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Awards History

Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award

The Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award is presented to an individual who is recognized for leadership and vision in the study of legal aspects of sport and physical activity.

Recipients of the Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award:

Betty van der Smissen, Michigan State University (1997)
Neil Dougherty (1998)
Herb Appenzeller, Appenzeller and Associates, Inc. (1999)
Lori Miller, Wichita State University (2001)
Paul Anderson, Marquette University (2002)
Thomas Sawyer, Indiana State University (2003)
Linda Jean Carpenter, Emeriti, Brooklyn College, CUNY (2004)
Annie Clement, Barry University (2005)

Todd Seidler, University of New Mexico (2006)
Doyice J. Cotten, Sport Risk Consulting (2007)

Linda Sharp, Northern Colorado University (2009)                                       

SRLA Honor Award

The Sport and Recreation Law Association Honor Award is presented to an individual has given outstanding service to the Association.

Recipients of the SRLA Honor Award                 

Andrew Pittman, Baylor University (1997)
Thomas Sawyer, Indiana State University (1998)
Mary Hums, University of Louisville (1999)
Doyice Cotten, Sport Risk Consulting (2001)
Lynne Gaskin, State University of West Georgia (2002)
Betty van der Smissen, Michigan State University (2003)
Lori Miller, Wichita State University (2004)
Rebecca Mowrey, Millersville University (2005)

Maureen Fitzgerald, University of Texas at Austin (2006)

Susan Brown Foster, St. Leo University (2006)                              Cathryn L. Claussen, Washington State University (2007)                        

Stacey Altman, East Carolina University (2009)

Bernard Patrick Maloy Graduate Student Research Award

Mark James, Anglia University Sports Law Research Center (1997)
Adam Fenton, University of Texas at Austin (1998)

Josh Grau, University of Texas at Austin (1999)
Alexandros Taliotis, University of Texas at Austin (2000)
Wyatt Hicks, University of Texas at Austin (2001)
Susan Schwartz, Ohio State University (2002)
Xiaoyan Xing, University of Texas at Austin (2003)
John Grady, Florida State University (2004)
Matthew Burgemeister, University of Texas at Austin (2005)

Ann  Sexton, University of Texas at Austin (2006)

Blake Barlow, University of Texas at Austin (2007)                                              

Blake Griffin, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2008)            Marion Hambrick, University of Louisville (2008)

Blythe Worley, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (2009)

Undergraduate Student Research Award

Christopher O’Shea, Flagler College (2003)
Ayana Cooper, St. Leo University (2006)
Michael Morehead, University of South Carolina (2007)                                          

Meaghan Miller, St. Leo University (2009)