Impact Award
This award, originally named “Purdue is Proud of You” Award, has been repurposed to provide recognition to a person from Purdue who has made a major impact on the game of football and who has provided positive exposure for Purdue through his or her efforts.
The recipient will have maintained a lifetime of interest in the football while exhibiting exceptional qualities in his or her profession or activity even beyond that game.
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.
2011 Honoree: Drew Brees, Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
2012 Honoree: Otis Armstrong, College Football Hall of Fame Selectee
2013 Honoree: MerrieBeth Cox, Miss Indiana and Purdue’s Golden Girl
2019 Honoree: Rondale Moore, Purdue’s first Consensus All-American as a Freshman
2020 Honoree: George Karlaftis, Purdue’s Freshman All-American Defensive End
2022 Honorees: Tom Schott of Purdue University and Alan Karpick of GoldandBlack.com
2023 Honorees: Aidan O'Connell and Charlie Jones, Purdue football Big Ten West champions in 2022
Alan Karpick and Tom Schott received the Impact Award in 2022 for their contributions to Purdue University and the West Lafayette community.
Rondale Moore won the Impact Award in 2019 after a stellar freshman season that earned him All-American honors.
Purdue alumna and former Miss Indiana MerrieBeth Cox won the “Purdue is Proud of You” award at the 2013 NFF Honors Dinner.
