The Young Alumni Award honors Doane graduates who are 35 years of age or younger for demonstration of and lasting commitment to the highest ideals and models of excellence exemplified by Doane University. (generally given each year)
| Award Year | Last Name | First Name | Maiden | Class Year | City | State |
| 1973 | Cole | Barbara | Cole | 1963 | Mount Pleasant | SC |
| 1974 | Sura | Peter | 1966 | Konstanz | Germany | |
| 1975 | Songster | Thomas | 1962 | Arlington | VA | |
| 1976 | Heilman | Edward | 1967 | Palm Desert | CA | |
| 1977 | Howard | Gary | 1964 | |||
| 1978 | Fitzgibbon | Marianne | Glass | 1966 | Red Cloud | NE |
| 1979 | Church | Charles | 1967 | |||
| 1980 | Aung-Thwin | Michael | 1969 | Kailua | HI | |
| 1981 | James | Ronald | 1972 | Plymouth | MN | |
| 1985 | Foster-Jones | Willa | Foster | 1975 | Lincoln | NE |
| 1987 | Sunderman | Mark | 1982 | Lincoln | NE | |
| 1988 | Billiar | Timothy | 1979 | Presto | PA | |
| 1989 | Michael | Terrence | 1980 | Tulsa | OK | |
| 1989 | Ridpath | Julia | Francis | 1977 | Gilbert | IA |
| 1990 | Schulz | Steven | 1977 | Sunnyvale | CA | |
| 1991 | Cox | Christine | Cox | 1978 | Reno | NV |
| 1992 | Vrtiska | Terri | Vrtiska | 1983 | Rochester | MN |
| 1993 | Olsen | Laura | Olsen | 1981 | Ann Arbor | MI |
| 1994 | Frary | Jennifer | Grandstaff | 1984 | Casper | WY |
| 1995 | Grosz | Michael | 1987 | Ellisville | MO | |
| 1996 | Johnson | William | 1986 | Lincoln | NE | |
| 1997 | Feyerherm | Alan | 1986 | Falls Church | VA | |
| 1997 | Pashalek | Jeanne | Borer | 1985, 2010A | Firth | NE |
| 1998 | Taylor | Shari | Taylor | 1987 | Southlake | TX |
| 1999 | Jones | Troy | 1986 | Norfolk | NE | |
| 2001 | Hupp | Bradley | 1988 | Albion | NE | |
| 2001 | Jackman | Daniel | 1989 | Lincoln | NE | |
| 2002 | Elliott | Linda | Elliott | 1988 | Omaha | NE |
| 2003 | Kanter | Troy | 1990 | Lincoln | NE | |
| 2004 | Drogheo | Jon | 1994 | Arvada | CO | |
| 2005 | Smith | Shaylene | Suhr | 1992 | Crete | NE |
| 2006 | Morton | Carrie | McCain | 1998 | Waukee | IA |
| 2007 | McArdle | Sean | 1994 | Minneapolis | MN | |
| 2008 | Wilhelm | Jeremy | 1998 | Syracuse | NE | |
| 2009 | Thompson | Heather | Thompson | 1996 | Alexandria | VA |
| 2010 | Wiese | Brandon | 2003 | Chandler | AZ | |
| 2011 | McKinney | Amanda | Renshaw | 1998 | Beatrice | NE |
| 2012 | Troxel | Todd | 1999 | Deming | NM | |
| 2013 | Schneider | Natalie | Nelsen | 2005 | Ord | NE |
| 2014 | Jaber | Ziad | 2009 | New York City | NY | |
| 2015 | Bombardier | Christopher | 2007 | Denver | CO | |
| 2016 | Williams | India | 2007 | Kansas City | MO | |
| 2017 | Taylor | Siebert | 2007 | Henderson | NE | |
| 2018 | Anderson | Zach | 2007 | Goodland | KS | |
| 2019 | Obuon | Otieno Paulvince | 2008 2011E 2019DE | Crete | NE | |
| 2021 | Pella | Tracy | Agena | 2007, 2010C | Lincoln | NE |
| 2022 | Tso | Charlaine | 2012 | Teec Nos Pos | AZ | |
| 2023 | Lawson | Nicole | Tegtmeier | 2013 | Omaha | NE |