The Rising Star Award is designed to encourage further participation in ERAPPA among those who have already made significant contributions in the region or chapters. The award recipients are chosen by the ERAPPA President, Past President, and President-Elect.
| Year | Recipient | Educational Institution | Chapter |
| 2023 | Erik Cagle | The Penn State University | KAPPA |
| Nicola Embleton-Lake | Dalhousie University | AAPPA | |
| Gary Goss | The College of Saint Rose | NYAPPA | |
| Josh Johnson | Mercer County Community College | NJAPPA | |
| Glen Mathieu | UCONN | SNEAPPA | |
| Christi Muller Ford | Swarthmore College | DVAPPA | |
| Stepanka Elias | University of Waterloo | OAPPA | |
| 2022 | Bobby Aldrich | Hackley School | NYAPPA |
| Chris Andreozzi | Thomas Jefferson University | DVAPPA | |
| Melissa Bergeron | UMASS – Amherst | SNEAPPA | |
| Brian Richards | Community College of Allegheny County | KAPPA | |
| 2021 | None | ||
| 2020 | None | ||
| 2019 | William Gagnon | Phillips Exeter Academy | NNECERAPPA |
| Marina Theriault | Dalhousie University | AAPPA | |
| 2018 | Mary Grube | St. Mary’s College of Maryland | MD/DC APPA |
| Melinda Lamoureux | Bridgewater State University | SNEAPPA | |
| Jason Sawyer | Smithsonian Institution | MD/DC APPA | |
| 2017 | Dan Barlup | The Penn State University | KAPPA |
| Tim Garland | University of Hartford | SNEAPPA | |
| Kelly Geishauser | Catholic University of America | MD/DC APPA | |
| Jennifer Kelemen | Ocean County College | NJAPPA | |
| 2016 | Jessica Abbott | University of Hartford | SNEAPPA |
| Peyton Gibson | University of Rhode Island | SNEAPPA | |
| Kevin Simpson | University of New Brunswick | AAPPA | |
| 2015 | Chuck Bagley | University of Maryland, College Park | MD/DC APPA |
| Todd Miller | NJIT | NJAPPA | |
| Rick Phillips | The Penn State University | KAPPA | |
| 2014 | Rick Battistoni | St. Michael’s College | NNECERAPPA |
| Matt Yencha | Cedar Crest College | KAPPA | |
| 2013 | Elizabeth Clark | The Penn State University | KAPPA |
| Steve Peary | University of Vermont | NNECERAPPA |