Eight intercollegiate teams received the NSCAA's Gold Team Ethics Award for completing the entire 2002 season without receiving either a yellow or red card. Sixty teams received either the Gold, Silver or Bronze version of the Team Ethics Award, which recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the Laws of the Game, as reflected by the number of yellow caution cards or red ejection cards they are shown by referees throughout the season.
A total of 35 claimed the Silver Award, which is given to teams that accumulate no red cards and a maximum of five yellow cards. The Bronze Award went to 17 teams, which is presented to teams that receive no reds and a maximum of 10 yellows.
A complete list of recipients follows.
| 2002 NSCAA Team Ethics Award |
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| Gold Award |
| (No cards received throughout the season) |
| Institution |
Coach |
No. of Cards |
Men/Women |
| Burlington County College |
John Bulina |
0 |
Women |
| Hilbert College |
James A. Ruggiero |
0 |
Women |
| Lake Erie College |
Lauren Ferullo |
0 |
Women |
| Marymount |
Bob Meden |
0 |
Women |
| McDaniel College |
Scott Swanson |
0 |
Women |
| Messiah College |
Scott Frey |
0 |
Women |
| Oregon Institute of Technology |
Kevin M. Sims |
0 |
Women |
| William Smith College |
Aliceann Wilber |
0 |
Women |
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| Silver Award |
| (Maximum of five yellow cards, no red cards) |
| Institution |
Coach |
No. of Cards |
Men/Women |
| Capital |
Dwight Burgess |
2 |
Men |
| Anderson |
Scott Fridley |
3 |
Women |
| Ashland |
John Hall |
2 |
Women |
| Boston University |
Nancy Feldman |
2 |
Women |
| Brevard College |
Thorsten Path |
3 |
Women |
| Case Western |
Emily Donovan |
1 |
Women |
| Central Arkansas |
Tina Conley |
4 |
Women |
| Concordia Univ. (Minn.) |
Scott M. Zachmann |
3 |
Women |
| Diablo Valley College |
Cailin Mullins |
1 |
Women |
| Harding |
Greg Harris |
2 |
Women |
| Haverford College |
Wendy Smith |
1 |
Women |
| Hinds Community College |
Patti Johnson |
3 |
Women |
| Houghton College |
David Lewis |
2 |
Women |
| Indiana Wesleyan |
Dr. John Bratcher |
4 |
Women |
| Juniata College |
Scott McKenzie |
1 |
Women |
| Massachusetts College |
Deb Raber |
3 |
Women |
| Mount St. Clare College |
Scott Westbrook |
1 |
Women |
| Muskingum College |
MaryBeth Lengefeld |
1 |
Women |
| Northern Alabama |
Cory Tanzer |
3 |
Women |
| Northern Colorado |
Tim Barrera |
4 |
Women |
| Ohio Northern |
Annette Hunt |
2 |
Women |
| Philadelphia Biblical |
Carolyn Burgman |
1 |
Women |
| Puget Sound |
Randy Hanson |
2 |
Women |
| Seton Hall |
Betty Ann Kempf |
4 |
Women |
| Southern Maine |
Steve Ouiones |
4 |
Women |
| St. Mary’s College (Md.) |
Mark Mermelstein |
2 |
Women |
| Stevens Inst. of Technology |
Jeff Parker |
2 |
Women |
| SUNY-Oneonta |
Tracey Ranieri |
2 |
Women |
| Toledo |
Brad Evans |
5 |
Women |
| Tri-State |
Thomas B. Pawlik |
4 |
Women |
| Utah State |
Jen Kennedy Croft |
3 |
Women |
| Villa Julie College |
Jonathan Thayil |
3 |
Women |
| West Valley College |
Jennifer Kerwin |
4 |
Women |
| Western Connecticut State |
Joe Mingachos |
2 |
Women |
| Wisconsin-Superior |
Chris Perez |
3 |
Women |
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| Bronze |
| (Maximum of 10 yellow cards, no red cards) |
| Institution |
Coach |
No. of Cards |
Men/Women |
| Hiram College |
Dan Palmer |
10 |
Men |
| Messiah College |
Dave Brandt |
7 |
Men |
| Angelo State |
Tom Brown |
10 |
Women |
| Arkansas |
Alan Kirkup |
9 |
Women |
| Cal Poly Pomona |
Paul Caligiuri |
9 |
Women |
| California-Riverside |
Veronica O’Brien |
6 |
Women |
| Central Connecticut State |
Mick D’Arcy |
6 |
Women |
| Coker College |
Chris Ayer |
8 |
Women |
| George Washington |
Tanya Vogel |
7 |
Women |
| Georgetown |
Diane C. Drake |
9 |
Women |
| Johns Hopkins |
Leo Weil |
9 |
Women |
| Louisiana State |
George Fotopoulos |
8 |
Women |
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
Dave Poggi |
9 |
Women |
| Maine-Farmington |
Jamie Beaudoin |
7 |
Women |
| McMurry |
Dan Heger |
6 |
Women |
| North Dakota State |
Matt Townsend |
8 |
Women |
| Regis |
J.B. Belzer |
7 |
Women |
