The Spirit of Philanthropy Awards celebrate the commitment to investing in others and in the future of ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø. At each Lantern Society Dinner, we present the Spirit of Philanthropy Award to an individual and an organization whose generosity and vision have made an extraordinary difference for ³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏÍø State University.
| Year | Individual | Organization |
| 2025 | Dot Willcoxon | Arvest Bank |
| 2024 | David & Debra Humphreys | Liberty Utilities |
| 2023 | Bill & Tracy Gipson | Dorothea B. Hoover AAUW Foundation |
| 2019 | The Laferla Family | McCune-Brooks Healthcare Foundation |
| 2018 | George S. Beimdiek | Mercy Hospital Joplin |
| 2017 | Ralph L. Gray | Robert W. Plaster Foundation |
| 2016 | Pat & Carolyn Phelps | Roper Automotive |
| 2015 | Cynthia Schwab | Southwest Missouri Bank |
| 2014 | William Robert Corley | Leggett & Platt |
| 2013 | Ruth I. Koplin Rubison | Freeman Health System |
| 2012 | John & Joy Cragin | |
| 2011 | Maryann Mitts |
