The Skinner Sermon Award is presented annually to the preacher of the sermon best expressing Unitarian Universalism's social principles.

• 2020: Rev. Bethany Russell-Lowe, “Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime” (PDF)
• 2019: not awarded
• 2018: Rev. Anthony Makar, "Because Somebody Loved Me" (PDF)"
• 2017: Rev. Kate Landis, "Resilience and Religious Freedom" (PDF)
• 2016: Rev. Amy Zucker Morgenstern, “Learning Some Other Country’s History” (PDF) and Rev.Amy Carol Webb, "People of the Good Earth" (PDF)
• 2015: Rev. Colin Bossen, "Through Eyes That Have Cried" (PDF)
• 2014: not awarded
• 2013: Dawn C. Fortune, “Security: Reality, Fantasy, or Intention?” (PDF)
• 2012: not awarded
• 2011: Jennifer Dant, “The Idolatry of Anti-Choice” (PDF)
• 2010: Rev. Lynn M. Acquafondata, “Caging Violence” (PDF)
• 2009: not awarded
• 2008: not awarded
• 2007: Rev. Maj-Britt Johnson, “Anti-Racism: From Egypt to Babylon to...?”
• 2006: Ms. Joanne Giannino, “Saving Souls”
• 2005: Rev. Sue Phillips Keene, “On Being An 'Issue”
• 2004: Rev. Joshua Mason Pawelek, “Until All Are Equal: Refusing to Sign Marriage Licenses”
• 2003: Rev. Diane Teichert, “Crown Thy Good”
• 2002: Rev. Edmund Robinson
• 2001: Rev. Dr. Mykel Johnson
• 2000: Ginger Luke, “Why No Living Wage?” (PDF)
• 1999: Rev. Jaco B. ten Hove
• 1998: Rev. Victoria Safford
• 1997: Rev. Dr. Fredric J. Muir
• 1996: Rev. Alma Faith Crawford
• 1995: Rev. Victoria E. Safford
• 1994: Rev. Phyllis L. Hubbell
• 1993: Helen C. Hummel
• 1992: Rev. Dr. Kathryn J. Rohde
• 1991: Rev. Dr. W. Frederick Wooden
• 1990: Rev. Bruce A. Southworth
• 1989: Rev. Libbie D. Stoddard
• 1988: Rev. Bruce A. Southworth
• 1987: Susan L. Starr
• 1986: David H. Eaton
• 1985: Rev. Gary Kowalski
• 1984: Joan Kahn-Schneider
• 1983: Susan Tresch-Fienberg
• 1982: Rev. Philip Zwerling
• 1981: Rev. Judith E. Meyer
• 1980: Rev. Philip Zwerling
• 1979: Rev. David R. Weissbard
• 1978: Rev. Robert L. Hill
• 1977: Rev. Oren A. Peterson
• 1976: Erwin A. Gaede
• 1975: Dr. Neil H. Shadle
• 1974: Patrick Green
• 1973: Dr. Richard S. Gilbert
• 1972: Dr. Richard S. Gilbert
• 1971: Rev. David O. Rankin
• 1970: Edgar L. Crane
• 1969: Robert S. Lehman
• 1968: Michael Ferber
• 1967: Edwin A. Lane
• 1966: William R. Moors
• 1965: Dr. Khoren Arisian
• 1964: Lon Ray Call
• 1963: Rev. Charles J. Stephens
• 1962: Rev. Dr. John Cummins
• 1961: Rev. David Hicks MacPherson
• 1960: Robert M. Bowman
• 1959: Rev. Manuel R. Holland