National Consortium for Academics and Sports

NCAS Giant Steps Award Winners

1988	H. Ross Perot Civic Leader Rob Hamilton Coach Clint Albury Killian High School Lonise Bias Parent
1989	Ewing Kaufman Civic Leader Mike Sheppard Coach Mark Brodie Courageous Student-Athlete Schaar Mustaf Parent
1990	Dave Bing Civic Leader James Ellis Coach Dick Schultz Athletic Administrator
1991	Senator Bill Bradley Civic Leader Nate "Tiny" Archibald Community Service Jerry Richardson Coach Mike Ellitch Civic Leader Shane Wood Courageous Student-Athlete
1992	Alan Page Civic Leader Joe Paterno Coach Alfreda Harris Coach Judith Sweet Athletic Administrator Bob Hurley Sr. Parent Annie Boucher Courageous Student-Athlete Eddie Lee Ivery Courageous Student-Athlete David Lazerson & Richard Green Sport and Social Issues
1993	Lawrence Burton Civic Leader Ryneldi Becenti Courageous Student-Athlete Creed Black Leadership in Athletic Reform Ernestine Bayer Coach Bob Shannon Coach
1994	Riddick Bowe Civic Leader Joseph Crowley Athletic Administrator Michele Leary Courageous Student-Athlete Felipe Lopez Courageous Student-Athlete Tom Osborne Coach Rachel Robinson Civic Leader Willie Stewart Coach Vivian Stringer Coach
1995	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Civic Leader Donna Lopiano Civic Leader Geno Auriemma Coach Marian Washington Coach Tanya Hughes-Jones Courageous Student-Athlete Phillip Castillo Courageous Student-Athlete
1996	Paul Tagliabue & Gene Upshaw Civic Leaders David Clark Coach Jennifer Rizzotti Courageous Student-Athlete Michael Watson Courageous Student-Athlete Anita DeFrantz Torchbearer Loretta Clairborne Torchbearer Billy Payne Torchbearer
1997	Reggie White Civic Leader Jodi Norton Courageous Student-Athlete Lawrence Wright Courageous Student-Athlete
1998	Warrick Dunn Civic Leader Kathryn Waldo Courageous Student-Athlete Dorothy Gaters Coach Dwight Collins Courageous Student-Athlete
1999	Pam White Courageous Student-Athlete Pat Summitt Coach Bert Jenkins Coach Dr. Clarence Underwood Athletic Administrator Lewis Katz & Raymond Chambers Civic Leaders
2000	Darryl Williams Civic Leader Derrick Thomas Civic Leader (posthumously) Dr. Joseph Crowley Lifetime Achievement Award Sister Rose Ann Fleming Athletic Administrator Jennifer McClain Courageous Student-Athlete Rasheed Williams Courageous Student-Athlete Carolyn Peck Coach Dave Sanders Coach (posthumously)
2001	Dr. Richard Astro Founder Amber Burgess Courageous Student-Athlete Dirceu Hurtado Courageous Student-Athlete Derrick Brooks Civic Leader Herman Boone & William Yoast Coaches
2002	Dr. Dorothy "Dot" Richardson Civic Leader Maggie Maloy Courageous Student-Athlete Sam Paneno Courageous Student-Athlete Willie Davis Coach Perry Reese Jr. Coach (posthumously)
2003	Bob Love Civic Leader Dave Frantz & Derek DeWitt Coaches Jake Porter Courageous Student-Athlete Stacy Sines Courageous Student-Athlete
2004	Priest Holmes Civic Leader Samantha Eyman Courageous Student-Athlete Justin Allen Courageous Student-Athlete Beverly Kearney Coach Dionte Hall Student-Athlete Civic Leader
2005	Destiny Woodbury Courageous Student-Athlete Sevin "Sevy" Sucurovic Courageous Student-Athlete Macharia Yuot Courageous Student-Athlete Mohammad Rafiq Courageous Student-Athlete Darden Restaurants Community Goodwill Award David Stern Civic Leader
2006	Myles Brand Civic Leader Kyle Maynard Courageous Student-Athlete Pamela Malcolm Courageous Student-Athlete Floyd Keith Coach Chicago White Sox Barrier Breaker Dick Hoyt Parent
2007	Brittany and A.J. Detwiler Courageous Student-Athletes Maurice Torres Courageous Student-Athlete Johnnie Williams Barrier Breaker Jody Conradt Coach The Miracle League Community Organization Julie Foudy Civic Leader C. Vivian Stringer and the 2006-07 Rutgers Women's Basketball Team Eddie Robinson Leadership Award
2008	Martel Van Zant Courageous Student-Athlete Katie Holloway Courageous Student-Athlete Shamila Kohestani Barrier Breaker Joe Ehrman Coach The Travis Roy Foundation Community Organization Braylon Edwards Civic Leader Jon "Blazeman" Blais A Hero Amongst Us