Periodically, the board of visitors decides to recognize an individual for outstanding service to the university and presents them with a Special Citation. Recipients:
| 1986 | Duncan Lyle Kinnear |
| 1987 | Laura Jane Harper |
| 1989 | Alfred C. Payne and John M. Barringer |
| 1992 | Greene Flake “Red” Laird |
| 1996 | Col. Harry D. Temple |
| 1997 | Richard M. Bagley |