Each year the MSU Alumni Association annually seeks and accepts nominations of alumni for The Distinguished Alumni Award, the Honorary Alumni Award, and the Alumni Service Award. These are the highest awards bestowed by the MSUAA and are presented to MSU graduates and friends who have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and have achieved the highest level of professional accomplishment, including special honors or recognition, and who demonstrate personal integrity and character.
Distinguished Alumni Award
The MSU Alumni Association annually seeks and accepts nominations of alumni for the Michigan State University Distinguished Alumni Award. The selection is made from candidates who have distinguished themselves by obtaining the highest level of professional accomplishments and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.
Alumni Service Award
The MSU Alumni Association annually seeks and accepts nominations of graduates or former students for the Michigan State University Alumni Service Award. The selection is made from candidates who have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University and/or meritorious public service on a local, state, national or international level. Candidates must possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.
Honorary Alumni Award
The MSU Alumni Association annually seeks and accepts nominations of individuals for the Michigan State University Honorary Alumni Award. The selection is made from candidates who have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University on a local, state, national or international level, and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.
MSU Distinguished Alumni Award
- 1947
- Charles Edward Ferris
- B.S. Engineering
- 1890
- B.S. Engineering
- Charles Edward Ferris
- 1947
- Chauncey E. Webb
- B.S. Engineering
- 1912
- B.S. Engineering
- Chauncey E. Webb
- 1950
- Jay Samuel Hartt
- B.S. Electrical
- 1915
- B.S. Electrical
- Jay Samuel Hartt
- 1951
- Dr. Grover Cleveland Dillman
- B.S. Civil
- 1913
- B.S. Civil
- Dr. Grover Cleveland Dillman
- 1953
- Charles D. Curtiss
- B.S. Civil
- 1911
- B.S. Civil
- Charles D. Curtiss
- 1953
- Verne L. Ketchum
- B.S. Civil
- 1912
- B.S. Civil
- Verne L. Ketchum
- 1955
- Dr. William Frank Uhl
- B.S. Engineering
- 1902
- B.S. Engineering
- Dr. William Frank Uhl
- 1957
- Dr. Maurice J. Day
- B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Chemical
- 1934
- 1935
- 1937
- B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Chemical
- Dr. Maurice J. Day
- 1957
- P. Edward Geldhof
- B.S. Engineering
- 1914
- B.S. Engineering
- P. Edward Geldhof
- 1957
- Stanley B. Hunt
- B.S. Civil
- 1929
- B.S. Civil
- Stanley B. Hunt
- 1959
- Louis A. Carapella
- B.S. Engineering
- 1937
- B.S. Engineering
- Louis A. Carapella
- 1959
- Bernard F. Coggan, Jr.
- B.S. Engineering
- 1939
- B.S. Engineering
- Bernard F. Coggan, Jr.
- 1959
- Arthur F. Vinson
- B.S. Engineering
- 1929
- B.S. Engineering
- Arthur F. Vinson
- 1960
- Christian F. Beukema
- B.S. Engineering
- 1940
- B.S. Engineering
- Christian F. Beukema
- 1961
- James H. Foote
- B.S. Engineering
- 1914
- B.S. Engineering
- James H. Foote
- 1961
- Frederick H. Mueller
- B.S. Engineering
- 1914
- B.S. Engineering
- Frederick H. Mueller
- 1962
- Grayton F. Dressel
- B.S. Engineering
- 1924
- B.S. Engineering
- Grayton F. Dressel
- 1962
- Stanley V. Gunn
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1947
- B.S. Mechanical
- Stanley V. Gunn
- 1963
- Richard W. Cook
- B.S. Engineering
- 1933
- B.S. Engineering
- Richard W. Cook
- 1963
- Walter F. Patenge
- B.S. Engineering
- 1923
- B.S. Engineering
- Walter F. Patenge
- 1965
- John Currie Mackie
- B.S. Engineering
- 1942
- B.S. Engineering
- John Currie Mackie
- 1970
- Elizabeth B. Unger
- B.S. Mechanical; M.S. Mathematics;
- Ph.D. Computer Science
- 1961
- Elizabeth B. Unger
- 1971
- George B. Peters
- B.S. Engineering
- 1936
- B.S. Engineering
- George B. Peters
- 1972
- Rr. Adm. Don Arden Jones
- B.S. Engineering
- 1933
- B.S. Engineering
- Rr. Adm. Don Arden Jones
- 1973
- Donald J. Morfee
- B.S. Civil
- 1948
- B.S. Civil
- Donald J. Morfee
- 1973
- Ralph D. Wyckoff
- B.S. Engineering
- 1920
- B.S. Engineering
- Ralph D. Wyckoff
- 1976
- Clare F. Jarecki
- B.S. Civil
- 1933
- B.S. Civil
- Clare F. Jarecki
- 1978
- William R. Barrett
- B.S. Engineering
- 1939
- B.S. Engineering
- William R. Barrett
- 1979
- John R. Hamann
- B.S. Engineering
- 1937
- B.S. Engineering
- John R. Hamann
- 1984
- John D. Withrow
- B.S. Mechanical; MBA
- 1954
- 1971
- B.S. Mechanical; MBA
- John D. Withrow
- 1987
- Robert J. Schultz
- B.S. Mechanical; MBA
- 1953
- 1969
- B.S. Mechanical; MBA
- Robert J. Schultz
- 1991
- Dr. Verghese Kurien
- M.S.; Ph.D. Mechanical
- 1948
- 1965
- M.S.; Ph.D. Mechanical
- Dr. Verghese Kurien
- 1998
- Lloyd D. Ward
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1970
- B.S. Mechanical
- Lloyd D. Ward
- 1999
- Richard L.M. Lord
- B.S. Chemical
- 1953
- B.S. Chemical
- Richard L.M. Lord
- 2000
- Gary C. Valade
- B.S. Electrical; MBA
- 1966
- 1968
- B.S. Electrical; MBA
- Gary C. Valade
- 2002
- Roger L. Koenig
- B.S. Electrical
- 1976
- B.S. Electrical
- Roger L. Koenig
- 2003
- Joseph M. Colucci
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1958
- B.S. Mechanical
- Joseph M. Colucci
- 2003
- Paul H. Woodruff
- B.S.; M.S. Civil
- 1959
- 1961
- B.S.; M.S. Civil
- Paul H. Woodruff
- 2004
- Alton L. Granger
- B.S. Civil
- 1954
- B.S. Civil
- Alton L. Granger
- 2004
- James R. Von Ehr II
- B.S. Computer Science
- 1972
- B.S. Computer Science
- James R. Von Ehr II
- 2005
- Gerald L. Elson
- B.S.; M.S. Mechanical
- 1964
- 1965
- B.S.; M.S. Mechanical
- Gerald L. Elson
- 2005
- Benjamin C. Maibach III
- B.S. Civil
- 1968
- B.S. Civil
- Benjamin C. Maibach III
- 2006
- Joon S. Moon
- B.S. Chemical
- 1960
- B.S. Chemical
- Joon S. Moon
- 2007
- Ghassem Asrar
- M.S. Civil
- 1981
- M.S. Civil
- Ghassem Asrar
- 2007
- Surinder Kapur
- B.S.; M.S.; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
- 1964
- 1965
- 1972
- B.S.; M.S.; Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
- Surinder Kapur
- 2012
- William A. Demmer
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- 1970
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- William A. Demmer
- 2016
- Kim Kay de Groh
- B.S. Materials Science
- 1985
- M.S. Materials Science
- 1987
- B.S. Materials Science
- Kim Kay de Groh
- 2019
- Michael Lamach
- B.S. Applied Engineering Sciences
- 1985
- B.S. Applied Engineering Sciences
- Michael Lamach
MSU Alumni Service Award
- 1998
- Roger Bandeen
- B.S. Computer Science
- 1972
- B.S. Computer Science
- Roger Bandeen
- 1998
- Leroy Dell
- B.S. Civil
- 1966
- B.S. Civil
- Leroy Dell
- 1999
- William Larson
- B.S. Metallurgical
- 1953
- William Larson
- 2005
- Molly Brennan
- B.S. Computer Science
- 1982
- B.S. Computer Science
- Molly Brennan
- 2005
- Michael McDonald
- B.S. Chemical
- 1987
- B.S. Chemical
- Michael McDonald
- 2006
- Anan Chaikittisilpa
- M.S. Civil
- 1969
- M.S. Civil
- Anan Chaikittisilpa
- 2009
- Lynn Bechtel
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1991
- B.S. Mechanical
- Lynn Bechtel
- 2010
- George "Lee" Rock
- B.S. Electrical
- 1949
- B.S. Electrical
- George "Lee" Rock
- 2015
- Steven H. Noll
- B.S. Electrical
- 1974
- B.S. Electrical
- Steven H. Noll
- 2018
- Betty Shanahan
- B.S. Electrical
- 1978
- B.S. Electrical
- Betty Shanahan
MSU Honorary Alumni Award
- 2006
- Mackenzie Davis
- Professor Emeritus, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Mackenzie Davis
MSU Young Alumni Award
- 2007
- Jeff Schmitz
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1997
- B.S. Mechanical
- Jeff Schmitz
- 2009
- Gerald Reuben DeJean, II
- B.S. Electrical
- 2000
- B.S. Electrical
- Gerald Reuben DeJean, II
- 2010
- Monica L. Braman
- B.S. Engineering Arts (Applied Engineering Sciences)
- 2003
- B.S. Engineering Arts (Applied Engineering Sciences)
- Monica L. Braman
- 2012
- Henry Balanon
- B.S. Computer Science
- 2006
- B.S. Computer Science
- Henry Balanon
- 2014
- Kurt Rothhaar
- B.S. Computer Science
- 2004
- B.S. Computer Science
- Kurt Rothhaar
- 2016
- Ke Zhang-Miske
- B.S. Electrical
- 2007
- B.S. Electrical
- Ke Zhang-Miske
MSU Philanthropist Award
- 2001
- Alton L. Granger and Janice M. Granger
- B.S. Civil
- 1954
- Nursing
- 1980
- B.S. Civil
- Alton L. Granger and Janice M. Granger
- 2009
- The Demmer Family - Bill Demmer
- B.S. Mechanical
- 1970
- B.S. Mechanical
- The Demmer Family - Bill Demmer