Presented to a College Sports Communicators member or an individual outside of CSC who embodies the ideals of intercollegiate athletics by showing ethics, integrity, compassion and/or bravery in a singular act or under an unusual or stressful personal or professional situation. Note: Voted on by the Special Awards Committee only when worthy candidates are nominated.

It honors Owen "Bud" Nangle, former longtime Sports Information Director at Northern Illinois and College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer who, in 1974, authored the CoSIDA Code of Ethics which is the standard for the profession to this day. Nangle was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993.

In October of 2007, NIU renamed its press box the "Bob and Joyce Nangle Press Box" in honor of Bud and his wife, Joyce.

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Bud Nangle Award Recipients

2022   Cindy Potter – Columbia College (Mo.)
2020   Tony Altobelli – Orange Coast College
2019   Tom Satkowiak – University of Tennessee
2016   Mike Williams – Illinois State University
2013   Christopher Lakos – University of Georgia