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Gold Medallion Award
This award is given on rare occasion and in special circumstances to recognize the career of a highly-successful person in this region. It recognizes an outstanding American and/or loyal Hoosier who has achieved significant career success while demonstrating integrity and honesty and bringing recognition to the local area covered by this NFF chapter.
Selection process: Nominations are accepted throughout the year from NFF chapter members and considered by the Awards Committee, which recommends no more than one recipient per year. This recommendation must be ratified by the Board of Directors and the presentation should be made at the annual Honors Dinner.
2007 Honoree: Dr. Martin Jischke, President of Purdue University
2010 Honorees: Drew Brees, Len Dawson and Bob Griese - Purdue’s Super Bowl Champion QB’s
2011 Honorees: Neil Armstrong, Eugene Cernan and Jerry Ross – Purdue Astronauts
2013 Honoree: David Boudia, Olympic Gold and Bronze Medalist in diving
2017 Honoree: Morgan Burke, Purdue Athletic Director
2022 Honoree: Dr. Robert Hagen (posthumously), orthopedic surgeon and celebrated public servant
Debbie Hagen accepted the Gold Medallion Award on her late husband, Bob's, behalf in 2022.
Morgan Burke earned the Gold Medallion Award in 2017 after a long and illustrious career as Purdue's athletics director from 1993 to 2016.
Olympic gold medalist diver David Boudia was bestowed with the 2013 Gold Medallion Award.
The "Cradle of Astronauts" won the Gold Medallion Award in 2011.
