The Outstanding Young Alumni Award is presented each year by the Alumni Association to alumni under the age of 35 who have distinguished themselves in their careers. The award recognizes the achievement of a position or some distinction noteworthy for one so recently graduated. The following Biological Sciences alumni have previously received the Outstanding Young Alumni Award:
- James L. Voogt (1966)
- James D. Brodeur (1968)
- Jeffrey M. Jentzen (1975)
- Douglas G. Harris (1986)
- Darla I. Olson (1993)