Faculty Award for Distinctive Scholarship is presented to alumni for creative contributions, accomplishments and leadership in scholarly pursuits and endeavors. (as needed)
| Award Date | Last Name | First Name | Maiden | Class Year | City | State |
| 1990 | Bell | Vernon | 1950 | |||
| 1990 | Cole | Barbara | Cole | 1963 | Mount Pleasant | SC |
| 1991 | Wilson | Douglas | 1957 | Galesburg | IL | |
| 1992 | Kruse | Herald | 1950 | Los Alamos | NM | |
| 1994 | Hood | Sarah | Renner | 1966 | Lincoln | NE |
| 1994 | Schafer | Ronald | 1960 | Mountain View | CA |