From time to time a Special Recognition Award is granted to an individual or group who has made a special and specific contribution to Michigan’s school health effort that has not been addressed by other awards.
Past awardees are listed below by year:
| 2019 | Dr. Andria Eisman | University of Michigan School of Public Health |
| Michigan ASCD | ||
| Micki Fuhrman & Christina Harvey | Michigan Model for Health Online Training Module | |
| 2018 | Jessi Shaffer, Jessica Miranda-Bevier, Melissa Buurstra | Michigan Model for Health Early Childhood Curriculum Development Team |
| Krisca Gould & Cindie DeWolf | American Heart Association | |
| 2017 | Jessi Shaffer | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services |
| Liz Dinkel, Julie Welch and Tina Reimer | The Michigan Model for Health Clearinghouse | |
| Sophia Hines | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | |
| Steve Sukta | Michigan Department of Health and Human Services | |
| 2016 | Eileen Tomasi | Flint Community Schools |
| Dorothy Oppenheiser | Genesee ISD | |
| Kelly Williams | Grand Rapids Public Schools | |
| 2015 | EMC Staff – Lori Block, Johnnie Boughner, Jennifer Conroy, Lyle Howard, Nate Kolb, Yolonda Nummer | Educational Materials Center |
| 2013/14 | Mary Ann George | Rivertown Consultants |
| 2012 | Laurie Bechhofer | Michigan Department of Education |
| Beverly Schroeder | Ottawa Area ISD | |
| 2011 | Bob Higgins | Michigan Department of Education |
| Kim Phillips-Knope | ||
| 2010 | Barb Flis | Parent Action for Healthy Kids |
| Shary Gaunt | Educational Materials Center CMU | |
| 2009 | Ingham Co REMC | Ingham ISD |
| Saginaw REMC | Saginaw ISD | |
| Lenawee REMC | Lenawee ISD | |
| 2008 | Michigan Model Evaluation Team – Karen Yoder – Jim O’Neill – Angie O’Neill – Martha Neilsen – Kyle Guerrant – Mary Ann George – Jeff Clark | |
| Shawn Cannarile | Michigan Department of Community Health | |
| 2007 | Mary Beno | Livingston ESA |
| Lori Block | Educational Materials Center | |
| United Dairy Industry of Michigan | ||
| Karen Krabil Yoder | Michigan Department of Community Health | |
| 2005 | Elizabeth Haller | Michigan Department of Education |
| Brenda Fink | Michigan Department of Community Health | |
| 2002 | Paula Nettleton | Central Michigan University |
| 1996 | Cherry Jacobs | Michigan State Board of Education |
| Jim Moore | ALA |
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