The JLC has amazing women among its ranks who continually go above and beyond expectations. The Rising Star Award was started in 2009 as a means to recognize a JLC member with 2 years or less of Active membership status who has demonstrated extraordinary service and fulfillment of the JLC mission.

• 2025 Kayla Nehus
• 2024 Endia Crabtree & Laura Brainer Damurjian
• 2023 Jessica Burnett
• 2022 Kamara Douglas
• 2021 Jenn Beeson
• 2020 Amber David
• 2019 Maggie Bieger & Ann Crilley
• 2018 Chelsea Manning
• 2017 Chelsea Zesch
• 2016 Paaras Parker & Erin Rolfes
• 2015 Laura Goodell & Molly Flanagan
• 2014 Kelly Birkenhauer
• 2013 Jenna Filipkowski & Lisa Rudolph
• 2012 Meghan G. Seitz & Tara Bonistall Noland
• 2011 Meredith Comin & Ashlee Daggenbach
• 2010 Sonya Davis
• 2009 Tessa Wolfarth