In the summer of 1994, Fairmount Minerals established this endowment to honor their Chairman and CEO, FEF Charter Lifetime Patron, William Conway.

2007 - Tyler Voigt - University of Wisconsin-Platteville
2006 - Douglas Bingaman - Kettering University
2005 - Dustin Wiess - Kettering University
2004 - Nate Miller - Case Western Reserve
2003 - Michael Morris - Kettering University
2002 - Joshua Mintz - Pittsburg State
2001 - William Strecker - Pittsburg State
2000 - Robert Tuttle - Worcester Polytech
1999 - Boris Gavric - University of Windsor
1998 - Megan McDonough - University of Missouri-Rolla
1997 - Todd Stockwell - University of Windsor
1996 - Glenn Byczynski - University of Windsor
1995 - Angela Wollenburg - Ohio State
1994 - David Carberry - Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo