The Joshua P. Rojas Life Worth Living Award is annually presented to a 5th grade boy and girl attending Iroquois Middle School. These students share and display Joshua’s friendliness, academic achievement and well-rounded interests. These awards each include $100, a personal plaque and the recipient’s names are inscribed on a plaque displayed at Iroquois Middle School.
Past recipients of this award include:
- 2005 – Christopher Ford & Eric Bigenwald, Emily Costanzo & Kristin Welch (4 recipients initial year)
- 2006 - Danny Pignato & Sara Dzielski
- 2007 – Tyler Stenglein & Julia Magee
- 2008 – Ruth Marren & Daniel Duguay
- 2009 - Anne Brennan & Trevor Carney
- 2010 - Jenna D'Ettore & Zachary Stenglein
- 2011 - Robin Kirchgessner, Gus Aldridge & Nicholas DiCarlo
- 2012 - Katharine Mayer & Lucas Schepp
- 2013 - Emma Paris & Owen Thieme
- 2014 - Grace Hittepole & Jake O'Sullivan
- 2015 - Bryn Straub & Johnny Dandurand
- 2016 - Maeve Steckley & Michael Wood
- 2017 - Marin Penner & Reid Wygal
- 2018 - Evelyn Dean & Henry Welling
- 2019 - Marin Jaeger & Will Napierala
- 2020 - Mallory Berndt & Jordan Dryer
- 2021 - Adeline Elias & Archer Insalaco
- 2022 – Kendall Lipani & Hussein Sardar
- 2023 - Libby Leccese & Aidan Farrell