Awarded to alumni of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who are under 40 years of age and who have excelled in their professions and provided service to their communities.
Young Alumni Award (LAS)
| Year | Recipient | ISU Degree(s) and Graduation Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Zach Johnson | ’09 journalism and mass communication |
| 2022 | Maggie Luttrell Roby | ’09 history and women’s studies, ’11 Educational Leadership and Policy Studies |
| 2022 | Tom Schenk, Jr. | ’07 economics |
| 2021 | Jessica Mawes Braithwaite | ’08 Political Science and International Studies |
| 2020 | Justin K. Hines | ’04 biochemistry PhD ’07, biochemistry |
| 2018 | Dan Winters | ’03 journalism and mass communication |
| 2017 | Christy Doornink | ’00 philosophy and environmental studies |
| 2017 | Adam Clark | ’03 meteorology, MS ’06, Ph.D. ’09 |
| 2016 | Tyler P. Stafford | ’11 advertising and speech communications |
| 2015 | Matthew D. Gleason | ’02 political science |
| 2012 | Lauren S. Hughes | ’02 Spanish and zoology |
| 2010 | Sarah Brown Wessling | ’98 English education MA ’03 English |
| 2009 | Gentry Collins | ’98 political science |
| 2008 | Paxton Williams | ’00 political science and communication studies |
| 2006 | Christine Romans | ’93 journalism and mass communication and French |
| 2005 | Sean McLaughlin | ’88 journalism and mass communication |