The Distinguished Alumni Award honors Rollins’ most prominent alumni who have achieved distinction through their exceptional achievements and positive contributions to society. Submit a nomination.
| Recipient | Date Honored |
| Donald J. Cram '41 '88H |
May '75 |
| Nancy Cushman Baldwin '35 '77H |
May '76 |
| John M. Harris '44 |
May '76 |
| James W. York '73HH |
May '77 |
| Ethel Deikman Dunn '54 |
May '77 |
| Reginald T. Clough '36 |
May '78 |
| Jane Bateman Revell '64MAT |
May '78 |
| Phillip C. Reece '28 |
May '79 |
| Robert Lado '39 |
May '81 |
| Watt P. Marchman '33 |
May '82 |
| Thomas V. Dibacco '59 |
May '83 |
| Thomas P. Johnson '34 '82H P'66 |
May '84 |
| Phyllis J. Zatlin '60 |
May '85 |
| Olga Llano Kuehl-White '49 |
May '86 |
| Warren C. Hume '39 '70H |
May '87 |
| Allan Keen '70 '71MBA '10H |
May '88 |
| F. Duane Ackerman '64 '70MBA '00H |
Sept. '90 |
| Harriet Atlass Kaplan '55 |
Sept. '91 |
| Francis "Frank" H. Barker '52 '06H | Sept. '92 |
| Eleanor Reese Morse '35 '77H |
Sept. '93 |
| Jess A. Gregg '41 |
Sept. 94 |
| Donald C. Griffin '64 P'95 P'98 |
Sept. 94 |
| Peter T. Fay '51 '71H |
Aug. '95 |
| Hester A. Davis '52 '87H |
Aug. '96 |
| Walter Dandliker '40 |
Aug '97 |
| Norma Jeanne Thaggard Bochette '51 |
Jan. '01 |
| Jeanne Bellamy Bills '33 |
Dec. 01 |
| Thomas R. Donnelly '63 |
Jan. '08 |