CoSIDA is accepting nominations for the 2016 Academic All-America® Hall of Fame. Please see the criteria that your former Academic All-America® student-athletes need to meet to be considered for this prestigious Hall of Fame.
Questions? Contact:
Mark Fleming
Sports Information Director / Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Coordinator
Moravian College
1200 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Office - (610) 861-1472
Cell - (610) 390-7545
Email -
flemingm@moravian.edu
Nomination Process
• The nomination period is open Sept. 1- Nov. 6, 2015
• You must have a current 2015-16 CoSIDA membership log in to nominate; any new nominations submitted after Nov. 6, 2015 will be considered for the 2016-17 academic year.
• CLICK HERE, on the general CoSIDA login page, to begin Academic All-America Hall of Fame nominating & voting
• Once you log in, you'll be directed to the "Welcome to the CoSIDA Award Nominating/Voting System" page; please select "Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Nominations" link to begin your nomination or edit a previous nomination.
About the Academic All-America Hall of Fame Program
During the 2015 CoSIDA Convention in Orlando, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame® inducted its 28th class to bring the total number of Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame® members to 137. As you are preparing for the upcoming academic and athletic seasons, please keep in mind any potential nominees for the Academic All-America Hall of Fame®.
Nominations for the Class of 2016 are on-line, and the nomination form is available on the CoSIDA website at http://forms.cosida.com/aa/login.aspx through Friday, November 6.
Please begin researching potential candidates, especially those former student-athletes that would fall into the honorary category, now to have the most complete information when the forms become available.
To read a "How To Nominate" by Pepperdine University’s Roger Horne, who successfully nominated Dr. Terry Schroeder for the Class of 2013, visit http://www.cosida.com/media/documents/2013/9/Cap_One_HOF_HowToNominateStory.pdf.
If you nominated a former student-athlete on-line in the last six years, you will have access to those forms to update information. Please take the time to login and make sure that all of the information on your nominee is current. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact Academic All-America Hall of Fame Coordinator Mark Fleming (info below.
2015-16 Academic All-America Hall of Fame Nomination/Voting Timeline
Sept. 1, 2015 - Nomination form available on-line
Nov. 6, 2015 - Close of nominations
Nov. 9, 2015 - Ballot available to AAA Committee & CoSIDA Board of Directors
Nov. 20, 2015 - Close of voting
Nov. 23, 2015 - Schools contacted for information on finalists
Dec. 7, 2015 - Deadline for information on finalists
Dec. 14, 2015 - Booklet on finalists mailed to final selection committee
January 2016 - Final selection committee votes for Class of 2015
February 2016 - Class announced on cosida.com
About the Induction Event
Created in 1988, the CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame® recognizes Academic All-Americas who have achieved lifetime success in their professional careers and are committed to philanthropic causes in the communities where they reside. Four to five deserving candidates are inducted at an annual awards ceremony.
A total of 137 Academic All-Americas have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception. The Class of 2016 will be inducted at the annual CoSIDA Convention in Dallas, in June 2016.
Selection Criteria
To be eligible, an Academic All-America® must have:
• Received a nomination by his/her alma mater’s sports information director.
• Earned Academic All-America® Team honors during his/her collegiate career or must meet the criteria for an Honorary Inductee.
• Graduated with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
• Received college diploma for at least 10 years ago.
• Proven career success and philanthropic service.
Honorary Induction
An Honorary Inductee is a person who, or an organization which, has made a significant contribution to the Academic All-America Committee, Teams or Hall of Fame. The honorary designation may be awarded to a former scholar-athlete whose collegiate career pre-dated the Academic All-America® program in his/her particular sport. The eligible candidates' academic and athletic achievements must meet minimum criteria for selection to the Hall of Fame.
Selection Procedure
Sports Information Directors nominate former Academic All-Americas annually. A national ballot consisting of all eligible candidates (more than 100 each year) is distributed to the CoSIDA Board of Directors and the Academic All-America® Committee in an on-line process to determine the “Top 25” finalists.
The “Top 25” finalists ballot is prepared for a 12 member Hall of Fame selection committee, which is made up of the program spokesperson, CoSIDA representatives, current Hall of Fame members and a sponsor dignitary. The Hall of Fame selection committee selects a maximum of four inductees and, when warranted, an Honorary Inductee for each induction ceremony.
Hall of Fame Members Overview
Since its inception, the Academic All-America® Hall of Fame has recognized U.S. Senators and Representatives, military heroes, attorneys, physicians, college presidents, Nobel Prize recipients and leading figures of corporate America. There has also been a fair share of sports legends including Bill Walton, Pat Haden, Lynette Woodard, Steve Young, Brock Strom, Joe Theisman, Lynn Barry, Cris Collinsworth, Bill Bradley, Bernie Kosar, Tracy Caulkins-Stockwell, Merlin Olsen and Danny Ainge.
See the complete list of honorees HERE.
The Dick Enberg Award
Established in 1997, the Dick Enberg Award is given annually to a person whose actions and commitment have furthered the meaning and reach of the Academic All-America® Teams Program and/or the student-athlete while promoting the values of education and academics. The award was created in part to recognize Dick Enberg’s passion and support of the Academic All-America® program for the past 22 years and more importantly, his dedication to education for more than four decades.
Nominations for the Dick Enberg Award may be submitted directly to CoSIDA Academic All-America® Committee Associate Chair Jim Seavey (Massachusetts Maritime) at jseavey@maritime.edu.
See the complete list of honorees HERE