Award recipients must have graduated high school prior to centralization and achieved career excellence or contributions to their community.
The Pioneer Award was first issued in June 2019 as a subdivision to the Alumni Hall of Fame. Currently, the award is presented every (3) three years.
The following graduates have posthumously been recipients of the Pioneer Award:
Last First Class
Burns Clinton S. 1889
Gutchess Sarah Adelaide Armstrong 1879
Gutchess Stephen Douglas 1882
Huntoon Frank McElroy 1897