Past Spirit of Excellence Galas
| Year | Honoree | Award | Keynote Speaker |
| 1991 | The Cullen Trust for Higher Education | Spirit of Excellence Award | Roger Staubach |
| The Houston Endowment | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Lee and Tracy Lawrence | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Coletta and Don McMillian | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Memorial Healthcare System | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dr. Stewart and Joella Morris | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Onyx Energy | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 1992 | Exxon Educational Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | Dr. David Aikman |
| The Good Samaritan Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Claydene and Gilbert Turner | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dorothy and Milton Cross | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 1993 | Ruth and Bennett Coulson | Spirit of Excellence Award | Susan G. Baker |
| Shell Oil Company | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| The John S. Dunn Research Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 1994 | Hazel and Harry Chavanne | Spirit of Excellence Award | Drayton McLane, Jr. |
| Panhandle Eastern Corporation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| M.D. Anderson Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 1995 | Sherry and Jim Smith | Spirit of Excellence Award | Grant Teaff |
| The Baptist General Convention of Texas | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Tenneco | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 1997 | Virginia Marshall | Spirit of Excellence Award | Jeannette Clift George |
| Mary Claude Thompson | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| The Robert A. Welch Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Grace Gandy | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | ||
| 2001 | Eleanor McCollum | Spirit of Excellence Award | General H. Norman Schwarzkopf |
| The Robert and Janice McNair Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| 2003 | Senator Lloyd Bentsen, Jr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | Karen Hughes |
| Jake Kamin | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Don McMillian | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Linda Higginbotham | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | ||
| Dr. Allene Lucas | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | ||
| 2005 | Nell Smith | Spirit of Excellence Award | The Honorable J.C. Watts |
| JP Morgan Chase | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| The Tomjanovich Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dr. Bruce and Mary Ann Belin | Milton Cross Outstanding Volunteer Award | ||
| 2010 | Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | Spirit of Excellence Award | President George W. Bush |
| Tellepsen Builders | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| The Hamill Foundation | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Grace Gandy | President’s Lifetime Volunteer Award | ||
| Dr. Stewart and Joella Morris | President’s Lifetime Contribution Award | ||
| 2012 | AT&T | Spirit of Excellence Award | Dr. Charles Krauthammer |
| Dr. Diane and Stanley Williams | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dr. Allene Lucas | President’s Lifetime Volunteer Award | ||
| 2014 | The Cullen Trust for Higher Education | Spirit of Excellence Award | Lou Holtz |
| Linda Davis and Bruce Williams | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Sharon and William Morris | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | President’s Award | ||
| Janice and Robert McNair | President’s Award | ||
| 2016 | Elizabeth and John W. Gibson, Jr. | Spirit of Excellence Award | Peggy Noonan |
| Sue and Robert Sloan | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Mary Ann Belin | President’s Award | ||
| Linda Higginbotham | President’s Award | ||
| Dr. Stewart Morris, Sr. | Founders Medal | ||
| 2018 | Colin Montgomerie 鈥�87 | Spirit of Excellence Award | Chip Gaines |
| Pinky Pampell | Spirit of Excellence Award | ||
| Sherry and Jim Smith, Sr. | President’s Award | ||
| Dr. Archie and Linda Dunham | Founders Medal | ||
| Janice and Robert C. McNair | Founders Medal | ||
| 2021 | Esther Wong | Spirit of Excellence Award | Tim Tebow |
| Colonel Newton Cole | President’s Award | ||
| Dr. Barbara Taylor-Cox ’81 & Ray Cox ’81 | President’s Award | ||
| The Joella & Stewart Morris Foundation | Legacy Award | ||
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