On January 29, 2015, the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation will hold its 10thAnnual Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Salute to Excellence Awards Reception, at which we will honor high school students, NCAA coaches, NFL coaches and front office executives, and a ground-breaking MLB executive.
The list of honorees follows:
JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR. SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE HONOREES – NFL
Katie Blackburn, Executive Vice President, Cincinnati Bengals
Jimmy Raye III, Vice President of Football Operations, Indianapolis Colts
Cedric Saunders, Vice President of Football Operations, Detroit Lions
Sheldon White, Vice President of Pro Personnel, Detroit Lions
Omar Khan, Director of Football and Business Administration, Pittsburgh Steelers
Ozzie Newsome, General Manager and Executive Vice President, Baltimore Ravens
Martin Mayhew, Executive Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager, Detroit Lions
Mike Tomlin, Head Coach, Pittsburgh Steelers
Jim Caldwell, Head Coach, Detroit Lions
Marvin Lewis, Head Coach, Cincinnati Bengals
Ron Rivera, Head Coach, Carolina Panthers
JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR. SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE HONOREES – NCAA
Dino Babers, Bowling Green State University
James Franklin, Penn State University
Turner Gill, Liberty University
Lee Hull, Morgan State University
Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina University
Ken Niumatalolo, U.S. Naval Academy
Bob Owens, Chapman College
Latrell Scott, Virginia State University
David Shaw, Stanford University
Willie Slater, Tuskegee University
Charlie Strong, University of Texas
Kevin Sumlin, Texas A&M University
Everett Withers, James Madison University
JOHNNIE L. COCHRAN, JR. SALUTE TO EXCELLENCE HONOREES – STUDENT HONOREES
Arizona Area High School Honorees
Nick Carman, OL, Mountain Pointe High School
Cade Cote, OL, Williams Field High School
Tyrek Cross, RB, Mountain Pointe High School
Ryan DeLung, Mountain Ridge High School
Naz Greer, QB, Marcos de Niza High School
Igbinoghodua Isibor, DL, St. Mary’s Catholic High School
Christian Kirk, RB/WR Saguaro High School
Gabriel Losada, QB, St. Mary’s Catholic High School
Luke Nguyen, WR, Marcos de Niza High School
Ryan Parentau, DB, Boulder Creek High School
Bryce Perkins, QB, Chandler High School
Joey Smith, RB, Sunnyslope High School
Ryan Velez, RB, Brophy College Preparatory
JW Windsor, DL, Chandler High School
Dedrick Young, RB/LB Centennial High School
WHARTON SPORTS BUSINESS ACADEMY SCHOLARS
Nadia Jones
Jada Allender
PAUL J. TAGLIABUE AWARD
Wendy Lewis, Senior Vice President of Diversity and Strategic Alliances, Major League Baseball
Ray Anderson, Vice President for University Athletics and Athletic Director, Arizona State University
Download PDF