The following individuals have been recognized as recipients of the Madelyn Levitt Award Distinguished Community Service. Names link to biographies of the recipients.
| 1995 | R. Dean Wright Professor of Sociology |
| 1996 | Herbert Strentz Professor of Journalism |
| 1997 | Neil Hamilton Professor of Law |
| 1998 | Russell Lovell Professor of Law |
| 1999 | Aimee Beckmann-Collier Associate Professor of conducting and Director of Choral Activities |
| 2000 | Larry Molenburg Drake University Real Estate Manager |
| 2001 | Dolph Pulliam Promotion and Marketing Director for Athletics |
| 2002 | Doug Hillman Aliber Distinguished Professor of Accounting |
| 2003 | Marie Fisher Administrative Assistant in Chemistry and Physics |
| 2004 | Donald Adams Special Counsel for Institutional Advancement |
| 2005 | June Johnson Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Director of Faculty and Site Development |
| 2006 | Melissa Weresh Professor of Law |
| 2007 | Dee Wright Counseling Center Director |
| 2008 | Diana Reed Associate Professor of Management and International Business |
| 2009 | Deneen Dygert Associate Director, Admissions |
| 2010 | David McCord Professor of Law |
| 2011 | Anisa Fornoff Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice |