Named in honor of former Minnesota State Athletics Jim Schaffer, the Schaffer Service Award is presented annually to and individual or individuals who, as volunteers, have made significant contributions to Maverick Athletics. The award is presented at the Hall of Fame Induction ceremony.
Jim Schaffer Service Award
| Year |
Recipient(s) |
| 1999 |
Dave Saar, Ron Hybertson |
| 2000 |
Mike Hodapp, Dan Kapsner, Pat Keogh |
| 2001 |
Kathy Schultz |
| 2002 |
Gordy and Jan Struss |
| 2003 |
Bill Borchardt |
| 2004 |
Bob and Janice Westphal |
| 2005 |
Daniel Mundahl |
| 2007 |
Dr. Scott Stevens, Dr. Steven Curtis |
| 2008 |
Dr. Todd Kanzenbach |
| 2009 |
Mark & Kristy Sybilrud |
| 2010 |
JoAnn Curtis, Laura Stevens |
| 2011 |
Dan Rotchadl |
| 2012 |
Al Dorn |
| 2013 |
Randy Zellmer |
| 2014 |
Jason Beal |
| 2015 |
Rod Mitchell |
| 2016 |
Liz Thiesse |
| 2017 |
David Cowan |
| 2018 |
John Behrends |
| 2019 |
Dr. Jeff Pribyl |
| 2020 |
No award due to COVID |
| 2021 |
Todd Pfingsten |
| 2022 |
Jim Grabianowski |
| 2023 |
Kath Bill, Cindy Hobbs, Pat Kruger & Donna Nelson |
| 2024 |
TJ Palesotti |
