2012

Recipient: Laura Vazquez

2011

Recipient: Amy Levin

2010

Recipient: Virginia Cassidy

2009

Recipient: Lesley Rigg

2008

Recipient: No award

2007

Recipient: No award

2006

Recipient: Award suspended in recognition of the 25 Amazing NIU Women Awards

2005

Recipient: Kathy Hotelling

Other Nominees: Michele Marie Crase, Gail D. Jacky, Amy Levin, and William Minor.

2004

Recipient: Deborrah Pettit
Other Nominees: Dorothy Bishop, Gail D. Jacky

2003

Recipient: Sue W. Doederlein
Other Nominees: Gail Jackey, Scheree Howard, Deborrah Pettit, Diana Steele.

2002

Recipient: Patricia Vary
Other Nominees: Sue W. Doederlein, Sylvia Fuentes, LaVerne Gyant, Julia Shaw Lamb, Mary Larson, Amy Levin, Cynthia J. Plue.

2001

Recipient: Anne C. Kaplan
Other Nominees: Catherine Doederlein, Sue W. Doederlein, LaVerne Gyant, Lisa King.

2000

Recipient: Lynne M. Waldeland
Other Nominees: Patricia Cichy, Martha Cooper, Catherine Doederlein, Sue Doederlein, Barbara fouts, Elizabeth Gaillard, Mary Suzanne Schriber, Lidia Vitello.

1999

Recipient: Kay Forest
Other Nominees: Virgina Cassidy, Michelle Emmett, Judy Santacaterina, & Barbara Zuber.

1998

Recipient: Carole W. Minor
Other Nominees: Andrea Hein, Rosalie Hewitt, Nicole Poole, Diane Ragains, and Sandra Sosa.

1997

Recipient: Judy Bischoff
Other Nominees: Margie Cook, Thecla Behrens Cooler, Cary Groth, Deborah Haliczer, Pat Hewitt, Sandi Kuchynka, Nancy Long, Diane Ragains, Robert Self, Debbie Smith-Shank, Judy Skorek, Linda Sons, and Toni Tollerud.

1996

Recipient: Sharon Howard
Other Nominees: Judy Bischoff, Margie Cook, Thecla Behrens Cooler, Cary Groth, Pat Hewitt, Sandi Kuchynka, Debbie Smith-Shank, Judy Skorek, and Toni Tollerud.

1995

Recipient: Lois Self