The Golden "N" is awarded annually by the MSU-Northern Student Senate. Students select winners based on their overall readiness to help students achieve. The Golden "N" Award is the most prestigious award an MSU-Northern faculty or staff member can receive.  Only current students can submit nominations.

Year     Winners  
2023 Matt Erdel Maura Gatch Doug Kallenberger Grant Olson Cindy Small
2022  Laura Gomez  Carol Reifschneider  Amber Spring    
2021  Valerie Guyant  Erica McKeon-Hanson  Christian Oberquell    
2020  Linda Collins  Robert Tate  Greg Clouse    
 2019  Tammy Boles  Sherry Kegel  Chad Spangler  Jennifer Henderson  
2018   Byron Ophus  Loreen Schlotfeldt  Linda Osterman  Chris Mouat  
2017   Tom Welch  Will Taylor  Jeremy Hoffman    
2016   Liz Leeds  Kristi Peterson      
2015   Kevin Johnson  Greg Kegel      
2014   Bill Schwartz  Mark Samson  Barbara Zuck    
2013   Wayne Boysun  Becky Nicholson      
2012   William Danley  Shawn Huse      
2011   Marianne Hamilton  Pamela Wilson      
2010   Joe Callahan  Brenda Skornogoski  Pam Conaster    
2009  Gary Lawson  John Donaldson  Alan Culp  Trygve Magelson  
2008   Darlene Bricker  Stacey Dolezal  Sarah Griffith    
2007   Joel Soiseth  Gail Reynolds      
2006   Terry Munson  Betty Clark      
2005   Krista Milligan  Suzie Anderson      
2004   Steven Don  Shauna Albrecht      
2003   Joel Brodeur  Kevin Mielke      
2002   Lanny Wilke  Sharon Day      
2001   David Ray  Sharon Caven      
2000   Jason Degele  Larry Hanson  Rodney Reitan    
1999   Linda Hoines  Marty Foxman  Mike Rao    
1998   Ted Spatkowski  Steve Jamruszka      
1997   Cameron Worstell  Sue Swan      
1996   Robert Christeck  Denise Brewer      
1995   Wanda McKinney        
1994   Louis Overcast  Scott Nessler  William Shellenberger    
1993   Marilyn Garrahan  Mavis Filler      
1992   Bill Lanier        
1991 Val Valdez        
1989  Lynn Ophus        
1987  Cynthia Bryson        
1983  Keith Clawson        
1981  Bill Lisenby        
1975  Joseph R. Crowley        
1970  George Craig         
1967  J. Hugo Aronson         
Others  Helen Allen Bill Byars Conrad Nystrom