Presented annually to a College Sports Communicators member for civic involvement, community service and accomplishments within and/or outside of the athletics communications profession. Voted on by the Special Awards Committee.

Bob Kenworthy served as SID at Gettysburg College and was the first recipient of the award. He is a College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer.

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Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award Recipients

2025   Mary Beth Challoner – University of Toronto
2024   Greg Pellegrino – Penn State Abington
2023   Jeremy Rosenthal – University of Texas
2022   Blake Timm – Great Northwest Athletic Conference
2021   Chris Mitchell – Granite City School District
2020   Patrick Walsh – Arkansas at Little Rock
2019   Kenisha Rhone – Belmont 
2018   Chris Wenzler – John Carroll
2017   Larry Dougherty – Temple 
2016   J.D. Hamilton – NCAA
2015   Ken DeBolt – Hobart and William Smith Colleges
2014   Sam Atkinson – Gallaudet
2013   Jamie Weir Baldwin – Michigan State
2012   Rich Herman – Clarion 
2011   Dr. Bill Smith – Arkansas
2010   Tim Kennedy – Gustavus Adolphus
2009   Doug Hauschild – Dayton
2008   Debbie Copp – Oklahoma
2007   Dave Wohlhueter – Cornell (retired)
2006   Judy Willson – Louisiana-Monroe
2005   Edward Hill, Jr. – Howard University
2004   Bob Nygaard – Minnesota-Duluth
2003   David Sherwood – Wingate
2002   Becky Paull – Idaho
2001   Lonza Hardy Jr. – Southwestern Athletic Conference
2000   Will Keener – Calfornia State Stanislaus
1999   Jack Grinold – Northeastern
1998   Bill Hamilton – South Carolina State
1997   Norman Gough – Mississippi College
1996   Sheila Stevenson – Rowan College
1995   Wylie Smith – Northern Arizona