The Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award has been handed out ten times since it was first awarded to the University of New Hampshire's Brandy Fisher in 1998. To look at a list of previous nominees, winners and a list of total winners per school, click here (.pdf).
| Year | Name | School | Position | Hometown |
| 1998 | Brandy Fisher | University of New Hampshire | Forward | Potsdam, N.Y. |
| 1999 | A.J. Mleczko | Harvard University | Forward | Nantucket, Mass. |
| 2000 | Ali Brewer | Brown University | Goalie | Racine, Wisc. |
| 2001 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard University | Forward | Winnipeg, Man. |
| 2002 | Brooke Whitney | Northeastern University | Forward | Snohomish, Wash. |
| 2003 | Jennifer Botterill | Harvard University | Forward | Winnipeg, Man. |
| 2004 | Angela Ruggiero | Harvard University | Defenseman | Harper Woods, Mich. |
| 2005 | Krissy Wendell | University of Minnesota | Forward | Brooklyn Park, Minn. |
| 2006 | Sara Bauer | University of Wisconsin | Forward | St. Catharines, Ont. |
| 2007 | Julie Chu | Harvard University | Forward | Fairfield, Conn. |
| 2008 | Sarah Vaillancourt | Harvard University | Forward | Sherbrooke, Que. |