Big Ten Directors of Athletics approved a recommendation of the sports information directors to establish a Big Ten Athlete of the Year beginning in 1982. The following year, the Directors of Athletics approved a separate athlete of the year award for women's athletics. In 1991-92, the women's award was renamed the "Big Ten - Suzy Favor" Athlete of the Year award, as part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of women's athletics in the Conference. Each university selects its male and female "Athletes-of-the-Year" and they become candidates for the conference award. The Purdue selections are as follows
YEAR ATHLETE SPORT
1982 Keith Edmonson basketball
1983 Jane Neff volleyball
Alvin McNair track, football
1984 Sybil Perry track
Jim Rowinski basketball
1985 Yvonne Nettervilk track
Jim Everett football
1986 Marianne Smith volleyball
Jim Everett football
1987 Cathey Tyree basketball and track & field
Rod Woodson men's track and football
1988 Sharon Versyp women's basketball
Troy Lewis men's basketball
1989 Jamie McNeair women's track & field
Brian Kiser men's track & field
1990 Jamie McNeair women's track & field
Stephen Scheffler men's basketball
1991 #Joy Holmes women's basketball
Jimmy Oliver men's basketball
1992 #MaChelle Joseph women's basketball
Charles Jones wrestling
1993 Heidi Reynolds women's swimming
*Glenn Robinson men's basketball
1994 Kim Fritsch women's swimming
*Glenn Robinson men's basketball
1995 Corissa Yasen women's track & field
Cuonzo Martin men's basketball
1996 Corissa Yasen women's track and field
Mike Alstott football
1997 Jannon Roland women's basketball
Matt Brown men's swimming
1998 Stephanie White women's basketball
Brian Alford football
1999 Stephanie White-McCarty# women's basketball
Rosevelt Colvin football
2000 Katie Douglas women's basketball
Drew Brees football
#-Big Ten - Suzy Favor Athlete-of-the-Year
*-Big Ten - Jesse Owens Athlete-of-the-Year
Reamer Club Varsity Walk Award
The Varsity Walk Award, selected by the Purdue Reamer Club near the close of each academic year since 1956, is given to the senior varsity athlete who has brought the most national recognition to Purdue University over the past year. A brass plaque bearing each recipient's name will be on display in the new Purdue Quadrangle.
YEAR ATHLETE SPORT
1956 John Bartlett tennis
1957 Lamar Lundy football
1958 Mary Croake swimming
1959 Paul Coward soccer
1960 John Konsek golf
1961 Bernie Allen football
1962 Terry Dischinger basketball
1963 Roy Walker football
1964 Nate Adams track
1965 Terry Winter golf
1966 Dave Schellhase basketball
1967 Bob Griese football
1968 Jim Beirne football
1969 Leroy Keyes football
1970 Mike Phipps football
Rick Mount basketball
1971 Terry Wedgewood baseball
1972 Bob Ford basketball
1973 Otis Armstrong football
1974 Frank Kendrick basketball
1975 Larry Burton football, track
1976 Ken Novak football
Alan Housner wrestling
1977 Bruce Parkinson basketball
1978 Noel Ruebel track
1979 Jerry Sichting basketball
1980 Joe Barry Carroll basketball
1981 Mark Herrman football
1982 Keith Edmonson basketball
1983 Jane Neff volleyball
1984 Jim Rowinski basketball
1985 James Bullock basketball
1986 Marianne Smith volleyball
1987 Rod Woodson football, track
1988 Troy Lewis men's basketball
Todd Mitchell men's basketball
Everette Stephens men's basketball
1989 Anne Kvachkoff women's basketball
Jill Sauer women's basketball
1990 Stephen Scheffler men's basketball
1991 Joy Holmes women's basketball
1992 Charles Jones wrestling
MaChelle Joseph women's basketball
1993 Jeff Zgonina football
1994 Kim Fritsch women's swimming
1995 Cuonzo Martin men's basketball
1996 Mike Alstott football
1997 Corissa Yasen women's track and field
1998 Brian Alford football
1999 Ukari Figgs women's basketball
Stephanie White-McCarty women's basketball
2000 Brian Cardinal men's basketball
Medal of Honor
The Big Ten Conference endowed a "Medal of Honor" in 1914 to be awarded yearly at each university to the student-athlete demonstrating the greatest proficiency in scholarship and athletics. Beginning in 1982, the award went coed as each school named a male and female student-athlete. Purdue's recipients are:
YEAR ATHLETE SPORT
1915 Harry Routh football
1916 Paul Walter basketball, baseball football
1917 Melvin John Proud football
1918 Herbert L. Hart football
1919 Robert Markley basketball, baseball, football
1920 Paul B. Church football, baseball
1921 Cecil George Cooley football
1922 Clifford C. Furnas Crack cross country
1923 William R. Swank football
1924 Edward R. Dye football, wrestling
1925 Ferdinand J. Wellman basketball, football
1926 Donald S. Cunningham football, track
1927 J. E. Little track, cross country
1928 Harry A. Kemmer basketball, baseball
1929 C.S. Lyle basketball, baseball
1930 Elmer N. Sleight football
1931 George VanBibber football, baseball
1932 John R. Wooden basketball
1933 Roy J. Horstmann football
1934 W.P. Fehring football, basketball, baseball
1935 Carl Heldt football
1936 Robert L. Kessler basketball
1937 Glynn M. Downey basketball
1938 Martin A. Schreyer football
1939 Joseph Mihal football
1940 Richard C. Potter football
1941 William J. Neff football
1942 Paul B. Anthony track
1943 Allen Carl Menke basketball
1944 No award
1945 Joseph Allen Collings football
1946 Thomas P. Hughes football, baseball
1947 Myrwin Anderson basketball, baseball
1948 Henry Stram football
1949 Keith E. Carter swimming
1950 Norbert H. Adams baseball, football
1951 Neil Schmidt football, basketball
1952 John G. Durham football
1953 Walter R. Viellieu football, wrestling
1954 Gene R. Mathews track
1955 Dennis C. Blind basketball, baseball
1956 Joe W. Sexson basketball, baseball
1957 Joe Campbell golf, basketball
1958 William R. Stroud baseball
1959 Walter Eversman swimming
1960 John P. Konsek golf
1961 Robert T. Orrill basketball
1962 John D. Vogel swimming
1963 Ronald S. Meyer football
1964 Melvyn J. Garland basketball, baseball
1965 William B. Howard football
1966 Dave G. Schellhase basketball
1967 Robert A. Griese football
1968 James P. Beirne football
1969 Charles Douglas Kyle football
1970 Michael E. Phipps football
1971 George Faerber basketball
1972 Robert A. Ford basketball
1973 James Hartwell Pratt baseball
1974 Jeffrey Temple Bolin track
1975 Lawrence Burton, Jr. football, track
1976 Kenneth Novak football
1977 Bruce Parkinson basketball
1978 Noel Ruebel track
1979 Joe Menzyk track
1980 Ken Loushin football
1981 Brian Walker basketball
1982 Anne McMenany volleyball
Tim Seneff football
1983 Jane Neff volleyball
Jack Farson track, cross country
1984 Jan Hoosline volleyball
Adam Abele tennis
1985 Annette Bauer volleyball
Steve Reid basketball
1986 Cheryl Flowers volleyball
Jim Everett football
1987 Kevin Gregory tennis
Karen Moschetto field hockey
1988 Bob Stolz men's cross country
Sharon Versyp women's basketball
1989 Barbara Meeker volleyball
John Stein men's cross country
1990 Lori Overturf cross country and track
Stephen Scheffler men's basketball
1991 Dave Barrett basketball and baseball
Joy Holmes women's basketball
1992 MaChelle Joseph women's basketball
Craig Riley men's basketball
1993 Heidi Reynolds women's swimming
Brian Daly men's swimming
1994 Kim Fritsch women's swimming
Ron Gabrisko baseball
1995 Cindy Lamping women's basketball
Katy Koonz women's track & field
Jon Pergande men's track & field
1996 Corissa Yasen women's track & field
Chris Kessick baseball
1997 Jannon Roland women's basketball
Matt Brown men's swimming
1998 Marisa Watts women's swimming
Chad Austin men's basketball
1999 Stephanie White-McCarty women's basketball
Vilmos Kovaca men's swimming
2000 Brian Cardinal men's basketball
Carrie Long women's track & field
Mackey Award
Established in 1971 in honor of the late Purdue Director of Athletics, this award recognizes athletes who exemplify the overall success of the University's intercollegiate athletic programs.
Guy "Red" Mackey devoted nearly a century to Purdue athletics and served as athletic director from 1942 until his death in 1971. He began his Purdue career as an outstanding football player in 1926 following his graduation in 1929 and joined the Purdue staff as an assistant football coach. He also served as head wrestling coach and in various administrative posts until being named athletic director in 1942.
His accomplishments were legendary during his career, but the inspiration for this award stemmed from the leadership, loyality, integrity and concern for others which marked each day of his life.
Squad members from each of Purdue's 17 intercollegiate teams are eligible to be nominated by their teammates for this award. The criteria for nomination incilude "competitive spirit and positive attitude," "loyality and self-discipline," "hardwork for the best interest of the team" and "a willingness to help others".
At the completion of the intercollegiate athletic season each spring a committee of lettewinners select three of the nominees to receive the scholarship award for post-graduate study or completion of their degrees. The award is maintained through contribution made by P-Club members.
Women athletes became eligible for the award in 1979 and the number of scholarship winners was increased from two to three.
Following is a list of the nominees with scholarship winners designated by an asterick (*).
1971-72 Mike Cerqua wrestling Phil Hammond tennis Tim Huxhold football Dave Lloyd baseball Tom Luken football *Terry Preibe track Bill Reid swimming Bill Shulha golf *Randy Thompson basketball 1972-73 Mike Barr football *Morgan Burke swimming Matt Busch baseball Steve Nurrenbern football Ken Otto basketball *Dave Pflum track Tom Simpson wrestling Bob Swank cross country 1973-74 John Baker swimming Timm Barnbrook baseball Andy Bodnar tennis Tom Fox golf *Bob Hoftiezer football Nate Kempler wrestling Billy Knox football Dave Lichtenheld track *Randy Shields basketball Dwight Stewart cross country 1974-75 Fred Cooper football *Joe Corso wrestling Bill Liebler baseball Rick Oliver football Roland Parrish track Joe Piatek golf Steve Plump tennis Dick Satterfield basketball *Maury Wolfred swimming 1975-76 *Paul Miller wrestling Steve Muck track Craig Nagel football Paul Pettigrew tennis *Jeff Stapleton football Mike Steele basketball Terry Thompson baseball Bill Vickery swimming 1976-77 Bave Barncord baseball Nick Busch swimming *Dick Murray golf *Bruce Parkinson basketball Dave Scott wrestling Jim Varnau cross country Jay Venzin football Mark Vitali football 1977-78 Paul Groot baseball Robin Liddell cross country *Joe Metallic football *Noel Ruebel track Les Russell golf Roger Williams football 1978-79 Mike Albaugh football Neil Bemenderfer basketball Paul Cantrell tennis Karen Carswell field hockey John Craig golf *Pam Dawson (Rogers) tennis Pat Dawson baseball Dave Dowd swimming *Joanie Kampen volleyball Derek Laing track Jeff Mason wrestling Mike Matusz cross country *Dale Schwan football 1979-80 Joe Barry Carroll basketball John Cochran tennis Kem Colenbrander track *Colleen DeMeyer volleyball *Ron Johns wrestling *Mark Josten football Scott Knake swimming Ken Loushin football Jerry Rhodes track Debra Whitacre field hockey 1980-81 *Bobbie Ames tennis *Darlene Barber field hockey Roosevelt Barnes basketball Mike Bogenschutz cross country Todd Cooney baseball Mary Fischl volleyball Debbie Funkhouser basketball Mark Herrmann football *Tom Kingsbury football Bob Norris swimming Ted Patacsil wrestling Ken Sumbry track Sandy Ziemer swimming 1981-82 *Bro Ballentine tennis Tom Bogenschutz cross country Mark Cammack track Ray Gunnar football Bob Hallas baseball Jon Kitchell basketball *Chris Louis field hockey Alanna McCarthy track Margaret McGinnis basketball Ann McMenamy volleyball *Dave Oros wrestling Tim Seneff football Jan Vogt swimming 1982-83 Kris Davis swimming Carol Emanuel basketball Jack Farson cross country *Pete Fay baseball Claybon Fields football *Matt Friedman tennis Joe Linville football Tim Miller swimming Chris Patten field hockey Kyle Peterson basketball Nancy Sanford track Jay Smith golf *Matt Wilkinson wrestling JoAnn Wissen volleyball 1983-84 *Adam Abele tennis Ernest Alder football Cliff Benson football Jill Board swimming Becky Cotta cross country Greg Eifert basketball Dave Griscom swimming Jan Hoosline volleyball Kelli Laymon basketball *Alvin McNair track *Frank Patacsil wrestling Nancy Powell field hockey Bill Shuey cross country Mike Snyder baseball 1984-85 Annette Bauer volleyball Kathy Bischoff track Jerry Boat football *Bill DiPaola wrestling *Mary Flannigan field hockey Brian Glasco golf Jason Houston football Molly McGrath tennis Tracey Metz swimming Don Mis track *Amy Porritt basketball Steve Reid basketball Bob Rusboldt basebil John Saczawa swimming Chris Williams cross country 1985-86 Blake Barkley swimming Rodney Carter football *Chet Clodfelter track *Erin Doelling basketball Jim Everett football Cheryl Flowers volleyball Mack Gadis basketball Mike Hansen baseball Stacey Hartman track Sherree Hoskins field hockey Mark Koza tennis Chris Novak cross country *Susan Oates swimming Bob Picchiotti wrestling Mary Tombers cross country 1986-87 Sandy Alston basketball Rick 8runner football Scott Cook swimming *Meri Dembrow field hockey *Tim Fisher basketball *Robert Gerhard baseball Kevin Gregory tennis Lenny Hartlage golf Craig Kuhr wrestling Debra Leeman volleyball Kelly Lyng swimming Mike Mazier cross country Alvin Menke football Andrea Everett-Paolillo cross country Cestie Rhule track Krista Schreck tennis Mark Willman track 1987-88 Donna Allen women's cross country Mike Burns men's track & field Julia Chambers women's tennis Michelle Erickson volleyball *Mike Galle baseball Scott Hinkel wrestling Chris Keevers football Troy Lewis men's basketball *T.A. McCann men's swimming Beth McLaurine field hockey Catherine Niehaus women's swimming Tom Reilly men's tennis Anthony Rose football Sally Smith women's track & field Bob Stolz men's cross country *Sharon Versyp women's basketball Jeanine Wiernik women's golf 1988-89 Jeff Ayersman wrestling Keith Butterfield men's tennis Bruce Crites football Kristin Dicken women's tennis Greg Jablonski men's swimming Anne Kvachkoff women's basketball Melvin McCants men's basketball Chris McGee women's track & field *Barb Meeker volleyball *Scott Nelson football Tom Richter baseball Stephanie Ristau women's golf David Smith men's golf John Stein men's cross country Julie Watts women's swimming *Monte Weller men's track & field Nadine Wiencek women's cross country 1989-90 Ryan Berning men's basketball Bruce Brineman football Dan Bulger men's track & field Linda Foote women's basketball *Lori Groff women's swimming Brian Heeter men's swimming Debbie McDonald volleyball Jamie McNeair women's track & field Dwayne O'Connor football *Lori Overturf women's cross country Nico Ross wrestling Phil Simpson baseball *Todd Sriver men's cross country John Winegardner men's tennis 1990-91 Erica Adams women's tennis Dave Barrett men's basketball Amber Douglas volleyball Joe Franklin men's track & field *Amy Koontz women's track & field Kathleen Hoffman women's cross country Steve Letnich football *Matt Lindley wrestling Nat Martin football Teri Moren women's basketball Bob Remski men's swimming *Dave Scheitlin baseball Paul Wagner men's tennis 1991-92 Andy Berlinski men's tennis Dan Brekke football Jane Calhounwo men's basketball Natalie Chavis women's track & field Bob Dressel football *Janae Frankewo men's swimming Bart Holle baseball Sarah Hopkins volleyball Jason Jezek men's golf Frank Latt men's swimming *Tim McClellan wrestling Jim Meeker men's track & field Dana Pearson women's tennis *Gina Pischke women's cross country Craig Riley men's basketball Joe Slater men's cross country 1992-93 Tricia Cullop women's basketball *Sean Helsel baseball *Wendy Henderson women's swimming *Larry Herr men's swimming Scott Hoffman football Nick Mamula football Angela Wallerich volleyball 1993-94 Elvin Caldwell football *Andi Hamwomen's swimming Cindy Lamping women's basketball Alisha Mitro volleyball *Aaron Moran wrestling *Tom Morey baseball Jermaine Ross football 1994-95 Mike Cardona football Jeremy Cook baseball *Dean Fredette men's swimming Renee Glore volleyball *Cindy Lamping women's basketball Ryan Maggart men's tennis Terry Samuel football *Matt Waddell men's basketball
