NCAA Inspiration Award

The NCAA Inspiration Award is awarded to one of the following who is associated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association: a current or former varsity letter-winner, a coach, or an administrator. The award is given to an individual who "when confronted with a life-altering situation used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations."^[1]

The Inspiration Award Award was first awarded in 2002. The recipients of the award are:

Year	Individual	Sport	College affiliation	Ref
2002	Maggie Maloy	Track & Cross country	Defiance College	[2]
2002	Sam Paneno	Football	University of California, Davis	[2]
2003	Diane Geppi-Aikens	Lacrosse	Loyola College in Maryland	[3]
2003	Amanda Walton	Field hockey	Yale University	[3]
2003	Todd Williams	Football	Florida State University	[3]
2004	Heather Denison	Volleyball	University of Portland	[4]
2004	Emily Miller	Soccer	University of Tennessee at Martin	[4]
2004	Mike Nyeholt	Swimming	University of Southern California	[4]
2005	Kaia Jergenson	Basketball	Lipscomb University	[5]
2005	Michelle Thomas	Track and field	University of Oklahoma	[5]
2005	Macharia Yuot	Track and field	Widener University	[5]
2006	Raul Altreche	Lacrosse	Amherst College	[6]
2006	John Doar	Basketball	Princeton University	[6]
2006	Lois Taurman	Basketball, Volleyball, & Softball	Bellarmine University	[6]
2007	David Denniston	Swimming	Auburn University	[7]
2008	Jim MacLaren	Football	Yale University	[8]
2009	Kelly Brush	Skiing	Middlebury College	[9]

See also

• NCAA Award of Valor
• NCAA Sportsmanship Award
• NCAA Woman of the Year Award
• NCAA Gerald R. Ford Award
• Silver Anniversary Awards (NCAA)

References

1. ^ "Inspiration Award Selection Criteria". NCAA.org. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=664. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b} "2002 Inspiration Award Winners". NCAA.org. January 07, 2002. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=5285. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ ^{a b c} "2003 NCAA Inspiration Award Recipients". NCAA.org. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=5284. Retrieved 2008-12-31. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ ^{a b c} "2004 NCAA Award Winners". NCAA.org. January 12, 2004. http://www.gymtide.com/features/press/2004/press13.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "NCAA to Honor Three Student-Athletes with 2005 Inspiration Award". NCAA.org. December 16, 2004. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=10113. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
6. ^ ^{a b c} "NCAA award winners turn complication into inspiration". NCAA.org. December 5, 2005. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=5283. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
7. ^ "Valor, Inspiration honorees personify courage, selflessness". NCAA.org. November 06, 2006. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=5282. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
8. ^ "NCAA Announces Recipients of 2008 Award of Valor and Inspiration Award". NCAA.org. November 5, 2007. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=5856. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "Injured Middlebury skier receives Inspiration Award". NCAA.org. November 12, 2008. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/ncaa?ContentID=40864. Retrieved 2009-01-02. ^{[dead link]}