The Wayne Saxton Award and George Madden Award and $1500 scholarship is awarded to each of the two delegate citizens to attend Boys Nation. The two delegates are selected by the Administrative Staff of Illinois Boys State.
| 2008 |
Trevor Paul (Godfrey)
Kevin Dore (Naperville) |
| 2007 |
Adam Skierkiewicz-Chovan (Mokena)
Maurice Martin (Westchester) |
| 2006 |
Parker Happ (Woodstock)
Jonathon McDonnell (Lynn Center) |
| 2005 |
Yashua Bhatti (Rantoul)
Josh Boykin (Rockford) |
| 2004 |
Timothy Newlin, Jr. (Peoria)
Brody Walworth (Mattoon) |
| 2003 |
Aaron Mowery (Libertyville) and
Gil Harmon (Bartonville) |
| 2002 |
Eric England (West Union) and
Vincent Razionale (Brookfield) |
| 2001 |
Peter Kurinsky (Park Ridge)
Kevin Maliszewski (Glen Carbon) |
| 2000 |
Christopher Connelly (Glen Ellyn)
Omar Yunus (Washington) |
| 1999 |
William Heerman (Park Ridge)
John Feeney (Monticello) |
| 1998 |
Matthew Zuber (Paris)
Langston Hughes (Waukegan) |
| 1997 |
Robert W. Whipple (Lake Forest)
Ankit Mahadevia (Naperville) |
| 1996 |
Sean Stephenson (LaGrange)
Musab Balbale (Wheaton) |
