This award is the highest honor given by the university to alumni and is given to a graduate who is making advancements in his or her career, while also embracing the values that Lee embodies.
Distinguished Alumni of 2019: Danny Murray '75
Past Distinguished Alumni
1960 - Charles W. Conn*
1961 - James A. Cross*
1962 - J. H. Walker, Sr.*
1963 - R. E. Hamilton*
1964 - Charles R. Beach*
1965 - James A. Stephens*
1966 - Paul H. Walker*
1967 - David Lemons*
1968 - O. Wayne Chambers
1969 - W. C. Byrd*
1970 - W. E. Johnson*
1971 - Dora P. Meyers*
1972 - Ray H. Hughes, Sr.*
1973 - J. H. Walker, Jr.*
1974 - Odine Morse*
1975 - Bill Higginbotham*
1976 - Ralph E. Williams*
1977 - Jerry Lambert
1978 - Charles Paul Conn
1979 - Cecil B. Knight*
1980 - Bennie S. Triplett*
1981 - Zeno C. Tharp*
1982 - E. C. Thomas*
1983 - Paul L. Walker*
1984 - Robert White
1985 - Lucille Walker*
1986 - R. Lamar Vest
1987 - Billie Jones
1988 - Don Medlin*
1989 - Robert Daugherty, Sr.
1990 - Kenneth E. Hall
1991 - Loran Livingston
1992 - J. Patrick Daugherty
1993 - Raymond A. Conn/ Gary Sharp*
1994 - Dennis McGuire
1995 - Mark Harris
1996 - Robert J. Jenkins
1997 - Bill F. Sheeks*
1998 - C. Dewayne Knight
1999 - Raymond Culpepper
2000 - Bill Balzano
2001 - Marty Smith
2002 - Donald Price
2003 - David Black
2004 - Bill George*
2005 - John Gentry
2006 - Judy Biebel
2007 - Steve Dorman
2008 - Jeff Conn
2009 - Andrea Hudson
2010 - Marcus Lamb*
2011 - Darlia McLuhan Conn
2012 - Andrew and Tori Smith
2013 - Delton Alford
2014 - Cyndi Howell Joiner
2015 - Claire Sanger
2016 - Nathan Chapman
2017 - Alisa White
2018 - Patricia Carroll
2019 - Danny Murray
2020 - Stephanie Taylor
2021 - Steve Black
2022 - Christopher Camp
2023 - Jessica Juarez