The Billie Jean King Contribution Award is an annual award granted by the Women's Sports Foundation to an individual or group who has made significant contributions to the development and advancement of women's sports. In 2017, the award was renamed the Billie Jean King Leadership Award.
Past recipients of the Billie Jean King Contribution Award include: 1980: Dorothy Harris, Bonne Bell, AIAW 1981: Gladys Heldman, Avon Products, AAU 1982: NJCAA, Kathrine Switzer, Colgate-Palmolive 1983: WIBC, Dr. Christine Wells, Coca-Cola 1984: Personal Products, Girls Club of America, Fred (Delano) Thompson (1933-2019)
1985: McDonald's, David Foster, Boy Scouts of America 1986: Carole Oglesby 1987: Eva Auchincloss 1988: ABC Sports 1989: A Salute to Women in Sports, Volunteers, Contributors and Staff 1990: No winner 1991: Sara Lee Corporation, Dr. Vivan Acosta, Dr. Linda Carpenter 1992: National Women's Law Center 1993: Judy Mahle Lutter 1994: Cappy Productions 1995: Christine Grant 1996: Anita DeFrantz 1997: Alpha Alexander 1998: Linda Bunker 1999: Deborah Slaner Larkin 2000: Charles M. Schulz 2001: Ladies Professional Golf Association 2002: Joseph F. Cullman, III 2003: Nancy Lopez 2004: Robin Roberts 2005: No winner 2006: Dr. Dorothy Gulbenkian Blaney 2007: Michelle Kwan 2008: Sony Ericsson WTA Tour 2009: The Gatorade Company 2010: John "Launny" Steffens 2011: Visa 2012: Birch Bayh 2013: WNBA 2014: Tegla Loroupe 2015: Don Sabo, Ph.D. 2016: Val Ackerman 2017: Condoleezza Rice 2018: Gail Koziara Boudreaux 2019: Sheila C. Johnson 2020: Ursula Burns 2021: Kim Ng 2022: Dawn Staley 2023: Stacey Allaster 2024: Kimbra Walter and Mark Walter 2025: Michele Kang
See also
List of sports awards honoring women
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