The President's Award for Leadership is presented to alumni and friends of the college who have shown extraordinary service and leadership in their communities. (as needed)
| Award Date | Last Name | First Name | Maiden | Class Year | City | State |
| 1989 | Tonniges | Thomas | 1971 | Omaha | NE | |
| 1994 | Haggai | Thomas | High Point | NC | ||
| 1995 | Reiss | Walter | 1955 | Lodi | CA | |
| 1996 | Dittman | Alice | Lincoln | NE | ||
| 1997 | Begay | Jimmie | Chinle | AZ | ||
| 1999 | Steyer | Caryl | 1949 | |||
| 1999 | McDowell | Benjamin | ||||
| 1999 | Petersen | Dean | 1947, V12 | Lincoln | NE | |
| 1999 | Ziegenbein | William | 1949 | Monterey | CA | |
| 2002 | Coordsen | Janice | Hebron | NE | ||
| 2002 | Newmyer | Robert | 1952 | Storrs Mansfield | CT | |
| 2002 | Coordsen | George | ||||
| 2002 | Miner | Harriet | Buck | |||
| 2002 | Scroggs | Rebecca | Adkins | 1943 | ||
| 2002 | Bereuter | Doug | San Francisco | CA | ||
| 2003 | Travnicek | Robert | Long Beach | MS | ||
| 2007 | Nyrop | Donald | 1934 | |||
| 2007 | Adams | Paul | Lincoln | NE | ||
| 2011 | Wright | Earl | Castle Rock | CO | ||
| 2016 | Olsen | Ruth | Ross | 1953 | Lincoln | NE |
| 2017 | Andersen | Marian B. | Omaha | NE | ||
| 2018 | Kelsall | Ann | Crete | NE |