BILL ORWIG AWARD

This award recognizes outstanding contributions made by a non-alumnus to the Indiana University athletics program. It is named for Bill Orwig, IU’s athletics director from 1961–75.

RECIPIENTS OF THE BILL ORWIG MEDAL

1975 Floyd L. Grow
1976 Cecil R. Coons
1977 Father James P. Higgins
1978 Robert D. Hammel
1979 Daniel W. Miller
1982 Mildred Burgher
1986 Don Fischer
1987 Hobie Billingsley
1990 James Counsilman
1991 Robert M. Knight
1993 Aline Hewitt Robinson
1994 Phyllis E. McCullough
1995 Jerad L. Yeagley
1996 Haydn H. Murray
1997 G. Sam Bell
1998 Elizabeth Kurpius
1999 Sam Carmichael
2000 William G. Mallory
2001 Lin Loring
2002 Jeffrey Huber
2003 Thomas G. Spiece
2004 Joe Smith
2005 Scott Schurz
2006 Ray Tichenor
2007 Bill Cook
2008 Hank Warren
2009 Jane Hoeppner
2010 Mary Ann Rohleder

2011 Bruce L. Jaffee
2012 Marge Counsilman & James C. Wimbush
2013 Nicholas M. Hipskind
2014 Darby A. McCarty
2015 Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis
2016 Dale R. England Jr.
2017 Lee Corso & Marshall Goss
2018 Robert Morgan
2019 Hugh A. Shanahan
2020 Bill Lynch
2022 Kurt Zorn
2023 Dave Green