In 1992, the Radford University Foundation started Partners in Excellence Award. This prestigious award is designed to recognize a particular business, corporation, foundation or organization that has made a significant impact on Radford University and students.

• Cassaday and Company
• C.E. Richardson Foundation
• Jessie Ball duPont Fund
• St. Albans Foundation
• Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation
• RADVA
• Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
• Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
• Kollmorgen Motion Technologies Group
• Carilion Health System
• Hercules, Inc.
• C&P Telephone
• New River Valley Health Foundation
• Thurman Foundation