Awarded a mere 22 times in the Association's history, the Loyalty Award is given to an active athletic director in the NJCAA membership that has worked to uphold the ideals of the organization. Significant to this award is leadership in an athletic program exemplifying excellence both on the field/court and in the classroom.
Loyalty Award Recipients
| Year | Name | Position | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Ron Riggle | Athletic Director | Lincoln Land (IL) |
| 2022-23 | Steve Winterling | Athletic Director | Pasco-Hernando State (FL) |
| 2021-22 | Darin Monroe | NJCAA Board of Regents | Rock Valley (IL) |
| 2020-21 | Dale Vos | NJCAA Board of Regents | St. Clair County (MI) |
| 2019-20 | Gary Broadhurst | NJCAA Board of Regents / NJCAA Foundation | Mohawk Valley (NY) |
| 2018-19 | Troy Tucker | NJCAA Board of Regents | Northampton (PA) |
| 2017-18 | Katie Herrington | Athletic Director / Former Region 23 Women's Director | Jones County (MS) |
| 2016-17 | Ron Case | Region 19 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Rowan - Gloucester (NJ) |
| 2015-16 | Brenda Hampton | Region 11 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Iowa Western |
| 2014-15 | Greg Silcox | Region 1 Men's Director / Athletic Director | Paradise Valley (AZ) |
| 2013-14 | Verl Petch, Jr. | Region 9 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Eastern Wyoming |
| 2010-11 | Carrie Ball-Williamson | Region 23 Women's Asst. Director / Athletic Director | Itawamba (MS) |
| 2009-10 | Karen Wiley | Athletic Director | Kishwaukee (IL) |
| 2008-09 | John Green | Region 5 Men's Director / Athletic Director | Frank Phillips (TX) |
| 2007-08 | Jean Musgjerd | Region 13 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Rochester (MN) |
| 2006-07 | Scott Geddis | Athletic Director | Phoenix (AZ) |
| 2005-06 | Kathy Feldman | Region 3 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Alfred State (NY) |
| 2004-05 | David Milton Carnell | Athletic Director | Northeast Mississippi |
| 2003-04 | Norma Dycus | Region 12 Women's Director / Athletic Director | Sinclair (OH) |
| 2001-02 | Michael Jacobsen | Region 18 Men's Director / Athletic Director | Utah Valley State |
| 1996-97 | Rene T. Warren | Athletic Director | Hinds (MS) |
| 1995-96 | William B. Ward | Athletic Director | Northeast Mississippi |
| 1994-95 | Doug Kay | Athletic Director | Chattahoochee Valley (AL) |
| 1993-94 | Delnor Pass | Athletic Director | Midland (TX) |
| 1991-92 | John Gary Oppert | Athletic Director | Wallace State - Dothan (AL) |