The IHSAA Executive Committee awards the Herman F. Keller Award for Mental Attitude to an outstanding senior participant in the Boys Swimming and Diving State Finals. The award, named in honor of the former IHSAA assistant commissioner in 1974, is annually presented to the outstanding senior participant who demonstrated excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in swimming and diving. Each recipient was nominated by his principal and coach. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, awards a $1,000 scholarship to the school in the name of the recipient.
| Year |
Recipient |
School |
| 1969-70 |
Bill Armstrong |
Bloomington |
| 1970-71 |
John Deppe |
Bloomington |
| 1971-72 |
David R. White |
Elkhart |
| 1972-73 |
Scott Jessup |
South Bend Jackson |
| 1973-74 |
Mark Mamula |
South Bend Clay |
| 1974-75 |
Bruce Young |
Decatur Central |
| 1975-76 |
Michael Slowey |
South Bend Adams |
| 1976-77 |
Kenneth Lohmann |
West Lafayette |
| 1977-78 |
Jay Risley |
Ben Davis |
| 1978-79 |
Curt Reynolds |
Warren Central |
| 1979-80 |
Craig McCarron |
Valparaiso |
| 1980-81 |
Doug Elenz |
Michigan City Elston |
| 1981-82 |
Doug Heinz |
Munster |
| 1982-83 |
Clayton Miller |
Muncie Northside |
| 1983-84 |
Thomas McCann |
Michigan City Elston |
| 1984-85 |
Bob Morrison |
Jay County |
| 1985-86 |
Andy McVey |
Beech Grove |
| 1986-87 |
Brad Toothaker |
South Bend Riley |
| 1987-88 |
Josh Mikesell |
Crawfordsville |
| 1988-89 |
Jason Gedmin |
Munster |
| 1989-90 |
Timothy Bower |
Fort Wayne Snider |
| 1990-91 |
Steve Alexander |
Anderson |
| 1991-92 |
Matthew Hinshaw |
Ben Davis |
| 1992-93 |
Robert Rausch |
Homestead |
| 1993-94 |
Andy Kryder |
Wawasee |
| 1994-95 |
Dan Schultz |
Bedford North Lawrence |
| 1995-96 |
Jason Fox |
Goshen |
| 1996-97 |
Dan Barnes |
West Lafayette |
| 1997-98 |
Justin Hoggatt |
Homestead |
| 1998-99 |
Jeff Lee |
Munster |
| 1999-00 |
Alec Sheehy |
Columbus North |
| 2000-01 |
Matt McDonald |
Hamilton Southeastern |
| 2001-02 |
Brian Hartley |
North Central (Indpls.) |
| 2002-03 |
Ted Brown |
Western |
| 2003-04 |
Adam Effinger |
Plainfield |
| 2004-05 |
Joseph Retrum |
Hamilton Southeastern |
| 2005-06 |
Andrew Bretscher |
Greencastle |
| 2006-07 |
Spencer Osborne |
Hamilton Southeastern |
| 2007-08 |
Kyle House |
East Central |
| 2008-09 |
Taylor Sanders |
Bedford North Lawrence |
| 2009-10 |
Kyle Whitaker |
Chesterton |
| 2010-11 |
Harrison Wagner |
Brebeuf Jesuit |