The Bill Jeffrey Award is named for the former Penn State coach who played a major role in shaping soccer and the NSCAA. Each year, the NSCAA presents this award to a person who has raised intercollegiate soccer to new heights through his or her long-term dedication to the game.
Past Recipients of the Bill Jeffrey Award
1972 - Wayne Sunderland, Pratt Institute, N.Y.
1973 - Dettmar Cramer, Germany
1974 - John McKeon, East Stroudsburg State College
1976 - Don Yonker, Drexel University
1977 - Frank Longo, Quincy College
1978 - Bill Shellenberger, Lynchburg College
1979 - Pat Damore, SUNY-Fredonia
1981 - Walter Chyzowych, U.S. Soccer Federation
1983 - Owen Wright and Patricia Wright, Elizabethtown College
1984 - Mickey Cochrane, Bowling Green State University
1985 - Raymond Bernabei, NISOA
1986 - Greg Myers, U.S. Naval Academy
1987 - Jerry Yeagley, Indiana University
1988 - Fred Schmalz, University of Evansville
1989 - Albert Colone, Oneonta Soccer Hall of Fame
1990 - Hank Steinbrecher, U.S. Soccer Federation
1991 - Joseph Morrone, University of Connecticut
1992 - Steve Veal, NAIA Soccer
1993 - Charlie Slagle, Davidson College
1994 - Tim Schum, Binghamton University
1995 - John MacKenzie, Western Illinois University
1996 - Theodore H. Barclay, Denison University
1997 - Mel Lorback, West Chester University
1998 - Marvin Zuidema, Calvin College
1999 - Peter Gooding, Amherst College
2000 - Horst Richardson, Colorado College
2001 - Steve Negoesco, University of San Francisco
2002 - Aliceann Wilber, William Smith College
2003 - Al Albert, College of William and Mary
2004 - Bud Lewis, Wilmington College
2005 - Dr. Jay Martin, Ohio Wesleyan University
2006 - Anson Dorrance, University of North Carolina
2007 - John Rennie, Duke University
2008 - Jim Lennox, Hartwick College