The award was established in 2010 to recognize someone outside the UW-Eau Claire athletics program who has made contributions to the program for an extended period of time. The award was named after its first recipient Jim “Curly” Mueller, a tireless volunteer for Blugold athletics after his retirement from the university as a locksmith in 1996.

Recipients
2010 – Jim Mueller
2011 – Milt & Marci Siker, Bill Arnsdorf
2012 – Dave Hanson