In 1985, the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference created the Distinguished Service Award (DSA) to recognize an individual who has pomoted collegiate athletics and the concept of the student-athlete as a coach, administrator, or long-term member of the conference and/or otherwise been involved with servicing college athletics on campus. The award may be given to nominees who have retired or resigned from athletics administration and who have rendered such meritorious service to intercollegiate athletics as may seem sufficient to entitle them to this honor.
Previous DSA Recipients
2024 Kirk Jones, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
2022 Dr. Lynn Mehl, Occidental College
2021 David Currey, Chapman University
2019 Lisa Beckett, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
2018 Mike Sutton, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
2017 Mike Riskas, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
2016 Clinton Dodd, California Institute of Technology
2015 Paul Hanson, California Lutheran University
2014 Dr. James Appleton, University of Redlands
2013 Pamela Brooks Gann, Claremont McKenna College
2012 Christopher Walker, University of Redlands
2009 John Roth, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
2008 Rex Huigens, University of La Verne
2007 Gary Smith, University of Redlands
Gary Troyer, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
2003 Jim Paschal, University of La Verne
2002 Dave Jacobs, Whittier College
David Wells, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
2001 Brad Sturtevant, California Institute of Technology
2000 Henry Krieger, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
1999 Stephen Davis, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
1998 Curt Tong, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
1996 John Zinda, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
1994 Jim Verdieck, University of Redlands
1993 Grant Dunlap, Occidental College
1992 Nancy Blickenstaff, University of La Verne
1991 Billy Sly, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Roland Ortmayer, University of La Verne
1990 Warren Emery, California Institute of Technology
1989 Ed Malan, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges
1988 Ted Runner, University of Redlands
Richard Gilman, Occidental College
1987 Dwight Hanawalt, University of La Verne
1985 Bill Arce, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges