Distinguished Alumni
| 1981 | Richard Horn, Ph.D. | Class of 1967 | Eastman Kodak Research Labs |
| 1982 | Robert C. Wilson, J.D. | Class of 1970 | Lawyer and Business Owner |
| 1983 | Gary D. McDowell | Class of 1974 | Exec. V.P. AMAX Coal |
| 1984 | John Coyle | Class of 1967 | Engineering Director Boeing Corp. |
| 1985 | William S. Tate | Class of 1970 | President National Mine Service, Inc. |
| 1986 | John T. Blair, M.D. | Class of 1970 | Family Practice Physician |
| 1987 | Donna Patton | Class of 1969 | Reader's Digest Executive |
| 1988 | Dennis Dees, Ph.D. | Class of 1976 | Argonne National Research Labs |
| 1989 | Pauletta Morse, Ph.D. | Class of 1972 | SIUC Associate Professor |
| 1990 | Hon. Michael J. Henshaw | Class of 1965 | District Judge |
| 1991 | Clifton E. Jackson, J.D. | Class of 1973 | Attorney |
| 1992 | Stefan Bledig, M.D. | Class of 1984 | Nutra Sweet Corp. Scientist |
| 1993 | Maj. William R.(Randy) (Buzz) Barrett | Class of 1982 | Air Force Pilot |
| 1994 | Tom Porter | Class of 1973 | Victor Valley Daily Press - Publisher |
| 1995 | Sue Beal | Class of 1969 | SIC Division Chair |
| 1996 | Barbara Allen | Class of 1970 | Illinois Teacher of the Year |
| 1997 | Barbara Morgan, Ph.D. | Class of 1968 | SIUC Assistant Professor |
| 1998 | Karan Sadler Maxson | Class of 1969 | Director Illinois DHS |
| 1999 | Patrick B. York, DVM | Class of 1977 | Veterinarian |
| 2000 | Karen Keasler | Class of 1977 | SIC Division Chair |
| 2001 | David D. Phelps | Class of 1967 | U.S. Congressman |
| 2002 | Greg Rush | Class of 1973 | McDermott Technology - Manager |
| 2003 | Douglas Paul Thompson | Class of 1966 | Kemper CPA Group LLC - CPA |
| 2004 | Terry D. Cooper, Ph.D. | Class of 1975 | St. Louis Community College - Prof |
| 2005 | Brandon W. Phelps | Class of 1990 | Illinois State Representative 118th Dis |
| 2006 | Lewis Humble | Class of 1965 | General Motors Corp.- Executive |
| 2007 | Gregg Eubanks, OD | Class of 1974 | Doctor of Optometry |
| 2008 | Lt. Brad Ross, USN, DMD | Class of 1997 | Orthodontics |
| 2009 | Kay Whitlock | Class of 1967 | Christopher B. Burke Engineering |
| 2010 | Dr. Jonah Rice | Class of 1987 | SIC President |
| 2011 | Dr. Robert Holmes | Class of 1985 | National Flood Hazard Coordinator |
| 2012 | Dr. Ted Field | Class of 1974 | Orthopedic Surgeon |
| 2013 | Dr. Toby Brooks | Class of 1995 | Professor at Texas Tech |
| 2014 | Dr. Brandon Triplett | Class of 1994 | Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist |
| 2015 | Deidre Wallace Lhamon | Class of 1983 | Founder and Executive Director of The Covering House |
| 2016 | Dr. Dana Keating | Class of 1974 | SIC Vice President of Academic Affairs |
| 2017 | Stephen L. Raben, M.D. | Class of 1983 | Rural Family Medicine |
| 2017 | Nancy (Fillingim) Raben | Class of 1985 | Middle School Educator |
| 2018 | Nate Oldham, MD | Class of 2001 | Chief of Staff at Ferrell Hospital & Hospital Board of Directors |
| 2019 | Leslie FerrellMSN, RN, APRN, FNP-BC | Class of 1999 | Vice President & Chief Nursing Officer, Harrisburg Medical Center |
| 2021 | Terry L. Severson | Class of 1984 | Forest Fire Management Officer, Hoosier National Forest |
| 2022 | Daniel Paul Davis | Class of 2001 | Vice President and Community Affairs Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
| 2023 | Charlie Morgan | Class of 1984 | President of Aurubis, Buffalo Inc. |
| 2023 | Dr. Laura Portee | Class of 1987 | Veterinarian at Central Hospital for Animals |
| 2023 | Dr. James Porter | Class of 1990 | President, Physician Division of Deaconess Health System, Inc. |
| 2024 | Dr. Jennifer Nudo | Class of 2008 | Chiropractor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner |
| 2024 | Carl Reynold | Class of 1967 | Special Agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation |
| 2025 | Dr. R. Edward Winters | Class of 1963 | Founder of Advanced Biomedical Devices, Inc. and WinMed, Inc |