pitman III |
| 1997 | Karl K. Turekian |
| 1998 | Richard P. Von Herzen |
| 1999 | Arnold L. Gordon |
| 2000 | Joseph L. Reid |
| 2001 | Richard G. Fairbanks |
| 2002 | Nicholas Shackleton |
| 2003 | Gerard C. Bond |
| 2004 | Bruce A. Warren |
| 2005 | Francois M. M. Morel |
| 2006 | G. Michael Purdy |
| 2007 | Marcia Kemper McNutt |
| 2008 | Miriam Kastner |
| 2009 | Thomas Rossby |
| 2010 | William J. Jenkins |
| 2011 | Joseph Pedlosky |
^ A. The information in the table is according to the "- Maurice Ewing Medal" web page at the official website of the American Geophysical Union unless otherwise specified by additional citations.