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The Sagamore of the Wabash is an honorary award in the state of Indiana. It is given by the Governor of Indiana under their own criteria, and there is no official record kept of all previous recipients.[1]

The award was first created by Governor Ralph F. Gates to compete with the Kentucky Colonel title, with the first two Sagamores being Robert A. Taft and Simeon Willis. The title was later given to those who had contributed to Indiana life: several recipients have been associated with Indiana University (IU), with former president Herman B Wells receiving the award six times. Other recipients have included astronauts (Gus Grissom), athletes (Michael Brinegar, Ray LeBlanc), comedians (David Letterman), musicians (Willie Nelson), and presidents (George H. W. Bush).

At least one fictional character has been the recipient of an award, being Garfield (creator Jim Davis received an award four years prior).

Recipients

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Awarded under Ralph F. Gates

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Robert A. Taft 1946 Senator for Ohio. Presented by Ralph F. Gates at a tristate meeting in Cincinnati. [2]
Simeon Willis 1946 Governor of Kentucky. Presented by Ralph F. Gates at a tristate meeting in Cincinnati. [2]

Awarded under Henry F. Schricker

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Lewis Crusoe October 11, 1950 Vice president of the Ford Motor Company. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]
Courtney Johnson October 11, 1950 Assistant to the president of Studebaker Corporation. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]
John L. McCaffrey October 11, 1950 President of International Harvester Company. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]
Alva W. Phelps October 11, 1950 Board chairman of Oliver Corporation. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]
W. A. Roberts October 11, 1950 Vice president of the Allis-Chalmers Company. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]
William Morris Sparks February 1949 Former United States federal judge. [4]
Edith Willkie October 11, 1950 Widow of Republican politician and presidential candidate Wendell Willkie. Presented by Henry F. Schricker at a dinner during the International Dairy Exposition. [3]

Awarded under George N. Craig

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Awarded under Harold W. Handley

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Awarded under Matthew E. Welsh

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Ralph C. Newman December 1963 Director of the Indiana Bureau of Mines and Mining. [5]

Awarded under Roger D. Branigin

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Gus Grissom May 30, 1965 Project Mercury and Project Gemini astronaut. Presented by Congressman Lee H. Hamilton in front of thousands. [6]

Awarded under Edgar Whitcomb

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Awarded under Otis Bowen

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Quentin A. Blachly 1975 Republican politician and attorney. First award. [7]
Iron Eyes Cody October 13, 1975 Actor. While reported to be the first Native American recipient of the award, he was later revealed to be of Italian descent. [8][9]
Richard G. Fazakerley June 27, 1973 Commander of the U.S. Army Finance Support Agency at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Presented by Wendell G. Garrett, president of the Veterans Day Council. [10]
Harvey U. Gill May 2, 1975 Director of the Indianapolis Boy Scout Band. [11]
Maynard K. Hine June 19, 1973 Chancellor of Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. Presented by Otis Bowen at retirement dinner. [12]
George Smerk December 1980 Professor of transportation at Indiana University. [13]

Awarded under Robert D. Orr

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Quentin A. Blachly 1988 Republican politician and attorney. Second award. [7]
Bay Buchanan June 24, 1981 Treasurer of the United States. Presented by Robert D. Orr at 23rd biennial convention of the Indiana Federation of Republican Women. [14]
Barbara Bush June 20, 1983 Then-second lady. Presented by Robert D. Orr at fundraising dinner for the Indiana Republican State Committee. [15]
George H. W. Bush June 20, 1983 Republican then-vice president. Presented by Robert D. Orr at fundraising dinner for the Indiana Republican State Committee. [15]
Jim Davis 1984 Cartoonist. [16]
Garfield January 8, 1988 Cartoon cat. For efforts in promoting higher education to high school students. Presented by Robert D. Orr to creator Jim Davis. [17]
Tim McCarthy May 14, 1981 United States Secret Service agent known for defending Ronald Reagan in assassination attempt. [18]
Willie Nelson August 19, 1986 Country singer and activist. Presented by Robert D. Orr during a concert at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum. [19]
Maureen Reagan October 29, 1981 Republican activist and daughter of Ronald Reagan. [20]
Ginger Rogers January 28, 1983 Dancer and actress. [21]

Awarded under Evan Bayh

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Ray LeBlanc March 8, 1992 Olympian ice hockey goaltender. Presented by Lieutenant Governor Frank O'Bannon. [22]
Howard E. McVicker September 1990 Professor emeritus of industrial technology at Purdue University. Presented by Evan Bayh at the Indiana Vocational Association's annual conference. [23]
Merle H. Miller 1989 Attorney and civil leader. [24]
John Houston 1989 Veteran, former D.A.V. State Commander [25]
Marshall Sipe December 21, 1990 Civil defense director for Delaware County. Presented by State Representative Hurley Goodall. [26]
Gazella Ann Granger Summitt August 15, 1994 Director of personnel and affirmative action at Vincennes University. [27]
Philip S. Chua November 25, 1995 Cardiac Surgeon [28]

Awarded under Frank O'Bannon

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Phillip M. Summers February 2001 President of Vincennes University. Presented by Frank O'Bannon during bicentennial celebration ceremonies at the Indiana Statehouse. [29]
Herman B Wells June 10, 1997 Former president of Indiana University. Sixth award. [30]
Samuel D. Conte October 31, 1997 Founding head of Purdue Computer Science Department [31]

Awarded under Joe Kernan

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Kiyoko Ikeda December 20, 2005 Council member for Starke County and former county clerk. [32]
David Matsey December 20, 2005 Circuit court judge. [32]

Awarded under Mitch Daniels

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Name Date Notes Ref.
David Letterman September 7, 2007 Television host and comedian. Presented by Ball State University president Jo Ann M. Gora during dedication of the David Letterman Communication and Media Building. [33]
Connie Kay Nass December 7, 2006 Indiana State Auditor. Presented privately before public reception with over 200 attendants. [34]
Elinor Ostrom December 21, 2009 Arthur F. Bently Professor of Political Science at IU. Presented by Mitch Daniels at the Governor's Residence. [35]

Awarded under Mike Pence

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Lois Eskenazi May 28, 2013 Philanthropist [36]
Sidney Eskenazi May 28, 2013 Real estate developer and philanthropist [37]
Donald Davidson May 20, 2016 Indianapolis Motor Speedway historian [38]
Roger Johnson September 2016 Former firefighter and Indiana state fire marshal. First award. [39]
Eugene Spafford November 2016 Purdue University professor and cybersecurity expert. First award. [40]
Una Mae Reck April 17, 2013 Chancellor of Indiana University South Bend. Presented by IU president Michael McRobbie. [41]
Jack Howey March 29, 2016 Indiana newspaper editor and journalist. Member of the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. [42]

Awarded under Eric Holcomb

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Name Date Notes Ref.
Don Babcock February 2021 Former director of NIPSCO's Economic Development team. [43]
Dave Bangert February 4, 2021 Former journalist at the Journal & Courier. [44]
Michael Brinegar October 17, 2021 Swimmer at 2020 Summer Olympics. Presented by Eric Holcomb at Lucas Oil Stadium during Indianapolis Colts game against Houston Texans. [45]
Kenneth Brock October 2021 Academic and author of ornithological books. Presented by Eric Holcomb at Indiana Dunes State Park. [46]
Steve Davisson August 2021 Republican politician. [47]
Sarah Hallberg August 2021 Medical director of Virta Health, for her work in diabetes research. [48]
Marilyn Morin December 20, 2017 Founder and former Director of the Foster Grandparent Program, Marilyn received this award for providing the state of Indiana with more than 40 years of volunteer work with the elderly and children.

The model Morin established for her volunteer programs and the Foster Grandparent Program are still used by the National Corporation for Community Service, and her Foster Grandparent Program still is thriving in the original south-central Indiana counties. The program is currently functioning in 33 schools.

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Roger Johnson July 5, 2017 Former firefighter and Indiana state fire marshal. Presented by Eric Holcomb in Columbus. Second award. [39]
Thomas Jones December 10, 2021 Interim Provost at Taylor University. Presented by Eric Holcomb. [50]
Randy Kolentus April 2, 2021 Public safety leader with Richmond Police Department and Reid Health. Presented by State Senator Jeff Raatz and State Representative Brad Barrett. [51]
David Lewis April 2018 Former Library Dean at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. [52]
Laurie Burns McRobbie November 3, 2021 Indiana University’s First Lady Emerita and co-founder of the Center of Excellence for Women & Technology. [53]
Frank Schilling September 25, 2021 President of the Schilling Home Improvement Center. Presented at St. John's Oktoberfest by State Senator Rick Niemeyer and State Representatives Hal Slager and Michael Aylesworth. [54]
Mary Beth Schultz March 12, 2021 Former director of The Caring Place domestic violence shelter. Presented by State Senator Ed Charbonneau. [55]
Lenore Schwartz May 27, 2021 Known as Sister M. Lenore Schwartz, nun at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Lafayette. Awarded for "her years of dedication to the education and betterment of Indiana communities". Presented by State Senator Ron Alting. [56]
Melvin F. Wilhelm July 24, 2021 Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney for 40 years, making him the longest-tenured elected prosecutor in U.S. history. Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Association President 2004-06. In 2018, Wilhelm received IPAC's Eugene “Shine” Feller award, the association's highest honor. [57]
Martha Wheeler October 14, 2021 Former president of the Lake Court House Foundation. [58]
Shontrai D. Irving June 28, 2022 Clinical Associate Professor of Business Law at Purdue University Northwest. Presented by State Representative Vernon Smith. [59]
James R. Williams November 15, 2022 Partner at DeFur Voran LLP and President of the Muncie Community Schools Board of Directors. Presented by Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns and Muncie Community Schools CEO Lee Ann Kwiatkowski. [60]
Daniel C. Banina December 16, 2022 Devoted nearly 39 years of service to the people of Indiana. Served 12.8 years as a Chief Deputy Prosecutor and 26 years as Superior Court Judge in Miami County. Created State Pro Bono District. Chaired youth leadership programs for Boys Scouts and Peru Rotary Club. Presented by Ret. State Representative William Friend. [61]
Mathew Palakal April 26, 2023 Former Executive Associate Dean of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering at IUPUI. [62]
Mayor Steve Collier October 21, 2023 Mayor, City of Lawrence, Indiana (2016-2023) [63]
Paul Halverson November 6, 2023 Founding dean of the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health [64]
James Brainard December 4, 2023 Mayor, City of Carmel, Indiana (1996–2024) [65]
Maureen McFadden February 12, 2019 Reporter and anchor for WNDU-TV in South Bend [66][67]
Terry McFadden February 29, 2024 Reporter and anchor for WNDU-TV and WSBT-TV in South Bend [68]
Bob Vollmer December 20, 2016 Indiana's oldest employee, who retired in 2020 at age 102 [69][70]
Dennis Blaney March 20, 2024 Founder of the SHARE Foundation in La Porte, which assists mentally handicapped adults [71]
Craig Allebach July 18, 2024 Town Manager, Winona Lake, Indiana [72][73][74]
Maestro Robert Nance October 17, 2024 Conductor, Keyboardist, Teacher and Arts Advocate. Founder and Artistic Director of Heartland Sings, Inc., a vocal arts company headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Thomas P. Miller November 6, 2024 Workforce development expert and founder of Indiana-based consulting firm TPMA [75]
John S. Pistole December 6, 2024 President of Anderson University [76]

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