Lester Jordan Award
Presented to an individual for exemplary service to the Academic All-America® Program and the promotion of the ideals of being a student-athlete. Nominations solicited by, and voted on, by the Academic All-America® Core Committee.
Lester Jordan Award Recipients
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Bill Wagner – DePauw University |
| 2025 | Bob Shreve – Gannon University |
| 2024 | Jeff Schwartz – North Dakota State University (retired) |
| 2023 | Mike Montoro – West Virginia University |
| 2022 | Kevin Lanke – Rose-Hulman |
| 2021 | Doug Hauschild – Dayton |
| 2020 | Bill Jones – Skidmore College |
| 2019 | Rece Davis – ESPN |
| 2018 | Susan Fumagalli Mahoney – Gettysburg College |
| 2017 | Jeff Nelson – Penn State |
| 2016 | David Sherwood – Wingate |
| 2015 | Michael McEachern – Young Harris |
| 2014 | Dick Enberg – Hall of Fame broadcaster |
| 2013 | Mark Fleming – Moravian College |
| 2012 | Dave Wohlhueter – CoSIDA Treasurer; Cornell University (retired) |
| 2011 | Kevin Ruple – Baldwin-Wallace |
| 2010 | Mike Wolf – Northwestern |
| 2009 | Jim Seavey – Massachusetts Maritime |
| 2008 | Dan O'Connell – Towson |
| 2007 | Jeff Rubin – ICS/SIDEARM Sports Mark Frantz – ICS/SIDEARM Sports |
| 2006 | Mark Beckenbach – Ohio Wesleyan |
| 2005 | Dave Wrath – Augustana |
| 2004 | Katie Hyde – Millsport John Kennedy – Millsport John Von Stade – Millsport Nancy Campbell – Millsport Susan Splendido – Millsport Liza Reed O'Reilly – Millsport |
| 2003 | Brian McCann – Cleveland State |
| 2002 | Bill Turnage – Central Missouri State |
| 2001 | Mike Strickler – VMI |
| 2000 | Bernie Cafarelli – Notre Dame |
| 1999 | Joe Hornaday – Texas Tech Steve Rourke – UCLA |
| 1998 | Ed Alsene – Illinois Wesleyan Brad Tufts – Bucknell |
| 1997 | Mitch Parkinson – Southern Illinois |
| 1996 | Dick Lipe – Bentley Bill Little – Texas |
| 1995 | Nick Vista – Michigan State Roger Valdeserri – Notre Dame |
| 1994 | John Humenik – Florida Gregg Burke – Providence |