AFA-NST Distinguished Alumni Award

2016—Steve Osunsami, ABC News Reporter

2017—Neil Flynn, American Actor

2018--Steve Seagle, American Writer, Comic Book, Animation, TV, Film, Theater, Video Games

2019--Dr. Mark Nelson- Dean of the College of Communication and Information Sciences at the University of Alabama

2021--Dr. Karma Chavez-Chair, Department of Mexican American and Latina/o studies at the University of Texas at Austin