The Ball State University Alumni Association sponsors several alumni awards issued annually and it also co-sponsors awards distributed to alumni by various professional and constituent alumni groups.
Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients: Wil Davis, '75, Chuck Lazzara, '74, Ball State President Jo Ann Gora, Jane Hardisty, '74, and BSUAA Alumni Council President Mark Ervin.
Black Alumni Constituent Society Member John Hall, Outstanding Black Alumni Award recipients Eugene G. White, Mary L. Dollison, and Milbert O. Brown, and board Vice President Phil Anderson