| Year | Honoree | Award | Keynote Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Cullen Trust for Higher Education | Spirit of Excellence Award | Roger Staubach |
| N/A | The Houston Endowment | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Lee and Tracy Lawrence | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Coletta and Don McMillian | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Memorial Healthcare System | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Stewart and Joella Morris | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Onyx Energy | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1992 | Exxon Educational Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | Dr. David Aikman |
| N/A | The Good Samaritan Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Claydene and Gilbert Turner | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dorothy and Milton Cross | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1993 | Ruth and Bennett Coulson | Spirit of Excellence Award | Susan G. Baker |
| N/A | Shell Oil Company | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | The John S. Dunn Research Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1994 | Hazel and Harry Chavanne | Spirit of Excellence Award | Drayton McLane, Jr. |
| N/A | Panhandle Eastern Corporation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | M.D. Anderson Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | Sherry and Jim Smith | Spirit of Excellence Award | Grant Teaff |
| N/A | The Baptist General Convention of Texas | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Tenneco | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1997 | Virginia Marshall | Spirit of Excellence Award | Jeannette Clift George |
| N/A | Mary Claude Thompson | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | The Robert A. Welch Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Grace Gandy | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2001 | Eleanor McCollum | Spirit of Excellence Award | General H. Norman Schwarzkopf |
| N/A | The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2003 | Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | Karen Hughes |
| N/A | Jake Kamin | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Don McMillian | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Linda Higginbotham | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Allene Lucas | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | Nell Smith | Spirit of Excellence Award | The Honorable J.C. Watts |
| N/A | JP Morgan Chase | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | The Tomjanovich Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Bruce and Mary Ann Belin | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010 | Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | Spirit of Excellence Award | President George W. Bush |
| N/A | Tellepsen Builders | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | The Hamill Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Grace Gandy | President’s Lifetime Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Stewart and Joella Morris | President’s Lifetime Contribution Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | AT&T | Spirit of Excellence Award | Dr. Charles Krauthammer |
| N/A | Dr. Diane and Stanley Williams | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Allene Lucas | President’s Lifetime Volunteer Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2014 | The Cullen Trust for Higher Education | Spirit of Excellence Award | Lou Holtz |
| N/A | Linda Davis and Bruce Williams | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Sharon and William Morris | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | Janice and Robert McNair | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2016 | Elizabeth and John W. Gibson, Jr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | Peggy Noonan |
| N/A | Sue and Robert Sloan | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Mary Ann Belin | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | Linda Higginbotham | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr. | Founders Medal | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2018 | Colin Montgomerie ’87 | Spirit of Excellence Award | Chip Gaines |
| N/A | Pinky Pampell | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Sherry and Jim Smith, Sr. | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | Founders Medal | N/A |
| N/A | Janice and Robert C. McNair | Founders Medal | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Esther Wong | Spirit of Excellence Award | Tim Tebow |
| N/A | Colonel Newton Cole | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | Dr. Barbara Taylor-Cox ’81 & Ray Cox ’81 | President’s Award | N/A |
| N/A | The Joella & Stewart Morris Foundation | Legacy Award | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023 | Nichole and Benny ’86 Agosto | Spirit of Excellence Award | Dallas Jenkins |
| N/A |
Alex and Randy ’84 Sorrels
|
Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A | Cindy and Dan Wilford | Spirit of Excellence Award | N/A |
| N/A |
Drs. Gloria and Wiley Biles
|
President’s Award | N/A |
