Awarded for leadership, service and philanthropic involvement with Purdue University Calumet and for inspiring others through their vision and commitment to bettering Purdue Calumet.
This award was discontinued in 2005.
- 2004 – John Bobalik
- 2003 – Lisa J. Goodnight
- 2002 – Catherine Murphy
- 2001 – John Maniotes
- 2000 – James Yackel
- 1998 – Bernard H. Holicky
- 1997 – Rose E. Ray
- 1996 – Lon Lawson
- 1995 – Richard J. Combs
- 1994 – John P. Fruth & Gary H. Newsom
- 1993 – Morey Kays
- 1992 – Beth Pellicciotti
- 1991 – Saul Lerner
- 1990 – Lance Trusty
- 1989 – John Friend
- 1988 – Daniel J. Yovich
- 1987 – YJean S. Chambers
- 1986 – Robert L. Anderson & Sigrid Stark
- 1985 – John S. Tuckey
- 1984 – John W. Mybeck
- 1983 – Ralph E. Bennett, III
- 1982 – Joyce Ellis
- 1981 – Robert Hayes
- 1980 – Bert Hindmarch
- 1979 – Donald S. Powers
- 1978 – Charles E. Hutton
- 1976 – Frederick L. Hovde
- 1975 – Carl H. Elliott
- 1974 – Charles Lawshe
