The Rotarians of Distinction Award is presented to individuals who through service to their Rotary club and community have distinguished themselves, even among all Rotarians who strive to place service above self.
The inaugural group of recipients have traveled different paths in their Rotary service, but those paths have all resulted in a record of service that identifies them as ROTARIANS OF DISTINCTION.
| Willie Gruenwald | Clark, SD | 2017-18 |
| Darold (Dar) Snortum | Canby, MN | 2017-18 |
| Reva Johnson | Brookings, SD | 2017-18 |
| Dan Bechtold | Winner, SD | 2017-18 |
| Milton Haar | Yankton, SD | 2017-18 |
| Tahiry Razafimanjato | Spearfish, SD | 2017-18 |
| Colin Tague | Sioux City, IA | 2017-18 |
| Gary Steuck | Mobridge, SD | 2017-18 |
| Arlene Kuehl | Sibley, IA | 2017-18 |
| Duane Waack | Sioux Falls, SD | 2017-18 |
| Bruce Nearhood | Rapid City Rushmore, SD | 2019-20 |
| Larry Lyngstad | Pierre - Ft. Pierre, SD | 2019-20 |
| Wendy Fransen | Watertown, SD | 2019-20 |
| Gregg Jongeling | Brookings, SD | 2019-20 |
| Eric Luther | Marshall Sunrise, MN | 2019-20 |
| Kelsey Collier-Wise | Vermillion, SD | 2019-20 |
| Michelle Lavallee | Downtown Sioux Falls, SD | 2019-20 |
| George Wittgraf | Cherokee, IA | 2019-20 |
| Heather Hennings | Sioux City, IA | 2019-20 |
| Verl Scheibe | Area 1 | 2020-21 |
| Herb McClellan Jr. | Area 2 | 2020-21 |
| Nancy Moose | Area 4 | 2020-21 |
| Matt Pedersen | Area 5 | 2020-21 |
| Casey Berndt | Area 6 | 2020-21 |
| Brad Preheim | Area 7 | 2020-21 |
| Mary DeVany | Area 8 | 2020-21 |
| Bruce Young | Area 9 | 2020-21 |
| Bruce Kalin | Area 10 | 2020-21 |