Craftsmanship Award
This award is given to world class artisans from a wide variety of backgrounds, to celebrate the highest levels of craftsmanship. Recipients are invited to give a talk on their work and recieve an engraved plaque from the Stone Age Institute and CRAFT.
| 2019 | Lisa Loeb, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter |
| 2018 | Mohammed Al-Barwani, MB Holdings, Sultanate of Oman |
| 2018 | Michael Molenda, Editor-in-Chief of Guitar Player Magazine |
| 2017 | Carl Cook and Ronan Young, "reverse engineered" Bloomington's first car |
| 2016 | Carrie Newcomer, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter |
| 2015 | Mike Wood, creator of Leap Frog educational software |
| 2015 | Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer and inventor of the first personal computer |
| 2013 | Doug Dayhoff, brewmaster, "What brewers have taught me about early tool makers" |
| 2012 | Dr. Booker T Jones, music craftsman, "An Evening with Booker T. Jones" |
| 2012 | Gayle Cook, historical conservationist, "The Mystique of Domes" |
| 2011 | Gordon Getty, composer |
| 2011 | Mary Krupinski, architect, "Sticks and Stones: My Life as an Architect" |
| 2010 | Todd Rundgren, music craftsman, "Long Hair: Todd Rundgren and the Beatles Effect" and "Cluster: The Birth of the T-Chord" |
| 2009 | Jean Pierret, guitar craftsman |
| 2008 | Jay Matternes, artist/naturalist |
| 2006 | Art Seymour, glass bead maker, "The Craft of Venetian Chevron Bead-making" |
| 2003 | Mark Martin, master stonemason, "Dry Stone Masonry and Architecture" |
| 2002 | Jean Auel, author, Clan of the Cave Bear, "An Evening with Jean Auel" |
| 2001 | Bill Cook, medical device manufacturer, "The History of Medical Devices" |
| 2000 | Kenny Aronoff, drummer, "An Evening with Kenny Aronoff" |
| 2000 | Bill Kimberlin, digital effects, Lucasfilm, "Special Effects in the Cinema" |
| 1999 | Bill and Kathleen Oliver, winemakers, "A Tour of the Oliver Winery" |
| 1998 | John Raitt, Broadway legend, "A Musical Autobiography" |
| 1996 | Brian Anderson, blacksmith, "Forging into Our Past: Making Ancient Sword-blades" |
| 1995 | Fritz Maytag, brewmaster, "Strange Brew: Experiments in Sumerian Beer-making" |
| 1994 | Seymour Duncan, guitar maker, "The Archaeology of the Electric Guitar" |
