Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Lee University recognizes one individual each year who is a graduate of the university and is deserving of special recognition. The award is presented annually at the university's Homecoming events. The following persons have been recognized as distinguished alumni by Lee:

YEAR	RECIPIENT
1960	Charles W. Conn
1961	James A. Cross
1962	J. H. Walker Sr.
1963	Roy Earl 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	William E. Johnson
1971	Dora P. Myers
1972	Ray H. Hughes Sr.
1973	J. H. Walker Jr.
1974	Odine Morse
1975	Bill Higginbotham
1976	Ralph E. Williams
1977	Jerry Lambert
1978	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 E. Daugherty Sr.
1990	Kenneth E. Hall
1991	Loran Livingston
1992	J. Patrick Daugherty
1993	Raymond Conn

YEAR	RECIPIENT
1993	Gary Sharp
1994	G. Dennis McGuire
1995	Mark Harris
1996	Robert 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 Markham Pittman
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