| Year |
Recipient |
| 1996 |
Harry F. Bell Sr., '43, Charleston, W.Va. |
| 1997 |
Mickey Furfari, '49, Morgantown, W.Va. |
| 1998 |
Col. John F. Nicholas Jr., '41, Arlington, Va. (deceased) |
| 1999 |
Abe Martin, '31, Wheeling, W.Va. |
| 2000 |
Gloria Salucci Cunningham, '43, Morgantown, W.Va. |
| 2001 |
A. Ray Adams, '54, Apopka, Fla. |
| 2002 |
Stanley Friedman, '49, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 2003 |
Betty L. Miller, '47, Morgantown, W.Va. |
| 2004 |
A. James Ellis Jr., '63 BA, '65 MS, Surfside Beach, S.C. |
| 2005 |
Elizabeth L. "Betsy" Ross, '63 BS, '68 MFA |
| 2006 |
Gen. Earl E. Anderson, USMC Ret., '40 BA, '49 MS, Vienna, VA |