Betty van der Smissen Leadership Award
| Betty van der Smissen | Michigan State Univeristy | 1997 |
| Neil Dougherty | — | 1998 |
| Herb Appenzeller | Appenzeller and Associates, Inc. | 1999 |
| — | — | 2000 |
| Lori Miller | Wichita State University | 2001 |
| Paul Anderson | Marquette University | 2002 |
| Thomas Sawyer | Indiana State University | 2003 |
| Lisa Jean Carpenter, Emeriti | Brooklyn College, CUNY | 2004 |
| Annie Clement | Barry University | 2005 |
| Todd Seidler | University of New Mexico | 2006 |
| Doyice Cotton | Sport Risk Consulting | 2007 |
| — | — | 2008 |
| Linda Sharp | University of Northern Colorado | 2009 |
| Cathryn Claussen | Washington State University | 2010 |
| Gil Fried | University of New Haven | 2011 |
| Anita Moorman | University of Louisville | 2012 |
| John Miller | Troy University | 2013 |
| Barbara Osborne | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2014 |
| Paul Batista | Texas A&M University | 2015 |
| Adam Epstein | Central Michigan University | 2016 |
| Steve McKelvey | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 2017 |
| J.O. Spengler | Texas A&M University | 2018 |
| John Grady | University of South Carolina | 2019 |
| Lisa Masteralexis | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 2020 |
| Sarah J. Young | Indiana University | 2022 |
| Merry Moiseichik | University of Arkansas | 2023 |
| Mary Hums | Louisville University | 2024 |
Herb Appenzeller Sport and Recreation Law Association Honor Award
| Andrew Pittman | Baylor University | 1997 |
| Thomas Sawyer | Indiana State University | 1998 |
| Mary Hums | University of Louisville | 1999 |
| — | — | 2000 |
| Doyice Cotten | Sport Risk Consulting | 2001 |
| Lynne Gaskin | State University of West Georgia | 2002 |
| Betty van der Smissen | Michigan State University | 2003 |
| Lori Miller | Wichita State University | 2004 |
| Rebecca Mowrey | Millersville University | 2005 |
| Maureen Fitzgerald | University of Texas at Austin | 2006 |
| Susan Brown Foster | St. Leo University | |
| Cathryn Claussen | Washington State University | 2007 |
| — | — | 2008 |
| Stacey Altman | East Carolina University | 2009 |
| Mary Myers | Wichita State University | 2010 |
| John Miller | Texas Tech University | 2011 |
| Linda Schoonmaker | The Citadel | 2012 |
| Paul Batista | Texas A&M University | 2013 |
| John Grady | University of South Carolina | 2014 |
| Todd Seidler | University of New Mexico | 2015 |
| Kristi Schoepfer | Winthrop University | 2016 |
| Annie Clement | — | 2017 |
| Anita Moorman | University of Louisville | 2018 |
| Sarah Young | Indiana University | 2019 |
| Sungho Cho | Bowling Green State University | 2020 |
| 2021 | ||
| Thomas A. Baker, III | University of Georgia | 2022 |
| Michael Carroll | Troy University | 2023 |
| Nita Unruh | University Nebraska Kearney | 2024 |
Lori K. Miller Sport and Recreation Law Association Young Professional Award
| John Grady | University of South Carolina | 2010 |
| Michael Carroll | University of Southern Mississippi | 2011 |
| Nathan Martin | University of Memphis | 2012 |
| Thomas Baker III | University of Georgia | 2013 |
| Ryan Rodenberg | Florida State University | 2014 |
| Margaret Keiper | Central Michigan University | 2015 |
| Dylan Williams | University of Alabama | 2016 |
| Natasha Brison | Texas A&M University | 2017 |
| R. Douglas Manning | Santa Clara College | 2018 |
| Andrew Goldsmith | 2019 | |
| Jeffrey Levine | Drexel University | 2020 |
| 2021 | ||
| Alicia Jessop | Pepperdine University | 2022 |
| Jessica Murfree | Texas A & M University | 2023 |
| Katie M Brown | Texas Tech University | 2024 |
Bernard Patrick Maloy Student Research Award
| Mark James | Angila University Sports Law Research Center | 1997 |
| Adam Fenton | University of Texas at Austin | 1998 |
| Josh Grau | University of Texas at Austin | 1999 |
| Alexandros Taliotis | University of Texas at Austin | 2000 |
| Wyatt Hicks | University of Texas at Austin | 2001 |
| Susan Schwartz | Ohio State University | 2002 |
| Xiaoyan Xing | University of Texas at Austin | 2003 |
| John Grady | Florida State University | 2004 |
| Matthew Burgemeister | University of Texas at Austin | 2005 |
| Ann Sexton | University of Texas at Austin | 2006 |
| Blake Barlow | University of Texas at Austin | 2007 |
| Blake Griffin | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2008 |
| Marion Hambrick | Univeristy of Louisville | 2009 |
| Blythe Worley | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2010 |
| Virginia Fitt | Duke University | 2011 |
| Justin Hayek | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | 2012 |
| Tara Mahoney | University of Louisville | 2013 |
| Natasha Brison | University of Georgia | 2014 |
| Justin Lovich | Florida State University | 2015 |
| Jeff Levine | University of Louisville | 2016 |
| Sarah Carrick | Stirling University School of Law | 2017 |
| Javonte Lipsey | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 2018 |
| Sarah Brown | Texas A&M University | 2019 |
| Jordan Bermudez | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 2020 |
| 2021 | ||
| Maxfield Lane | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 2022 |
| Katherine Hallahan | University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 2023 |
| Scott White | Florida State Universtiy | 2024 |