| 2024 | Lt. Gen. John F. Goodman, '70 BS |
| 2023 | Laurie Leshin, '87 BS |
| 2022 | Michelle Tom, ’99 BS, MPH, DO |
| 2021 | Kara Goldin ‘89 BA |
| 2020 | Karrin Taylor Robson ’88 BA, ’88 BA, ‘94 JD |
| 2019 | Denise D. Resnik |
| 2018 | Missy M. Farr-Kaye |
| 2017 | Michael Burns |
| 2016 | Derrick Hall |
| 2015 | Jenny Norton '93 B.S. |
| 2014 | Dr. Paul Larson '90 B.S., M.D. |
| 2013 | Brig. Gen. Victor Petrenko '83 B.S., U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo '80 B.S., U.S. Marine Corps Rear Adm. Barry L. Bruner '80 B.S., U.S. Navy Brig. Gen. Mark C. "Marshal" Dillon '83 B.S., U.S. Air Force Capt. John S. Kenyon '85 B.S., U.S. Coast Guard |
| 2012 | Randall McDaniel '02 B.S., Educator Stephen Teglas '89 B.S., Vice President, Disney Consumer Products |
| 2011 | Brian Swette '76 B.S., Private Investor |
| 2010 | His Excellency Sultan Saeed Nasser Al Mansoori '88 B.S.E., Minister of Economy for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), H.E. |
| 2007 | Phil Mickelson '92, Professional Golfer |
| 2006 | Kevin Olson '77, Partner, Steptoe & Johnson Law Firm |
| 2005 | Michael Gallagher '66, J.D. '70, Chairman Emeritus Daniel Shilling '87, Curator |
| 2004 | Richard L. Boals '79, President and Corporate Executive Dr. Volker Sonntag '67, Chairman, Barrow Neurological Institute |
| 2003 | Susan Bitter Smith '77, '82 MBA, Lobbyist |
| 2002 |
Barry L. Bonds, Professional Athlete |
| 2001 | Donald G. Isaacson J.D. '73, Business Partner, Lobbyist Maurice Portley '75, County Superior Court Judge William W. Sage '68, Humanitarian |
| 2000 | Herman R. Frazier '77, University Administrator Don M. Jackson, Jr. '74 Ph.D., Businessman William C. "Bill" Schaefer '60, Corporate Executive |
| 1999 | Tony M. Astorga '70, Corporate Executive Janice S. Strauss '70, '98 M.P.A., Chief of Police, City of Mesa |
| 1998 | Ruth V. McGregor '74 J.D., Arizona Supreme Court Linda Vollstedt '69, '71 M.A.E., ASU Women's Head Golf Coach |
| 1997 | Gay W. Brack '72, '85 M.A., Founder, Supplemental Education Partnership Robert H. Ellis '53, Gen. Manager KAET Wayne C. Manning '70, Corp. Executive |
| 1996 | John A. Ridgway '75, Executive and Creative Director Bob Stump '51, Congressman Jon A. Titus '80 J.D., Attorney |
| 1995 | Robert B. Bulla '61, Corporate Executive Michael Daly Hawkins '67, '70 J.D., Judge |
| 1994 | Robert Hecht-Nielsen '71, '74 Ph.D., Businessman, Computer Developer Christine K. Wilkinson '66, '76 Ph.D., University Administrator |
| 1993 | Michael M. Grant '73, '76 J.D., Attorney, Political Analyst Edward L. Pastor '66, '74 J.D., Congressman |
| 1992 | John K. Darragh '59, Corporate Executive Nadia Komarnyckyj McConnell '68, Diplomatic Advisor, Lobbyist |
| 1991 | John P. Singleton '60, Corporate Executive |
| 1990 | John H. Weston '55, Author, Actor, Playwright; Professor |
| 1989 | T. Allen McArtor '71 M.S.E., Corporate Executive |
| 1988 | Craig E. Weatherup '67, Corp. Executive |
| 1987 | Alfredo G. Gutierrez '71, Former State Senator C. Kimball Rose '57, Juvenile Court Judge Dolores V. Santora Sands '79 Ph.D., Assoc. Dean Research |
| 1986 | Ladimir "Ladmo" Kwiatkowski '53, Entertainer Ralph K. Showers '60, Humanitarian, Educator |
| 1985 | Leroy "Skip" Fletcher '68 Ph.D., Educator Celia M. Halas '70 M.C., '74 Ph.D., Psychologist, Author Robert A. McConnell, Jr. '67, '70 J.D., Broadcast Executive Peterson Zah '63, Educator, President Navajo Nation |
| 1984 | William G. Payne '35, Physician, Education Leader |
| 1983 | Robert H. Forman '51, Commander, U.S.A.T.C. Gary L. Tooker '62, Corporate Executive |
| 1982 | Joe W. Contreras '55, Arizona Appeals Court Judge L. Ray Haire '49, Arizona Appeals Court Judge |
| 1981 | Maralin K. Coffinger '57, '62 M.A.E., U.S. Air Force Ralph A. Watkins, Jr. '51, Business Leader |
| 1980 | Mary Dent Crisp '77, Politician Carolyn Lane Scott '53 M.A.E., '66 Ed.D. |
| 1979 | Edward M. Carson '51, Bank President |
| 1978 | Joanne Gunderson Carner '61, Prof. Golfer Howard F. Thompson '47, Judge |
| 1977 | Burton E. Burton '50, Insurance Executive Donald E. Dedera '51, Author |
| 1976 | Karen R. Keesling '68, '70 M.A.E., Government Administrator Stanley C. Beck '50, U.S. Air Force |
| 1975 | Robert Allison '37, Sports Writer Gene E. Rice '57, Financier |
| 1974 | Reginald M. Jackson '69, Athlete Keith L. Turley '48, Corporation President |
| 1973 | Wayne S. Doran '56, Corporation President M. Dale Foote '58, '62 M.A.E., Teacher |
| 1972 | James L. Loper '53, Broadcasting Executive Jess S. Nicks '50, Corporation President Sel Erder Yackley '62, Journalist |
| 1970 | Bennie M. Gonzales '54, Architect Gary K. Nelson '57, State Attorney General |
| 1969 | Allen Rosenberg |
| 1966 | Paul C. Sharkey '49, Neurosurgeon |
| 1965 | Fred C. Williams '43, Ophthalmologist |
| 1964 | Karl C. Leebrick '06, College President |