The Bernie Saggau Award honors a student who best exemplifies a patriotic spirit, strong religious and moral convictions, living and professing qualities of honesty, integrity, and sportsmanship; believing that both games and life should be conducted by the rules. This award is presented to one student every year in each high school in the State of Iowa.
- 1992: Troy McKay
- 1993: Jim Hilleman
- 1994: Chad Bennett
- 1995: Brandon Mitchell
- 1996: Jeremy Christensen
- 1997: Kim Thompson
- 1998: Luke Bennett
- 1999: Scott Huether
- 2000: Alissa Dennis
- 2001: James Lewis
- 2002: Katie Lem
- 2003: Jennifer Gibson
- 2004: Amanda Jensen
- 2005: Jacob Motsinger
- 2006: Karina Snider
- 2007: Kurt Lockhart
- 2008: Tanner Davis
- 2009: Kayla McVicker