The Ernie Williamson Award
The Ernie Williamson Award
The Ernie Williamson Award is an annual award that is presented to deserving staff members of the Department of Athletics and Rams Club.
The award is given annually to the employee(s) who best exemplifies the spirit of the late Ernie Williamson. Ernie played football at Carolina in the 1940s, was the executive director of the Rams Club for 30 years and a beloved member of the Tar Heel family for generations.
The award’s criteria states: “A winner of the Ernie Williamson Award will have an unquestioned love and loyalty for the university, the athletics department, and our student-athletes. This love and loyalty will be demonstrated by an inspirational work ethic, an encouraging demeanor, and the respect and admiration of his/her co-workers.”
Ernie Williamson Award Recipients
2003 Bobby Gales, Dominic Morelli
2004 Kay Thomas, Dan Hooker
2005 Debra Hoard, Delaine Marbry, Mike Wilkinson
2006 Faye Craddock, Greg Gatz
2007 Joyce Dalgleish, Dawn McPherson
2008 Angie Bitting, Mike Perkins
2009 Dana Gelin, James Spurling
2010 Joan Holt, John Brunner
2011 Brenda Haithcock, Michael Beale
2012 Cricket Lane, Eric Hoots
2013 Kathy Duffy, Tom Sander, Knox Pollard
2014 Dave Lohse, Teresa Vanderford
2015 Shelley Johnson, Randy Young
2016 Aaron York, Susan Maloy
2017 Tom Livers, Ellen Culler
2018 Nina Walker, Trey Parnell
2019 Julie Domina, Scott Oliaro
2020 Jaci Field, Dr. Mario Ciocca
2022 Kaye Chase, Tomas Jaimes, Ken Mack, Kathy Zambrana
2023 Mike Greene, Tracy Harris
2024 Katie Burger, Dawn Williams, Ken Cleary, Josh Borfitz