Each year at the Knights’ Ball, Saint Patrick their-self shares the history of the KSP traditions, knights the new generation of awardees, and introduces the next Knights’ Director. Since 1950, five faculty and staff from the College of Engineering who previously received the title of Honorary Knight have served as Saint Patrick.

Start Year	End Year	Name	Title
1950	1967	C. Dale Greffe	Professor, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
1968	1986	James W. Bayne	Professor and Associate Head, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
1987	2005	Carl S. Larson	Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
2006	2008	Loren E. Bode	Department Head, Agricultural and Biological Engineering
2009	2019	Michael C. Hirschi	Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Programs
2020		Jenny Amos	Teaching Professor, Bioengineering