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Vandervoort Memorial Award

The Edward R. Vandervoort Memorial Award has been awarded annually since 1953 to someone who is neither a current MSU athlete nor current MSU coach; has done much to advance the status of athletic teams representing schools/colleges within his/her surrounding community; and exemplifies community encouragement for the finest things in an athletic endeavor. The award is named in honor of Edward Vandervoort of Lansing who contributed so many fine services to athletics in the Greater Lansing area.


The 2009 Edward R. Vandervoort Memorial Award goes to Henry Bullough, shown here with Van Martin, grandson of Edward R. Vandervoort (Bullough on left). Bullough has been an avid supporter of Michigan State athletics and has been involved with fund raising efforts for Special Olympics, Salvation Army, National Boys Club, YMCA and the Michigan State Football Players Association. He currently serves on fund raising committees for the George Webster Memorial Scholarship Fund and John Shinsky's City of Children Orphanage Fund. A former player and assistant coach at Michigan State, Bullough has spoken at numerous high schools on the "Say No to Drugs" program. He has also been a guest lecturer at several football clinics around the country. Bullough resides in Okemos with his wife Lou Ann.

Recipients of Edward R. Vandervoort Memorial Award
2009 HENRY BULLOUGH
2008 CRAIG STOVER
2007 TONY NOYOLA (posthumously)
2006 JAMES SINADINOS
2005 KELLIE DEAN
2004 JEFF SMITH
2003 LOU AGASE
2002 ROGER BOETTCHER
2001 TOM CHIRGWIN
2000 KRIS NICHOLOFF
1999 DR. JOHN FUZAK
1998 JOHN FINDLEY
1997 CHERI L. KREBS
1996 JOHN E. DEMMER
1995 CONNIE McAULIFFE
1994 BOB HOERNER (posthumously)
1993 MONTE STORY
1992 FRANK "MUDDY" WATERS
1991 PHIL IRION
1990 BILL SHARP
1989 BOB GROSS
1988 A. DEAN WATKINS
1987 Rev. Msgr. JEROME MacEACHIN
1986 TOM JAMIESON
1985 JIM HOLCOMB
1984 DON JOHNSON
1983 JACK DRAPER
1982 GIL HALEY
1981 JIM ADAMS
1980 CLAYTON KOWALK
1979 FRED STABLEY, JR.
1978 DUANE VERNON
1977 ERNEST MARY
1976 JACK HORNBECK
1975 DICK LETTS
1974 TED ABRAMS
1973 JACK STEIN
1972 RUSS SHEATHELM
1971 AL VanNESS
1970 JOHN GARVER
1969 DR. JAMES S. FEURIG
1968 OZ HARTLEY (posthumously)
1967 CLARENCE "BIGGIE" MUNN
1966 CHARLES FORSYTHE
1965 FRED ENGLAND, JR.
1964 ARCHIE F. ROSS
1963 WALTER GRAFF
1962 GEORGE S. ALDERTON
1961 CLARENCE W. LOCK
1960 JACK HEPPINSTALL
1959 HERBERT KIPKE
1958 BRUCE E. ANDERSON
1957 CHARLES R. PHILLIPS
1956 JOSEPH R. GWINN
1955 GLEN "CORKY" SANFORD
1954 RALPH YOUNG
1953 ERNEST SHASSBERGER