The Morris Lehman Mayer award recognizes one faculty member and one member of the graduating class who exemplify integrity, selfless service and leadership at UA and in the community while making significant contributions to student life. Each year, recipients receive a monetary award and special recognition at a campus wide awards banquet in February in addition to a Mayer family banquet each May.
Morris Lehman Mayer Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Susan Daria | Faculty |
| 2026 | Emma Hou | Student |
| 2025 | Dillon Cook | Student |
| 2025 | Dr. Allen Linken | Faculty |
| 2024 | Malea Benjamin | Student |
| 2023 | Kennedy Carter | Student |
| 2023 | Dr. Jeffrey Gray | Faculty |
| 2022 | Sydney Callen Woodard | Student |
| 2022 | Dr. Caroline Parsons | Faculty |
| 2021 | Demarcus Joiner | Student |
| 2021 | Lyndell McDonald | Faculty |
| 2020 | Olivia Gevedon | Student |
| 2019 | Alexis Matallana | Student |
| 2019 | Dr. Lucy Curzon | Faculty |
| 2018 | Maggie Holmes | Student |
| 2018 | Dr. Kristy Reynolds | Faculty |
| 2017 | Chris Lancaster | Student |
| 2017 | Dr. Katrina Ramonell | Faculty |
| 2016 | Mary Lieb | Student |
| 2016 | Dr. Marilyn Whitman | Faculty |
| 2015 | Brielle Appelbaum | Student |
| 2015 | Dr. Paul Houghtaling | Faculty |
| 2014 | Rev. Mary Sellers Shaw | Student |
| 2014 | Professor Caroline Fulmer | Faculty |
| 2013 | Michael Forst | Student |
| 2013 | Dr. Debra Nelson-Gardell | Faculty |
| 2012 | Seema Kumar | Student |
| 2012 | Dr. Kenneth B. Ozzello | Faculty |
| 2011 | Dr. Ellyn Hamm Evans | Student |
| 2011 | Dr. Frank M. Thompson, Jr. | Faculty |
| 2010 | Elizabeth Jones Flachsbart | Student |
| 2010 | Dr. James C. Hall | Faculty |
| 2009 | Emerald Greywoode | Student |
| 2008 | Tim Neunzig | Student |
| 2008 | Professor Jan Brakefield | Faculty |
| 2007 | Stephanie Emens Balzli | Student |
| 2007 | Dr. Norvin Richards | Faculty |
| 2006 | Rachel A. Duncan | Student |
| 2006 | Dr. Cassandra E. Simon | Faculty |
| 2005 | Grace D. Shelby | Student |
| 2005 | Dr. Kathryn D. Oths | Faculty |
| 2004 | Katherine McMinn Campbell | Student |
| 2004 | Dr. Sara deSaussure Davis | Faculty |
| 2003 | Ashley Ragsdale Santos | Student |
| 2003 | Dr. Jack Norman Baldwin | Faculty |
| 2002 | Andrew Maddox Thornley | Student |
| 2002 | Dr. Deborah Crown | Faculty |
| 2001 | Daniel Phillip Dugan | Student |
| 2000 | Scott Thomas Levy | Student |
| 2000 | Dr. Robert W. Halli Jr. | Faculty |
| 1999 | April McKenzie Mason | Student |
| 1999 | Dr. Joseph A. Hornsby IV- | Faculty |
| 1998 | Michael Joseph Passarella | Student |
| 1998 | Dr. Shane Sharpe | Faculty |
| 1997 | John Alan Bivens II | Student |
| 1997 | John J. Burke Jr. | Faculty |
| 1996 | Dr. Russell Bryant | Student |
| 1996 | Andrew Elliot Carpenter | Faculty |
| 1995 | Greg William Foster | Student |
| 1995 | Dr. Ronald Robel | Faculty |
| 1994 | Joseph Lawrence Reese Jr. | Student |
| 1994 | Professor Wilma S. Green | Faculty |