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| 2026 Homer Rice Award Recipient – Gene Smith, AD/Emeritus, The Ohio State University |
The Homer Rice Award is presented annually to an FBS Director of Athletics.
The recipient:
- Must have served as a Director of Athletics for at least 10 years
- Must have made significant and meaningful contributions to intercollegiate athletics
- Must have been retired from an FBS Athletics Director’s position for at least one year
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| Past Recipients |
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2026: Gene Smith, Ohio State |
2025: Jeremy Foley, Florida |
| 2024: Mike Alden, Missouri |
2023: Dan Guerrero, UCLA |
2022: Kevin White, Duke |
| 2021: Debbie Yow, NC State |
2020: Ron Wellman, Wake Forest |
2019: Joan Cronan, Tennessee |
| 2018: Bill Byrne, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oregon |
2017: DeLoss Dodds, Texas, Kansas State, D1A Past President |
2016: Mike McGee, Cincinnati, USC, South Carolina |
| 2015: Not awarded |
2014: Jim Livengood, UNLV, Arizona, Washington State,
D1A Past President |
2013: Bob Bowlsby, Iowa, Stanford, Big 12 |
2012: Todd Turner, Washington, Vanderbilt, NC State,
UConn, D1A Past President |
2011: Mike Cleary, NACDA |
2010: John Toner, UConn |
| 2009: Andy Geiger, Ohio State, Maryland, Stanford |
2008: C.M. Newton, Kentucky |
2007: Vince Dooley, Georgia |
| 2006: Not awarded |
2005: John Swofford, North Carolina, ACC |
2004: Tom Butters, Duke |
| 2003: Jack Lengyel, Missouri, U.S. Naval Academy |
2002: Gene Hooks, Wake Forest, D1A |
2001: Frank Windegger, TCU |
| 2000: Jim Jones, Ohio State |
1999: Mike Lude, Washington, Auburn, Kent State |
1998: Dave Hart, Sr., Missouri, Louisville, SoCon |
| 1997: Bump Elliott, Iowa |
1996: Carl James, Duke, Maryland, Big Eight |
1995: Cedric Dempsey, San Diego State, Houston,
Arizona, NCAA |
| 1994: Glen Tuckett, BYU |
1993: Gene Corrigan, Virginia, Notre Dame, ACC |
1992: Don Canham, Michigan |
| 1991: John Clune, U.S. Air Force Academy |
1990: Bill Flynn, Virginia |
1989: Dick Schultz, Virginia, NCAA |
