Recognizing outstanding lifetime service to NEISA, this award is given in memory of Robert C. MacArthur who was a long time NEISA judge. He penned "Room at the Mark", a book about the evolution of the racing rules of sailing.
| Year | Name | School | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ken Legler (Coach) | Tufts University | |
| Fran Charles (Sailing Master) | MIT | ||
| Ryan Mullins (Treasurer) | NEISA | ||
| 2020 | Preston Anderson '22 | Bowdoin University | |
| Julia Adams '21 | Bowdoin University | ||
| Jonathan Chance '23 | Bowdoin University | ||
| Izzy Cox '23 | Brown University | ||
| Emi Ruth '23 | Brown University | ||
| Jack Valentino '22 | Bates College | ||
| Kaila Pfrang '21 | MIT | ||
| Julia Wyatt '21 | MIT | ||
| Lucy Mulvihill '22 | University of Vermont | ||
| Becca Rose '22 | Yale University | ||
| Gabby Schmidt '22 | Boston University | ||
| 2019 | John Moulthrop '10 (NEISA Judge/Umpire) | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | |
| 2018 | Alden Reid '08 (NEISA Treasurer, undergraduate President, Team Captain) | Boston College | |
| 2017 | Butch Minson '68, (Won Singlehanded Nationals, coached at MMA) | Coast Guard Academy | |
| 2016 | John Moulthrop '10 (NEISA Judge/Umpire) | Hobart & William Smith Colleges | |
| 2015 | Ken Legler '77 (Tufts Head Coach, Long-time NEISA Schedule writer) | University of Rhode Island | |
| 2014 | Mike O'Connor (Harvard Head Coach, NEISA Commissioner to 2014) | Boston University | |
| 2013 | Alex Rudkin '14 (NEISA Undergraduate President) | Roger Williams University | |
| 2012 | Brad Churchill | ||
| 2011 | Kerry Sullivan '07 | Boston University | |
| 2003 | Mike Horn | ||
| 2002 | Pat Stidell (Judge) | ||
| 2001 | Mike Horn | ||
| 2000 | Emily Magoon (NEISA Undergraduate Secretary) | Dartmouth University | |
| 1998 | Stu Nelson | ||
| Dan Davis | |||
| 1997 | Allan Kort |