The 2015 recipient of the Binnie & Dutch award for significant contributions to the sport of track & field in Nebraska was awarded to former North Platte High School coach Dennis Fornander.
Fornander spent 21 years coaching at NPHS, where he coached track & field as well as cross country teams. Fornander is the second North Platte High School coach to win the award, joining Doug Martin in 2000. Joe DiNatale was also honored with the award in 1982 for his contributions to North Platte High School track as the public address announcer.
| 2015 | Dennis Fornander | North Platte |
| 2014 | David Gee | Northwest |
| 2013 | Lyle Moeller | Norfolk |
| 2012 | Elroy Pierce | Eustis-Farnam |
| 2011 | Fred Lambley | North Bend Central |
| 2010 | Don Patton | Bellevue West |
| 2009 | George O’Boyle | Lincoln Pius X |
| 2008 | Joanne Dusatko | Omaha Central |
| 2007 | Randy Cordes | York |
| 2006 | John Farrand | Lincoln East |
| 2005 | Fred Bessler | Imperial |
| 2004 | Jerry Stine | Bertrand |
| 2003 | Roger Mathiesen | Kearney |
| 2002 | Dale Harsin | Alma |
| 2001 | Don Bader | Lexington |
| 2000 | Doug Martin | North Platte |
| 1999 | Marvin Schueler | Hebron |
| 1998 | Dale Bubak | Tekamah-Herman |
| 1997 | Charlie Thorell | Seward |
| 1996 | Fred Beile | Doane College |
| 1995 | Harold Scott | Lincoln High |
| 1994 | Ed Moore | Ogallala |
| 1993 | Roger Brink | West Holt |
| 1992 | Jon Appleget | Fremont |
| 1991 | Cecil McKnight | Plattsmouth |
| 1990 | Pat Murphy | Fremont |
| 1989 | Robert Newcomb | Bartley |
| 1988 | Frank Smagacz | Omaha Central |
| 1987 | Al Papik | Doane College |
| 1986 | Willis Jones | Beatrice |
| 1985 | Harry Meeker | Millard |
| 1984 | Randy Smith | Hebron |
| 1983 | Woody Greeno | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1982 | Joe DiNatale | North Platte |
| 1981 | Mark Russell | Broken Bow |
| 1980 | Jess Keifer | Holdrege |
| 1979 | E.P. Baruth | McCook Junior College |
| 1978 | Charlie Foster | Kearney State College |