Distinguished Service Award
This award is presented to recognize the outstanding contribution of an individual to the field of financial aid through contributions to RMASFAA's activities. It is not intended to recognize the efforts of officers of RMASFAA for those efforts alone. However, they may be selected for exceptional service beyond their normal duties. There is no restriction as to the number of awards given annually. The President selects this award and presents the plaque at the Annual Conference.
| 1985 | Mary Heidrick | North Central Kansas Technical School |
| 1985 | Keith Ninemire | University of Nebraska – Omaha |
| 1985 | Gary Schultz | Colby Community College (KS) |
| 1985 | Glenn ‘Skip’ Sharp | Northwest Kansas Technical School |
| 1985 | Larry Viterna | Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture |
| 1986 | Robert Nelson | University of North Dakota |
| 1986 | Keith Ninemire | University of Wyoming |
| 1986 | Donna Perona | Bank of Horton (KS) |
| 1987 | Glenn ‘Skip’ Sharp | Northwest Kansas Technical School |
| 1987 | Ron Thornton | Front Range Community College (CO) |
| 1987 | Linda Papik | Doane College (NE) |
| 1988 | Rita Bayless | St. Mary’s College of the Plains (KS) |
| 1988 | Dean Obenauer | Northwest College (WY) |
| 1989 | Vivian Goetz | Student Aid Specialists, Inc. (KS) |
| 1990 | Phil Van Horn | Wyoming student Loan Corporation Union |
| 1990 | Kathy McConnell | Bank & Trust (NE) |
| 1990 | Darry Voigt | Casper College (WY) |
| 1991 | Ron Smout | Utah Higher Education Assistance |
| 1991 | Don Buehrer | Authority Sallie Mae |
| 1992 | Sandy Calhoun | Colorado State University |
| 1992 | Bob Walker | Creighton University (NE) |
| 1993 | Donna Johnson | Norwest Banks |
| 1993 | Sue Weinreis | Montana State University - Billings |
| 1994 | Clark Wold | Education Assistance Corporation (SD) |
| 1995 | Janet Dodson | Doane College (NE) |
| 1995 | Sue Weinreis | Montana State University - Billings |
| 1996 | Mark Schilmoeller | NEBHELP (NE) |
| 1997 | Larry Moeder | Kansas State University |
| 1998 | Roger Koester | Colorado School of Mines |
| 1998 | Roger Koester | Colorado School of Mines |
| 1999 | John Nutter | University of Wyoming |
| 1999 | Peggy Leavitt | Dixie College (UT) |
| 2000 | Kelly Muthersbaugh | National Student Loan Program (NE) |
| 2000 | Jim Swanson | Colorado College |
| 2001 | Peg Mason | Colorado School of Mines |
| 2001 | Bob Neas | North Dakota State University |
| 2002 | Robb Cummings | Sallie Mae (KS) |
| 2003 | Sharon Kienow | Northern State University |
| 2003 | Daphne Hall | Education Quest Foundation |
| 2004 | Mona Pearl | Western States Learning Corporation |
| 2006 | Beverly Bell | Northwest College (WY) |
| 2006 | Terri Gruba | University of Montana |
| 2007 | Jeff Gregory | Colorado Community College System |
| 2008 | Randy Sell | University of Nebraska - Omaha |
| 2009 | Mary Anne Whitman | Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation |
| 2009 | Mark Schilmoeller | Nelnet |
| 2010 | Pat McTee | University of Colorado – Denver |
| 2011 | John Curl | University of Utah |
| 2012 | Shauna Savage | Montana Tech of the University of Montana |
| 2013 | Terry Bell | Dixie State University (UT) |
| 2014 | David Martin | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology |
| 2015 | Jeff Jacobs | North Dakota State University |
| 2016 | James Broscheit | University of Northern Colorado |
| 2017 | Stephanie Covington | University of Kansas |
| 2018 | Ruben Reyes | New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation |
| 2018 | Becca Dobry | University of Nebraska - Kearney |
| 2019 | Susan Stephenson | Eastern Wyoming College |