In recognition of graduates who have attained national or international distinction in their profession or discipline the College and Departments recognize these individuals through induction into Distinguished Academies and Awards.
Business Hall of Fame
- Verl O. Purdy, 2002
- Glen H. Hiner, 2003
- Raymond Lane, 2003
- Elmo Hurst, 2004
- Robert H. Quenon, 2004
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2008
- Gregory S. Babe, 2010
- Thomas DeWitt, 2010
- Addison M. Fischer, 2010
- George Bennett, 2014
- Wes Bush, 2013
- Robert O. Orders, Jr., 2017
Order of Vandalia
- James H. Harless, 1986
- Edwin C. Jones, 1986
- J. Reginald Dietz, 1987
- Elmo Hurst, 1994
- Betty Miller, 1994
- Emory Kemp, 2000
- Raymond Lane, 2004
- Glen H. Hiner, 2004
- Alfred F. Galli, 2005
- Verl Purdy, 2011
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2012
- George Bennett, 2018
Honorary Degrees
- Robert E. Pyle, 1980
- William N. Poundstone, 1981
- James H. Harless, 1981
- Glen H. Hiner, 1989
- Lowell T. Harmison, 1990
- Charles Vest, 1994
- Winston L. Shelton, 2001
- Raymond Lane, 2002
- Addison M. Fischer, 2008
- Verl Purdy, 2009
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2009
- George B. Bennett, 2011
- Henry Yang, 2011
- Gregory S. Babe, 2012
- Jed DiPaolo, 2013
- Preston Wu Shyon Chen, 2015
- J. Wayne Richards, 2018
- George J. Schuller Jr., 2018
WVU Academy of Distinguished Alumni
- Robert H. Quenon, 1988
- Glen H. Hiner, 1989
- George B. Berry, 1990
- Charles Vest, 1991
- Lowell T. Harmison, 1992
- H. Leo Mehl, 1994
- Larry J. Argiro, 1995
- Robert H. Foglesong, 1998
- Winston L. Shelton, 1999
- Verl Purdy, 2005
- Frank Cerminara, 2006
- Gregory S. Babe, 2009
- George B. Bennett, 2010
- Addison M. Fischer, 2010
- Benjamin M. Statler, 2011
- Rouzbeh Yassini-Fard, 2013
- Robert E. Corsi Jr., 2016
- Michael D. Flowers, 2018
Department Academies
- Distinguished Alumni Academy (Lane Department)
- The Academy of Chemical Engineers (CBE)
- The Academy of Distinguished Alumni of Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
- The Academy of Distinguished Alumni of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MAE)
- William N. Poundstone Lecturers (MinE)
- Academy of Industrial Engineers (IMSE)
- The West Virginia Academy of Civil Engineers (CEE)
