Recipients of the Arthur E. Armitage, Sr.
Distinguished Alumni Award
| Honoree | CLAW Year | Awarded |
| Hon. Charles A. Rizzi | 1939 | 1983 |
| *Hon. William T. Cahill | 1937 | 1984 |
| *Benjamin Asbell | 1930 | 1985 |
| *Hon.W.(William) Thomas McGann | 1936 | 1986 |
| Hon. William J. Hughes | 1958 | 1987 |
| Hon. A. Donald Bigley | 1953 | 1988 |
| *Hon. Joseph M. Nardi | 1956 | 1989 |
| Hon. James J. Florio | 1967 | 1990 |
| *Thomas F. Connery, Jr. | 1939 | 1991 |
| Hon. Wayne R. Bryant | 1972 | 1992 |
| *Hon. Rudolph J. Rossetti | 1960 | 1993 |
| Hon. Joseph H. Rodriguez | 1958 | 1994 |
| *Prof. Esther F. Clark | 1955 | 1995 |
| *William Tomar | 1939 | 1996 |
| George F. Kugler, Jr. | 1953 | 1997 |
| Hon. Joshua W. Martin, III | 1974 | 1998 |
| Prof. Amelia H. Boss | 1975 | 1999 |
| Carl D. Poplar | 1967 | 2000 |
| Kathryn Flicker Rosenberg | 1970 | 2001 |
| Ellen M. Kirsh | 1975 | 2002 |
| Hon. Wendell F. Holland | 1977 | 2003 |
| Irvin E. Richter | 1980 | 2004 |
| Hon. Gregory M. Sleet | 1976 | 2005 |
| Terry S. Bienstock | 1978 | 2006 |
| Robin L. Wiessmann | 1978 | 2007 |
| Hon. Robert B. Kugler | 1978 | 2008 |
| Jonathan G. Granoff | 1979 | 2009 |
| * = deceased |