Young Alumnus Award
The Young Alumnus Award is presented at the Homecoming Banquet to recognize a younger alumnus who is distinguishing him/herself through community involvement, profession, or service to Southern Utah University.
Past Recipients
| 2025 | Madyson Howard ('17) |
| 2024 | Cameron Levins ('12) |
| 2023 | Jared Garlick ('10) |
| 2022 | Whitney Mulaj ('07) |
| 2021 | Whitney Johnson ('18) |
| 2020 | Not Awarded |
| 2019 | Timian Yoshimoto Godfrey ('10) |
| 2018 | Rhett Guter ('10) |
| 2017 | Crystal Sekaquaptewa ('10) |
| 2016 | Brooke Ulrich ('04 & '07) |
| 2015 | Micah Paul Keith ('06) |
| 2014 | Grant Smith ('05) |
| 2013 | Jasen Wade Nielsen (’01) |
| 2012 | Jamie Shaw (’96) |
| 2011 | Thomas Burr (’02) |
| 2010 | Justin Harding (’00) |
| 2009 | Nate Esplin (’98) |
| 2008 | Jill Stevens Shepherd (’07) |
| 2007 | Garrett Gunderson (’02) |
| 2006 | Mechelle Mellor (’94) |
| 2005 | Sandra Lord Thomas (’98) & Kristian J. Olsen (’00) |
| 2004 | Steven Messer (’94) & Natalie Coombs Pfleger (’92) |
| 2003 | Mark Russell (’74) |
| 2002 | Darin Bird (’89) |