
Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholars
Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student's academic career.
- 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2019-20 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2018-19 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2017-18 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2016-17 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2015-16 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2014-15 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars
- 2013-14 Penn State Big Ten Distinguished Scholars