The James J. Corbett Memorial Award is a US award given annually by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). It is presented "to the collegiate administrator who through the years has most typified Corbett's devotion to intercollegiate athletics and worked unceasingly for its betterment." The award is named after former Louisiana State University athletics director and first president of the NACDA, James J. Corbett. It has been presented annually since 1967.
Winners The following individuals have won the Corbett Award.
Year Winner Institution 1967 Bernie Moore Southeastern Conference 1968 Fritz Crisler University of Michigan 1969 Asa Bushnell Eastern College Athletic Conference 1970 Dick Larkins Ohio State University 1971 Tom Hamilton Pacific-8 Conference 1972 William R. Reed Big Ten Conference 1973 Ernie McCoy University of Miami 1974 Al Twitchell Rutgers University 1975 Jess Hill Pacific Coast Athletic Association 1976 Walter Byers NCAA 1977 Robert Kane United States Olympic Committee 1978 Bill Orwig Indiana University 1979 Harry Fouke University of Houston 1980 Stan Bates Western Athletic Conference 1981 William J. Flynn Boston College 1982 Edgar A. Sherman Muskingum College 1983 Wiles Hallock Pacific-10 Conference 1984 James "Bud" Jack University of Utah 1985 Cecil Coleman Midwestern City Conference, University of Illinois 1986 Carl Maddox Mississippi State University, Louisiana State University 1987 John Toner University of Connecticut 1988 Mike Lude University of Washington 1989 Scotty Whitelaw Eastern College Athletic Conference 1990 George King Purdue University 1991 Joseph Kearney Western Athletic Conference 1992 Homer Rice Georgia Institute of Technology 1993 LeRoy Walker United States Olympic Committee 1994 Dick Schultz NCAA 1995 Elizabeth Kruczek Fitchburg State College 1996 Carl James Big Eight Conference 1997 Gene Corrigan Atlantic Coast Conference 1998 James Frank Southwestern Athletic Conference 1999 Chuck Neinas College Football Association, NCAA, Big Eight Conference 2000 Cedric Dempsey NCAA 2001 Jack Lengyel United States Naval Academy 2002 Roy Kramer Southeastern Conference 2003 Gary Cunningham University of California Santa Barbara 2004 Vince Dooley University of Georgia 2005 Bob Bronzan San Jose State University 2006 Judy Sweet NCAA 2007 Fred L. Miller Arizona State University, Long Beach State University, San Diego State University 2008 Dave Hart, Jr. East Carolina University, Florida State University 2009 Andy Mooradian University of New Hampshire 2010 Barbara Hedges University of Washington 2011 John Swofford Atlantic Coast Conference 2012 Frank Windegger Texas Christian University 2013 Jim Jones Ohio State University 2014 Bill Byrne Texas A&M University, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, University of Oregon 2015 Carl Miller University of the Pacific, University of North Dakota, University of South Dakota 2016 Gene Smith Ohio State University 2017 Don Tencher Rhode Island College 2018 Joan Cronan University of Tennessee 2019 Debbie Yow North Carolina State University, University of Maryland, Saint Louis University 2020 Jim Livengood Arizona University 2021 Judy Rose University of North Carolina Charlotte 2022 Dan Guerrero University of California, Los Angeles 2023 Bill Bradshaw La Salle University 2024 Gene DeFilippo Boston College 2025 Kevin M. White Duke University
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