Every year the River Foundation recognizes those individuals who have made a significant contribution towards protecting and preserving the purity and flow of the San Marcos River for future generations.
- Friends of the River
- 2021: Scott Nicholson
- 2020: Nick Menchaca
- 2019: Pat Stroka
- 2018: Dr. Andrew Sansom
- 2017: Greenbelt Alliance Trail Crew
- 2016: Dr. Glenn Longley
- 2015: Dr. Robert Gulley
- 2014: Bill Bunch
- 2013: Melani Howard
- 2013: Anita Miller
- 2012: Ann and Larry Dupont
- 2011: John Thomaides and Gaylord Bose
- 2010: Jo Seacrest
- 2008: Duane and Evelyn Te Grotenhuis
- 2007: Jim and Jerry Kimmel
- 2006: Alan Holt
- 2004: Dr. Tom Brandt & Staff at the National Fish Hatchery and Technology Center
- 2003: Alphonso Carmona
- Lifetime Guardian of the River
- President’s Award
- Protector of the Springs
- River Writer’s Award
- Spirit of the River
