Founded in 1969 by President John Barnes, the Silver Medallion Award is the university’s highest honor and recognizes persons who make outstanding contributions to higher education and Boise State University.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | David Merrick |
| 2018 | A.J. Balukoff |
| 2017 | Bill Illett |
| 2016 | Rod Lewis |
| 2015 | Milford Terrell |
| 2014 | No recipient |
| 2013 | Debra K. Reidel |
| 2012 | Kirk Smith |
| 2011 | No recipient |
| 2010 | Linda Yanke |
| 2009 | No recipient |
| 2008 | No recipient |
| 2007 | Roger Michener |
| 2006 | No recipient |
| 2005 | No recipient |
| 2004 | Sergio A. Gutierrez |
| 2003 | Charles and Sally Ruch, Keith and Catherine Stein |
| 2002 | Philip E. Batt, Allen D. Dykman, Jerry Evans |
| 2001 | Steve Appleton, Valeri Kiesig |
| 2000 | Larry and Marianne Williams, Mikela French, Atwell Parry |
| 1999 | Gene and Janie Harris, Ravi Gupta, Brian Bergquist |
| 1998 | Warren and Bernie McCain, Winston Goering, Marilyn Shuler, David Taylor |
| 1997 | George Wade |
| 1996 | Bethine Church, Kitty Gurnsey, James McClary |
| 1995 | Pat Bieter, Will Elliott, James “Dyke” Nally |
| 1994 | Cecil Andrus, Tristan Purvis, Asa Ruyle |
| 1993 | Jacquelyn Cassell, Ted E. Ellis, Larry Selland, Anne Staker Tibbetts |
| 1992 | JoAnna DeMeyer, Neldon D. Oyler, Melvin H. Shelton, Sandra L. Tagg, Ed Wilkinson |
| 1991 | Lois Chaffee, Norman Dahm, Donald Day, Richard Hart, Eric Love |
| 1990 | S. Hatch Barrett, Robert A. Hibbs, Laura M. Hobbs |
| 1989 | Brian Ancell, Richard Bullington, Joe Parkinson, Louis Peck |
| 1988 | Karen Alexander Erbland, Harry K. Fritchman, John Phillips, Chet Shawver |
| 1987 | Elisabeth Linney, Allen Noble, Margaret Peek, Carolyn Thorsen, Wayne E. White |
| 1986 | Keith Lynn Hayes, James W. Hopper, Fred Thompson, Christian Zimmermann |
| 1985 | John B. Barnes, Maurice M. Burkholder, William J. Keppler, Galen Schuler |
| 1984 | Elizabeth S. Ahrens, John Caylor, Ralph J. Comstock Jr., Janet S. Hay, Velma Morrison, Frederick Norman, Marge L. Reid, Herbert Runner |
| 1983 | John H. Best, William S. Campbell, Tom MacGregor, Lawrence Gordon Smith |
| 1982 | Steve Muffley, Milton Small |
| 1981 | Karl Knapp, Lyle Smith, Sally Thomas, James Worsley |
| 1980 | Florence Miles, John Swartley |
| 1979 | Michael Hoffman, Eunice Wallace |
| 1978 | Georgia M. Davidson, Kenneth Kirkpatrick, Gerald R. Wallace |
| 1977 | Joseph B. Spulnik |
| 1976 | Eugene B. Chaffee, William H. Langroise |
| 1975 | No recipient |
| 1974 | Thelma Allison, Alice H. Hatton, Sigvart L. Rugland |
| 1973 | Clifford Dahm, Carl E. Dobyns, Janet E. Johnson, Gordon E. Reiger, Karl Wiegers |
| 1972 | Bob Krueger, Brent McIver |
| 1971 | Bruce C. Budge, Opal Fisher, Archie Boyd Teater |
| 1970 | William M. Agee, Merrill Max Beyelen, Shelley M. Griffin, Dwane R. Kern |
| 1969 | Charles P. Fleenor, David Runner |