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| 2025 James J. Corbett Memorial Award Recipient – Kevin M. White, Duke, Notre Dame, Arizona State, Tulane, Maine, Loras (Iowa) |
The James J. Corbett Memorial Award is presented annually to the collegiate administrator who "through the years has most typified Corbett's devotion to intercollegiate athletics and worked unceasingly for its betterment." The Corbett Award is the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration.
In order to be considered for the award, a nominee must meet one of the following criteria:
- If retired, nominee must have been a collegiate athletics administrator for a minimum of 10 years; OR
- If still working, nominee must have at least 20 years as a collegiate athletics administrator
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| Past Recipients |
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2025: Kevin M. White, Duke, Notre Dame, Arizona State,
Tulane, Maine, Loras (Iowa) |
2024: Gene DeFilippo, Boston College |
| 2023: Bill Bradshaw, DePaul, Temple, La Salle |
2022: Dan Guerrero, UCLA |
2021: Judy Rose, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
2020: Jim Livengood, UNLV, Arizona, Washington State,
Southern Illinois |
2019: Debbie Yow, NC State |
2018: Joan Cronan, Tennessee |
| 2017: Don Tencher, Rhode Island College |
2016: Gene Smith, Ohio State |
2015: Carl Miller, University of the Pacific, North Dakota,
South Dakota |
| 2014: Bill Byrne, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oregon |
2013: Jim Jones*, Ohio State |
2012: Frank Windegger*, TCU |
| 2011: John Swofford, Atlantic Coast Conference |
2010: Barbara Hedges, Washington |
2009: Andy Mooradian*, New Hampshire |
| 2008: Dave Hart, Jr., East Carolina, Florida State |
2007: Fred L. Miller*, Arizona State, Long Beach State,
San Diego State |
2006: Judy Sweet, NCAA |
| 2005: Bob Bronzan*, San José State |
2004: Vince Dooley*, Georgia |
2003: Gary Cunningham, University of California Santa Barbara |
| 2002: Roy Kramer, Southeastern Conference |
2001: Jack Lengyel, U.S. Naval Academy |
2000: Cedric Dempsey*, NCAA |
| 1999: Chuck Neinas, CFA, NCAA Big Eight Conference |
1998: James Frank*, Southwestern Athletic Conference |
1997: Gene Corrigan*, Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1996: Carl James*, Big Eight Conference |
1995: Elizabeth Kruczek*, Fitchburg State College |
1994: Dick Schultz, NCAA |
| 1993: LeRoy Walker*, United States Olympic Committee |
1992: Homer Rice*, Georgia Tech |
1991: Joe Kearney*, Western Athletic Conference |
| 1990: George King*, Purdue |
1989: Scotty Whitelaw*, Eastern College Athletic Conference |
1988: Mike Lude*, Washington |
| 1987: John Toner*, UConn |
1986: Carl Maddox*, Mississippi State, LSU |
1985: Cecil Coleman*, Midwestern City Conference, Utah |
| 1984: James "Bud" Jack*, Utah |
1983: Wiles Hallock*, Pac-10 Conference |
1982: Edgar A. Sherman*, Muskingum College |
| 1981: William J. Flynn*, Boston College |
1980: Stan Bates*, Western Athletic Conference |
1979: Harry Fouke*, Houston |
| 1978: Bill Orwig*, Indiana |
1977: Robert Kane*, United States Olympic Committee |
1976: Walter Byers*, NCAA |
| 1975: Jessie T. Hill*, Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
1974: Al Twitchell*, Rutgers |
1973: Ernie McCoy*, Miami |
| 1972: Bill Reed*, Big Ten Conference |
1971: Tom Hamilton*, Pacific Eight Conference |
1970: Dick Larkins*, Ohio State |
| 1969: Asa Bushnell*, Eastern College Athletic Conference |
1968: Fritz Crisler*, Michigan |
1967: Bernie Moore*, Southeastern Conference |
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*Indicates individual is deceased |
