# Corbett Award

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, 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 |