Tortuga Award Recipients
| 2024 |   | Aida Hurtado Ines Hernandez-Avila |
| 2023 |   | Yvette G. Flores Sonya M. Alemán |
| 2022 |  | Martha P. Cotera |
| 2021 |  | Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz |
| 2020 | COVID-19 | No award presented |
| 2019 |  | Seline Szkupinski Quiroga |
| 2018 | Antonia Castañeda | |
| 2017 |   | C. Alejandra Elenes |
| 2016 | Rosalía Solórzano Torres | |
| 2015 |  | Dolores Delgado-Bernal |
| 2014 |  | Josie Méndez-Negrete |
| 2013 |  | Norma Cantú |
| 2012 |  | Gloria Cuádraz |
| 2011 |  | Lupe Gallegos-Diaz |
| 2009 |  | Karen Mary Davalos |
| 2008 |  | Rusty Barcelo |
| 2007 |  | Brenda Child |
| 2006 |   | Inés Talamantez Osa Hidalgo de la Riva |
| 2005 |  | Norma Alarcón |
| 2004 |  | Ada Sosa-Ridell (inaugural recipients) |
| 2004 |  | Elisa L. Facio (inaugural recipients) |