The NCAA annually honors all athletics staff members and student-athletes who died during the past year. The memorial tribute is included in the Convention program, and that list is reprinted below. The NCAA News also publishes notification of deaths during the calendar year.

Institutional staff members associated with athletics

Art Acuff -- St. Martin's College

Ruth Marie Adams -- Wellesley College

Dan Allen -- College of the Holy Cross

Rosemary Park Anastos -- Connecticut College

Warren Armstrong -- Eastern New Mexico University

William Ashley -- C. W. Post Campus/Long island University

Ernie Baer -- New Jersey City University

John Barth -- University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Nancy Barthelemy -- Indiana University (Pennsylvania)

Lonnie Barton -- Long Island University-Brooklyn Campus

Nora Kizer Bell -- Hollins University

Phil Benham -- Saint Francis University

Gerald "Bennie" Benson Jr. -- Montclair State University

Fred Bently -- Mars Hill College

John Bernhard -- Western Michigan University

M. Majella Berg -- Marymount University (Virginia)

Frederick Binder -- Juniata College

Bernays Emery "Buster" Bishop -- University of Florida

Gordon Blackwell -- Florida State University

Edward Bock -- Iowa State University

Jovicic Bogdan -- Marist College

Lee Bowen -- Florida State University

Clair Brown -- Duquesne University

Jack Burris -- Davidson College

Marc Chandler -- Harvard University

Yeronimo Ciriaco -- University of Illinois, Champaign

Jeff Cole -- University of Maine, Orono

Paul Cook Jr. -- Wabash College

John Corbally -- Syracuse University

Sara Helen Cree -- Shepherd University

Donal Cross -- Southwest Missouri State University

Pete Cutino -- University of California, Berkeley

Bob Dagenais -- Dartmouth College

Fred Davison -- University of Georgia

David Delo -- University of Tampa

Rookie Dickinson -- University of Houston

John Dimao -- Colgate University

Pope Duncan -- Stetson University

Jesse Dwire -- Syracuse University

Jim Dynan -- Bradley University

George Faherty -- Adelphi University

Frank Fallon -- Baylor University

Lou Ferry -- Villanova University

Jack Fields -- Illinois Wesleyan University

Harley Fite -- Carson-Newman College

Thomas Fitzgerald -- Saint Louis University

Tom Fitzgerald -- University of Tampa

Margie Fitzpatrick -- University of Wisconsin, Madison

Herb Foster -- Wright State University

Marvin "Skeeter" Francis -- Wake Forest University

Morley Fraser -- Albion College

Faith Gabelnick -- Pacific University (Oregon)

Arnie Garinger -- College Misericordia

Bill Gathright -- University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Jennifer Germann -- University of Kansas

Mike Gervasoni -- University of Nevada, Reno

Jay Goedert -- DePaul University

Vernon "Finn" Grinaker -- Concordia College, Moorhead

Nelson Guild -- Frostburg State University

Bill "Doc" Hadley -- McMurry University

Norvel "Nog" Hansen -- Utah State University

William Harlan -- University of Florida

Bill Harrell -- Morehead State University

John Hamerick -- Charleston Southern University

Mark Hatley -- University of Tulsa

Morris Hawkins -- Howard University

John Higgins -- U.S. Naval Academy

Elroy Hirsch -- University of Wisconsin, Madison

James Hoff -- Xavier University

Lloyd Hollingsworth -- Gustavus Adolphus College

Majorie Hower -- Baldwin-Wallace College

Carl James -- Big Eight Conference

Donald Jensen -- University of Idaho

Kenneth Boyce Jones -- Mid-America Intercol. Ath. Association

Edmund Joyce -- University of Notre Dame

Burt Kahn -- Quinnipiac University

Joseph Kelley -- Indiana University, Bloomington

John "Don" Kennedy -- St. Peter's College

Bob King -- Indiana State University

Richard Koenig -- Valparaiso University

Richard Landini -- Indiana State University

Tony Laux -- Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Jack Leaman -- University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Harold Lentz -- Carthage College

Richard LeTourneau -- LeTourneau University

Mel Lorback -- West Chester University of Pennsylvania

Marilyn Lubel -- University of South Alabama

Ulysses (Tony) Lupien -- Dartmouth College

Ann Lydecker -- University of Wisconsin, River Falls

Ben Martin -- U.S. Air Force Academy

Doug May -- Nazareth College

Bob McGowan -- New Jersey City University

A. C. "Bud" Mercier -- University of Missouri, Rolla

N. Edd Miller -- University of Nevada

O. W. Lacy -- Franklin & Marshall College

Joan Phillips Lee -- Hampton University

Antoinette McBride -- Cornell University

David McLaughlin -- Dartmouth College

Ed McNeil -- Fort Hays State University

Hartwell McPhail -- Mississippi College

Burgess McSwain -- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Monique Meischen -- Texas State University, San Marcos

Aubrey Moon -- Lynchburg College

Tim Mullins -- East Tennessee State University

Brad Munn -- Washington State University

John Murphy -- Seton Hall University

Terrence Murphy -- University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)

Anthony Natale -- University of South Alabama

Frank Newman -- University of Rhode Island

John Niland -- Le Moyne College

Hal Nunnally -- Randolph-Macon College

Al Onofrio -- Arizona State University

J. Malcom Pace III -- Randolph-Macon College

Steve Patterson -- Arizona State University

Pat Patterson -- Washington State University

Carl Peterson -- University of Pittsburgh

Hugh Phillips -- Mount St. Mary's College

Roy Phillips -- Franklin & Marshall College

Val Pinchbeck -- Syracuse University

Charles Poteat -- Lincoln Memorial University

Glenn Presnell -- Eastern Kentucky University

Jones Ramsey -- University of Texas at Austin

Sidney Rand -- St. Olaf College

Mark Randall -- Colgate University

Glen Read -- University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Dick Redding -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Thomas Rider -- University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Jack Rohan -- Columbia University-Barnard College

Stanley Romanoski -- West Virginia University

Stephanie Meinig Rosfeld -- University of Cincinnati

Mike Sager -- University of Colorado, Boulder

Ronald Sawatsky -- Messiah College

Duane Schroeder -- Wartburg College

Gene Seaton -- University of Texas at Austin

David See -- State University of New York at Oswego

Gene Shepherd -- Occidental College

Matthew Schmauch -- Florida State University

Willie Simon -- South Carolina State University

Norman Sloan -- North Carolina State University

Barney Smart -- Hampton University

Doris Smith -- College of Mount St. Vincent

E. Doyle Smith Jr. -- University of Virginia

Hoke Smith -- Towson University

Matt Smith -- University of South Alabama

Thomas Smith -- Lawrence University

Warren Smith -- Harvard University

Jack Spencer -- University of Nevada, Reno

John Steadman -- John Carroll University

Dick Stealy -- Ball State University

Billy Stone -- Bradley University

Robert Timmons -- University of Pittsburgh

Kathy Vangelli -- Rochester Institute of Technology

Anthony "Don" Vroon -- Calvin College

Mike Wadsworth -- University of Notre Dame

Russell "Sox" Walseth -- University of Colorado, Boulder

Alison Walsh -- University of Rode Island

Charles Warren -- Mercer University

Sid Watson -- Bowdoin College

Nick Wasylik -- Lake Forest College

Gardner "Tully" Wells -- State University of New York at Oswego

Warren Williamson -- South Dakota State University

Sue Winn -- University of Idaho

Art Woolaway -- University of Hawaii

Ned Wulk -- Arizona State University

Marilyn Yarbrough -- University of Kansas

Frances Zold -- Claremont McKenna-Harvey Mudd-Scripps Colleges

Student-athletes

Peter Akintola -- Eckerd College

Sarah Aronoff -- Franklin & Marshall College

Jed Bedford -- Columbus State University

Curtis Bell -- Presbyterian College

Lacy Benvenuto -- Fordham University

Alana Berenson -- State University of New York Maritime College

Steve Blackford -- Arizona State University

Mario St. George "George" Boiardi -- Cornell University

Carrie Bowling -- West Virginia University Institute of Technology

Mark Buckenmeyer -- State University College at Fredonia

Jenna Cooper -- University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Herbert Dixon III -- North Carolina A&T State University

Alan Ebersole -- Princeton University

Scott Elwood -- Cornell University

Michael Erokwu -- Midwestern State University

Elaine Evans -- Saint Leo University

Billy Feeney -- University of New Mexico

Joseph Gazzola -- Northeastern University

LaKisha Gentry -- University of North Texas

Scott Hahn -- Colorado School of Mines

Micah Harris -- Duke University

Maureen Helms -- Saint Joseph's University

Josh Hill -- Yale University

Levi Jones -- Tarleton State University

Richard Jones -- Canisius College

Alisa Lewis -- University of California, Berkley

Tarence Lymon -- University of Nebraska, Kearney

Allison Kelly -- Hofstra University

Nicholas Kelly -- Salve Regina University

Pierre Kovensky -- Bethune-Cookman College

John Paul Krupa -- Moravian College

Aaron Mackey -- University of Central Arkansas

Keir Marticke -- Brown University

Roberto Martinez -- Southern Connecticut State University

Jamie McManamon -- Cornell University

Eric McMillan -- University of Idaho

Nicole Megaloudis -- Virginia Commonwealth University

Josh Miles -- Schreiner University

Danielle Miller -- University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Nicholas Murray -- Johnson C. Smith University

Scott Paavola -- Cornell University

Ronalda Pierce -- Florida State University

Kovensky Pierre -- Bethune-Cookman College

James Pond -- University of Nevada, Reno

Kari Rawe -- University of Memphis

David Reid -- Villanova University

Brent Rembert -- Newberry College

Aaron Richardson -- Bowling Green State University

Bernardo Romero -- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Janet Rothenberg -- University of Pittsburgh

Derek Shearburn -- Illinois College

Andrew Smith -- University of North Texas

Scott Stein -- West Virginia Wesleyan College

Michael Strein -- Western Illinois University

Thomas Turner -- Goucher College

McCollins Umeh -- University of Arizona

Terri Vander Beek -- Central College (Iowa)

Christopher Waddell -- Northwestern State University

Gregory Wallace -- Stephen F. Austin State University

Jacqueline Ward -- Hampton University

Stacy Webb -- Armstrong Atlantic State University

Ben Willard -- Ferris State University

Justin Williams -- Oregon State University

Kristen Wilson -- University of Memphis

Narles Yde-Layne -- Carroll College (Wisconsin)

Matt Zapel -- University of Pittsburgh, Bradford