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Lindell W. Sturgis Memorial Award Recipients
| Bill O’Brien | 1979-80 |
| John Fohr | 1980-81 |
| David Christensen | 1981-82 |
| Carol McDermott | 1982-83 |
| Betty Mitchell | 1983-84 |
| Ed Shea | 1984-85 |
| Randall Nelson | 1985-86 |
| Erv Coppi | 1986-87 |
| Arthur Aikman | 1987-88 |
| Jack Graham | 1989-90 |
| Ben Gelman | 1990-91 |
| Robert Arthur | 1991-92 |
| Gordon White | 1992-93 |
| Linda Benz | 1993-94 |
| Odessa Meeks | 1994-95 |
| James Fralish | 1995-96 |
| Catherine Mabus | 1996-97 |
| Thomas Eynon | 1997-98 |
| John Foster | 1998-99 |
| Anita Hutton | 1999-00 |
| Pansy Jones | 2000-01 |
| Paulette Curkin | 2001-02 |
| Glenn Poshard | 2002-03 |
| Karen Midden | 2003-04 |
| Rebecca O’Neill | 2004-05 |
| Carmen Suarez | 2005-06 |
| Larry Dietz | 2006-07 |
| Julia Wetstein | 2007-08 |
| Steve Buhman | 2008-09 |
| Diane Daugherty | 2010-11 |
| John Erbes | 2011-12 |
| Faith Y. Miller | 2012-13 |
| Phil Anton | 2014-15 |
| Jon Davey | 2016-17 |
| William Bruns III | 2017-18 |
| Bradley Dillard | 2018-19 |
| Brian Flath | 2019-20 |
| Wesley Calvert | 2020-21 |
| Edward J. "Joey" Helleny | 2021-22 |
| Casey Parker | 2022-23 |
Professional Achievement Award
| Rex Karnes | 1983-84 |
| David Kenney | 1989-90 |
| J. C. Garavalia | 1990-91 |
| Clyde Choate | 1993-94 |
| Lee O’Brien** | 1995-96 |
| Kathleen Pericak-Spector | 1998-99 |
| Dinah Seibert | 2002-03 |
| Lester “Jak” Tichenor | 2005-06 |
| Seymour Bryson | 2009-10 |
| Harold Bardo | 2013-14 |
| John Jackson | 2014-15 |
| Jan Thompson | 2016-17 |
** Award given posthumously