Select the section title to view the awards winners.
Athletic Department Awards
Missouri Valley Conference Awards
National Awards
University Awards
Jill Hutchison Female Athlete of the Year Award
The female athlete of the year award is named in honor of Hutchison, who retired from coaching women's basketball in 1999 after racking up 461 wins in 28 seasons at Illinois State. Now a radio analyst for Redbird broadcasts, Hutchison was a pioneer and advocate for women in athletics throughout her coaching career. A banner in her honor hangs from the Redbird Arena rafters and she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.Â
| 1990 |
Jill Hollembeak |
Gymnastics |
| 1991 |
Lisa Rolf |
Volleyball |
| 1992 |
Kim Nelson |
Volleyball |
| 1993 |
Tina Lindsey |
Women's Golf |
| 1994 |
Jodi Burch |
Softball |
| 1995 |
Jodi Burch |
Softball |
| 1996 |
Andi Hardwick |
Volleyball |
| 1997 |
Sue Daggett |
Track & Field |
| 1998 |
Heather Stella |
Softball |
| 1998 |
Angie Joy |
Track & Field |
| 1999 |
Heather Stella |
Softball |
| 2000 |
Kendra Haselhorst |
Volleyball |
| 2001 |
Nicole Kurth |
Softball |
| 2002 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2003 |
Linna Suurvarik |
Women's Tennis |
| 2004 |
Linna Suurvarik |
Women's Tennis |
| 2005 |
Krystal Featherson |
Swimming/Diving |
| 2006 |
Samantha Richdale |
Women's Golf |
| 2007 |
Shannon Nicholson |
Softball |
| 2008 |
Kristi Cirone |
Women's Basketball |
| 2009 |
Kristi Cirone |
Women's Basketball |
| 2010 |
Brittany Smith |
Track & Field |
| 2011 |
Kara Nelson |
Softball |
| 2012 |
Brittany Smith |
Track & Field |
| 2013 |
Brittany Smith |
Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Rachel Tejada |
Soccer |
| 2015 |
Rachel Tejada |
Soccer |
| 2016 |
Ashley Rosch |
Volleyball |
| 2017 |
Jordan de los Reyes |
Softball |
| 2018 |
Jaelyn Keene |
Volleyball |
| 2019 |
Courtney Pence |
Volleyball |
| 2020 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2021 |
Sydney Laufenberg |
Track & Field |
| 2022 |
JuJu Redmond |
Women's Basketball |
| 2023 |
Paige Robinson |
Women's Basketball |
| 2024 |
Angelica Labat |
Gymnastics |
The Milt Weisbecker Male Athlete of the Year
The male athlete of the year award is named for Weisbecker, the former athletics director who led Illinois State through times of change from 1966 to 1974. As athletics director, he successfully led the university's athletic program from the NCAA College Division into Division I status. Additionally, Weisbecker had an outstanding record in seven seasons as the Redbird's head golf coach, including a fourth-place NCAA College Division finish in 1969.
| 1990 |
Allen Adams |
Men's Soccer |
| 1991 |
Tony Jones |
Football |
| 1992 |
Dion Simmons |
Track & Field |
| 1993 |
Kevin Bracken |
Wrestling |
| 1994 |
Matt Gainer |
Baseball |
| 1995 |
James Duncan |
Track & Field |
| 1996 |
Dan Muller |
Men's Basketball |
| 1997 |
James Duncan |
Track & Field |
| 1998 |
Chris Bailey |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 1999 |
Chris Bailey |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2000 |
Galen Scott |
Football |
| 2001 |
Christian Goy |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2002 |
Christian Goy |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2003 |
James "Boomer" Grigsby |
Football |
| 2004 |
James "Boomer" Grigsby |
Football |
| 2005 |
James "Boomer" Grigsby |
Football |
| 2006 |
Stafford Davis |
Football |
| 2007 |
Luke Drone |
Football |
| 2008 |
Osiris Eldridge |
Men's Basketball |
| 2009 |
Osiris Eldridge |
Men's Basketball |
| 2010 |
Kevin Tokarski |
Baseball |
| 2011 |
Tim Glover |
Track & Field |
| 2012 |
Tim Glover |
Track & Field |
| 2013 |
Tim Glover |
Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Colton Underwood |
Football |
| 2015 |
Tre Roberson |
Football |
| 2016 |
Ryan Rutherford |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2017 |
Paris Lee |
Men's Basketball |
| 2018 |
Anderson Devonish |
Track & Field |
| 2019 |
Joe Aeilts |
Baseball |
| 2020 |
James Robinson |
Football |
| 2021 |
David Perkins |
Men's Golf |
| 2022 |
Logan Calvin |
Track & Field |
| 2023 |
Zeke Vandenburgh |
Football |
| 2024 |
Cam Grandy |
Football |
Linda Herman Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The female scholar-athlete of the year award is named after longtime Illinois State coach and administrator Dr. Linda Herman, who spent more than 30 years at ISU as a volleyball coach and administrator.
| 1993 |
Carmen Hulit |
Softball |
| 1994 |
Lisa Mihallik |
Swimming |
| 1995 |
Mary Jane Johnson |
Women's Basketball |
| 1996 |
Mary Jane Johnson Owens |
Women's Basketball |
| 1997 |
Kristi Geary |
Volleyball |
| 1998 |
Michelle Kutcher |
Volleyball |
| 1999 |
Kress Shores |
Women's Tennis |
| 2000 |
Andrea Lovelle |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2001 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Deborah Birrer |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2003 |
Abbie Scott |
Softball |
| 2004 |
Liina Suurvarik |
Women's Tennis |
| 2005 |
Kate Stake |
Softball |
| 2006 |
Jessie Janik |
Volleyball |
| 2007 |
Shannon Nicholson |
Softball |
| 2008 |
Tracey Deyell |
Women's Swimming |
| 2009 |
Erin Lindsey |
Volleyball |
| 2010 |
Stacey Miller |
Women's Golf |
| 2011 |
Polly Hirt |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2012 |
Katie Jean |
Women's Golf |
| 2013 |
Danielle Schumacher |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2014 |
Anna Stinson |
Soccer |
| 2015 |
Sami King |
Gymnastics |
| 2016 |
Ashley Rosch (speech) |
Volleyball |
| 2017 |
Rachel Root (speech) |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2018 |
Kiley Walsh |
Women's Golf |
| 2019 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2020 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2021 |
Mary Crompton |
Women's Basketball |
| 2022 |
Mary Crompton |
Women's Basketball |
| 2023 |
Mary Crompton |
Women's Basketball |
| 2024 |
Ali Schrock |
Women's Golf |
Doug Collins Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
The male scholar-athlete of the year award is named after Redbird basketball legend Doug Collins, who was an All-American in 1972 and went on to a successful playing, coaching and broadcasting career in the NBA.
| 1994 |
Jon McAvoy |
Football |
| 1995 |
Tim Achterberg |
Football |
| 1996 |
Dan Muller |
Men's Basketball |
| 1997 |
Dan Muller |
Men's Basketball |
| 1998 |
Jay Anderson |
Baseball |
| 1999 |
Jay Anderson |
Baseball |
| 2000 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2001 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2002 |
Christian Goy |
Track & Field |
| 2003 |
Josh Kauten |
Baseball |
| 2004 |
Neil Plank |
Men's Basketball |
| 2005 |
Steve Carrol |
Football |
| 2006 |
Ryan Brown |
Men's Golf |
| 2007 |
Mike Vandello |
Men's Basketball |
| 2008 |
Kedric Meredith |
Football |
| 2009 |
Scott Krapf |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2010 |
Scott Krapf |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2011 |
Scott Krapf |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2012 |
Chad Hinshaw |
Baseball |
| 2013 |
Paul DeJong |
Baseball |
| 2014 |
Parker Freiburg |
Men's Golf |
| 2015 |
Jacob Hendren |
Baseball |
| 2016 |
J.D. LaFayette (speech) |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2017 |
Wes Ward (speech) |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2018 |
J.D. LaFayette |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2019 |
Michael Sebby |
Baseball |
| 2020 |
Jake Gillum |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2021 |
Drew Himmelman |
Football |
| 2022 |
Zeke Vandenburgh |
Football |
| 2023 |
Zeke Vandenburgh |
Football |
| 2024 |
Peyton Asche |
Football |
Laurie Mabry Award
The student selected for the Laurie Mabry Award should best exemplify the positive values and attitudes that can be learned through athletics and be a person who appreciates the opportunity she has received through participation in the athletic program. She should also show appreciation through her attitudes toward and efforts for the program and the university.
| 1981 |
Beth Landes |
W. Basketball |
| 1981 |
Lynn Adams |
Volleyball/Track & Field |
| 1982 |
Melinda Hopper |
Softball |
| 1983 |
Julie Cordes |
Volleyball(Manager) |
| 1985 |
Cindy Seiler |
Swimming & Diving |
| 1985 |
Jackie Kemper |
Volleyball |
| 1986 |
Maxine McGlaughlin |
Softball |
| 1986 |
Tracy Stroyan |
Volleyball |
| 1987 |
Ellen McGrew |
W. Basketball |
| 1987 |
Therese McGraw |
Softball |
| 1988 |
Diane French |
Gymnastics |
| 1988 |
Liz Hendricks |
Volleyball |
| 1989 |
Ellen McGrew |
W. Basketball |
| 1990 |
Stacey Anderson |
Volleyball |
| 1991 |
Jill Hollembeak |
Gymnastics |
| 1992 |
Tory Koss |
Softball |
| 1992 |
Jan Madlock |
Volleyball |
| 1993 |
Jeanette Newberry |
Volleyball |
| 1994 |
Tina Lindsey |
W. Golf |
| 1996 |
Jill Cole |
Volleyball |
| 1997 |
Julie Orrison |
W. Golf |
| 1998 |
Kristi Geary |
Volleyball |
| 1999 |
Heather Stella |
Softball |
| 2000 |
Beth Larson |
Gymnastics |
| 2001 |
Michelle Huston |
Gymnastics |
| 2002 |
Jill Rachford |
W. Golf |
| 2003 |
Corey Harris |
Softball |
| 2004 |
Beth Huston |
Basketball |
| 2005 |
Kelly Rikli |
Volleyball |
| 2006 |
Andrea Mosher |
Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Jackie Williams |
Softball |
| 2008 |
Tiffany Prager |
Softball |
| 2009 |
Meaghan Koshman |
Gymnastics |
| 2010 |
Kasey Mollerus |
Volleyball |
| 2011 |
Bethany Brown |
Soccer |
| 2012 |
Natalie McCabe |
Soccer |
| 2013 |
Katie Jean |
Women's Golf |
| 2014 |
Chloe Nelson |
Basketball |
| 2015 |
Cecilia Holmes |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2016 |
Ashley Rosch |
Volleyball |
| 2017 |
Samantha Ward |
Gymnastics |
| 2018 |
Jaelyn Keene |
Volleyball |
| 2019 |
Courtney Pence |
Volleyball |
| 2020Â |
n/a |
n/a |
| 2021 |
Andrea Coursey |
Softball |
| 2023 |
Kendee Hilliard |
Volleyball |
| 2024 |
Madi Bylak |
Softball |
Team GPA Award
The Team GPA award is awarded to the team who receives the highest team GPA per academic semester. One men's teams and one women's team is selected each semester.
| 1998 |
Fall |
Baseball |
| 1999 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 1999 |
Spring |
Golf |
| 1999 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 1999 |
Fall |
Golf |
| 2000 |
Spring |
Gymnastics/ W. Tennis |
| 2000 |
Spring |
M. Golf |
| 2000 |
Fall |
Gymnastics |
| 2000 |
Fall |
M. Cross Country |
| 2001 |
Spring |
Gymnastics |
| 2001 |
Spring |
Golf |
| 2001 |
Fall |
W. Cross Country |
| 2001 |
Fall |
M. Cross Country |
| 2002 |
Spring |
Softball |
| 2002 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2002 |
Fall |
WCC & Gymnastics |
| 2002 |
Fall |
M Tennis |
| 2003 |
Spring |
Softball |
| 2003 |
Spring |
Golf |
| 2003 |
Fall |
W. Cross Country |
| 2003 |
Fall |
M. Golf |
| 2004 |
Spring |
W. Track & Field |
| 2004 |
Spring |
M. Track & Field |
| 2004 |
Fall |
W. Cross Country |
| 2004 |
Fall |
M. Golf |
| 2005 |
Spring |
M. Golf |
| 2005 |
Spring |
Volleyball |
| 2005 |
Fall |
Volleyball |
| 2005 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2006 |
Spring |
W. Basketball |
| 2006 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2006 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2006 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2007 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2007 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2007 |
Fall |
M. Golf |
| 2007 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2008 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2008 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2008 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2008 |
Fall |
W. Cross Country |
| 2009 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2009 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2009 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2009 |
Fall |
M. Golf |
| 2009 |
Fall |
Volleyball |
| 2010 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2010 |
Spring |
W. Soccer |
| 2010 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2010 |
Fall |
Soccer |
| 2011 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2011 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2011 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2011 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2012 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2012 |
Spring |
Volleyball/W. Tennis |
| 2012 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2012 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2013 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2013 |
Spring |
Volleyball |
| 2013 |
Fall |
M. Golf |
| 2013 |
Fall |
Volleyball |
| 2014 |
Spring |
M. Cross Country |
| 2014 |
Spring |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2014 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2014 |
Fall |
Volleyball |
| 2015 |
Spring |
M. Cross Country |
| 2015 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2015 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2015 |
Fall |
W. Golf |
| 2016 |
Spring |
M. Cross Country |
| 2016 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2016 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2016 |
Fall |
W. Golf |
| 2017 |
Spring |
Baseball |
| 2017 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2017 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2017 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2018 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2018 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2018 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2018 |
Fall |
Soccer |
| 2019 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2019 |
Spring |
Soccer |
| 2019 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2019 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2020 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2020 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2020 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2020 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2021 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2021 |
Spring |
W. Cross Country |
| 2021 |
Fall |
W. Golf |
| 2021 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2022 |
Spring |
W. Tennis |
| 2022 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2022 |
Fall |
W. Tennis |
| 2022 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2023 |
Spring |
W. Golf |
| 2023 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
| 2023 |
Fall |
W. Golf |
| 2023 |
Fall |
M. Tennis |
| 2024 |
Spring |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2024 |
Spring |
M. Tennis |
Illinois State Athletics Academic Honor Roll
The Illinois State Athletics Honor Roll is a distinction for student-athletes that have earned a 3.0 or greater GPA during the spring or fall semesters. Honors are also given to teams that achieve the highest GPA over the course of a semester. In a ceremony held during halftime of a men's home basketball game, the honor roll athletes and teams are brought down to center court to be announced. Illinois State has consistently managed to place nearly half of its student-athlete population on the honor roll. Our athletes continually excel in both athletic and academic pursuits.
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence Awards
The Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum 3.8 cumulative grade point average, participation in athletics a minimum of two years and the student-athlete must be within 18 hours of graduation.
2023-24 MVC Board of Directors Academic Excellence Award Winners
Commissioner's Academic Excellence Awards
The Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award requires a minimum grade point average of 3.5 for each of the previous two semesters, a minimum 3.2 cumulative grade point average and participation in athletics a minimum of two years.
2023-24 Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award Winners
Academic Honor Roll
Recognizes academic achievement of student-athletes. To qualify for the Valley Honor Roll, a student-athlete must have recorded a minimum 3.2 grade point average for a specified term, must have been a member of an athletics team and must have been enrolled full time during the term they earned the honor.
2023-24 MVC Academic Honor Roll
Elite 17Â Award
The Elite 17 Award Program, formally the Elite 18 Award, was established by the Missouri Valley Conference in the fall of 2010 to honor the highest achievement in academics and athletics by a student-athlete in each MVC-sponsored sport. Modeled after the NCAA Elite 88 Academic Recognition Award Program, the MVC Elite 17 award is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average competing at the finals site at each of the MVC's 17 team championships.
The selection process varies for each sport, and winners are chosen from a list of nominations submitted by MVC institutions. For the team sports of soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, baseball and softball, the winner will be chosen from the two teams participating in the championship game or match. For cross country, golf, swimming and diving, and track and field, the winners will be chosen from nominated student-athletes who have met a athletic performance threshold (for instance, in cross country, the eligible student-athletes must have finished among the top 10 at the championship meet). The Elite 18Â award was given to five outstanding student-athletes in the 2012-2013 school year.
2023-24Â Elite 17 Award Winners
Charlotte West
The first-ever recipient of the Honda Award of Merit in 1996 for outstanding achievement in women's collegiate athletics, Dr. Charlotte West was a driving force for more than 40 years in the area of advancement of women's sports. On June 30, 1998, she retired from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, after serving in the capacities of head coach, associate athletics director, interim athletics director and senior woman administrator during her 41 years with the Missouri Valley Conference-member institution. West coached five women's sports from 1957-75 and, in 1982, was among the first group of women inducted into the SIUC Athletics Hall of Fame.
Charlotte West Award Winners
State Farm MVC Good Neighbor Award
In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition. The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees. Institutions select their MVC Leadership & Service Award honorees.
State Farm Good Neighbor Award Winners
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CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
The Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year is the top award presented annually by CoSIDA in each collegiate sport, that headlines CoSIDA Academic All-American First Team. To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for his or her career.
| 2019 |
Kate Del Fava     |
Soccer                    |
CoSIDAÂ Academic All-American Award
This program recognizes the achievements of outstanding student athletes on both the university and college division levels. To be nominated, the student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale for his or her career.
| 1971 |
Joe Stieglitz |
Football |
| 1972 |
Doug Collins |
M. Basketball |
| 1973 |
Doug Collins |
M. Basketball |
| 1974 |
Eddie Smith |
Football |
| 1976 |
Tony Barnes |
Football |
| 1980 |
Jeff Hembrough |
Football |
| 1980 |
Beth Landes |
W. Basketball |
| 1983 |
Jim Pacanowski |
Baseball |
| 1984 |
Jim Pacanowski |
Baseball |
| 1987 |
Jeff Harris |
M. Basketball |
| 1988 |
Jeff Harris |
M. Basketball |
| 1988 |
Dan Hackman |
Football |
| 1989 |
Dan Hackman |
Football |
| 1992 |
Jan Ruehlicke |
M. Soccer |
| 1993 |
Jan Ruehlicke |
M. Soccer |
| 1994 |
Tim Achterberg |
Football |
| 1994 |
Mike VandeGarde |
M. Basketball |
| 1995 |
Tim Achterberg |
Football |
| 1995 |
Keith Goodnight |
Football |
| 1997 |
Dan Muller |
M. Basketball |
| 1997 |
Skipp Schaefbauer |
M. Basketball |
| 1997 |
Kristi Geary |
Volleyball |
| 1998 |
Dan Muller |
M. Basketball |
| 1999 |
Sean Riley |
M. Basketball |
| 1999 |
Heather Stella |
Softball |
| 2000 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2000 |
Cathy Peverly |
Softball |
| 2000 |
Andrea Lovelle |
Swimming and Diving |
| 2000 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field |
| 2001 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2001 |
Yew Ming Si |
M. Tennis |
| 2001 |
April Schermann |
Softball |
| 2001 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field |
| 2001 |
Zana Friganovic |
W. Tennis |
| 2002 |
Christian Goy |
Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Corey Harris |
Softball |
| 2002 |
Deborah Birrer |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2002 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field |
| 2003 |
Christian Goy |
Track & Field |
| 2003 |
Tiffany DeClark |
W. Soccer |
| 2004 |
Liina Suurvarik |
W. Tennis |
| 2005 |
Neil Plank |
M. Basketball |
| 2005 |
Kate Stake |
Softball |
| 2006 |
Neil Plank |
M. Basketball |
| 2009 |
Scott Krapf |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2010 |
Bethany Brown |
W. Soccer |
| 2011 |
Scott Krapf |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2012 |
Polly Hirt |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2013 |
Brittany Smith |
Track & Field |
| 2014 |
Rachel Tejada |
W. Soccer |
| 2015 |
Paul DeJong |
Baseball |
| 2015 |
Jacob Hendren |
Baseball |
| 2016 |
J.D. LaFayette |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2016 |
Jaelyn Keene |
Volleyball |
| 2018 |
Collin Braithwaite |
Baseball |
| 2018 |
J.D. LaFayette |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2018 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2018 |
Ali Line |
Volleyball |
| 2019 |
J.D. LaFayette |
Cross Country/Track & Field |
| 2019 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2020 |
Drew Himmelman |
Football |
| 2020 |
Ashley Santos |
Soccer |
| 2021 |
Sydney Laufenberg |
Track & Field |
| 2021 |
Mack Leonard |
Softball |
| 2022Â Â Â Â Â |
Mary Crompton |
W. Basketball |
| 2022 |
Zeke Vandenburgh |
Football |
| 2023 |
Emme Olson |
Softball |
| 2023 |
Mary Crompton |
Women's Basketball |
| 2023 |
Ali Schrock |
Women's Golf |
| 2023 |
Elena Jankulovska |
Women's Tennis |
| 2024 |
Ali Schrock |
Women's Golf |
 Arthur Ashe Award
This is awarded to a person or persons of color who have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale and have demonstrated a commitment of service to the institution and the community.
| 2002 |
Cutie Taylor |
Softball |
| 2005 |
Kanisha Campbell |
Soccer |
| 2005 |
Jackie Williams |
Softball |
| 2007 |
Brea Banks |
W. Basketball |
| 2007 |
Kanisha Campbell |
W. Soccer |
| 2007 |
Tiffany Hudson |
W. Basketball |
| 2007 |
Anna Lovell |
W. Basketball |
| 2007 |
Devon Williams |
Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Anna Lovell |
Track & Field |
| 2007 |
Devon Williams |
Track and Field |
| 2007 |
Brea Banks |
W. Basketball |
| 2008 |
Carl Azab |
Track and Field |
| 2008 |
Tiffany Hudson |
W. Basketball |
| 2008 |
Anna Lovell |
Track and Field |
| 2008 |
Kedric Meredith |
Football |
| 2008 |
Raquel Rattray |
Soccer |
| 2009 |
Megan Thompson |
Track & Field |
| 2010 |
Ashleen Bracey |
W. Basketball |
| 2010 |
Cliffton Gordon |
Football |
| 2010 |
Raquel Rattray |
Soccer |
| 2011 |
Alexander Paleaz |
M. Tennis |
| 2011 |
Brittany Smith |
Track & Field |
| 2011 |
Aisha Praught |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
Red-Tassel Mortarboard
This is a national honor society award that recognizes college seniors for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership and service.
| 1993 |
Carmen Hulit |
Softball |
| 1997 |
Kress Shores |
W. Tennis |
| 1998 |
Jay Anderson |
Baseball |
| 1998 |
Scott Preusker |
Football |
| 1999 |
Beth Larson |
Gymnastics |
| 1999 |
Larissa Fostiak |
W. Tennis |
| 1999 |
Stacy Tanner |
Volleyball |
| 2000 |
David Schoeberlein |
Baseball |
| 2000 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2000 |
Andrea Lovelle |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2001 |
Ted Wulf |
Football |
| 2001 |
Corey Harris |
Softball |
| 2002 |
Mark Moellering |
Track & Field |
| 2002 |
Katie Shifflet |
Softball |
| 2003 |
Shelby Lipson |
W. Tennis |
| 2004 |
Ryan Brown |
M. Golf |
| 2004 |
Lisa Klein |
Gymnastics |
| 2009 |
Amy Werkema |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2010 |
Filip Miljevic |
M. Tennis |
Bone Scholar Award
The Bone Scholarship, the highest university-wide honor given to undergraduate students, includes a monetary award from the Bone Scholarship endowment. The scholarship is named in honor of the late Robert G. Bone, president of Illinois State University from 1956-67.
Bone Scholars are selected through a rigorous campus-wide competition on the basis of their scholarly achievements and their engagement and leadership in activities in the university community and beyond.Invited finalists submit a comprehensive portfolio including several essays and statements, a project, and five letters of recommendation. The mean grade point average of this year's Bone Scholars is 3.92 on a 4.0 scale.
| 1973-74 |
Tom Hansen |
Wrestling |
| 1980-81 |
Beth Landes |
Women's Basketball |
| 1985-86 |
Nancy Harris |
Track & Field |
| 1985-86 |
Jackie Kemper |
Volleyball |
| 1993-94 |
Carmen Hulit |
Softball |
| 1995-96 |
Mary Jane Johnson |
Women's Basketball |
| 1997-98 |
Kristi Geary |
Volleyball |
| 1997-98 |
Dan Muller |
Men's Basketball |
| 1997-98 |
Valarie Trame |
Women's Basketball |
| 1999-2000 |
Kress Shores |
Women's Tennis |
| 2000-01 |
Stacia Beste |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2000-01 |
Andrea Lovelle |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2000-01 |
Greg Morgan |
Men's Golf |
| 2001-02 |
Deborah Birrer |
Swimming and Diving |
| 2001-02 |
Adam Waugh |
Football |
| 2002-03 |
Mark Moellering |
Track & Field |
| 2003-04 |
Abbie Scott |
Softball |
| 2005-06 |
Ryan Brown |
Men's Golf |
| 2009-10 |
Erin Lindsey |
Volleyball |
| 2011-12 |
Polly Hirt |
Swimming & Diving |
| 2011-12 |
Caitlin Kopp |
Softball |
| 2011-12 |
Olivia Myers |
Track & Field |
| 2017-18 |
Kiley Walsh |
Women's Golf |
| 2017-18 |
Wes Ward |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2018-19 |
Ali Line |
Volleyball |
| 2019-20 |
Kate Del Fava |
Soccer |
| 2019-20 |
Mariah Brodie |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2020-21Â Â Â Â |
Mary Crompton    |
Women's Basketball |
| 2020-21Â Â Â Â |
Jake Gillum  |
Track & Field/Cross Country |
| 2021-22Â |
Hannah Johnson    |
Track & Field |
| 2021-22 |
Logan Ziegler |
Soccer |
| 2023-24 |
Dani Grgas |
Soccer |
| 2024-25 |
Jaye Mack |
Gymnastics |
