Gagliardi Trophy Selection Committee

-Brad Bankston, commissioner, Old Dominion Athletic Conference

-Carey Bender, former Buffalo Bills running back and 1994 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

-Jack Bogaczyk, sports editor for the Charleston (W.Va.) Daily Mail

-Teel Bruner, M.D., two-time Academic All American at Centre College (Ky.), elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999

-Mike Callison, Sports Sales Manager at Jostens

-Dave Casper, NFL Hall of Famer and member of collegiate GTE Academic Hall of Fame

-Pat Coleman, editor and publisher of D3football.com

-Mark Dienhart, chief executive of Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation and former Academic All-America lineman and head coach at St. Thomas

-Joe Dudek, Plymouth State (N.H.) three-time Division III All American running back, 1985 Heisman Trophy finalist and member of the College Football Hall of Fame

-Blake Elliott, Co-Owner and Director of Operations of Everyday Living in Eagan, Minn., and 2003 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

-Lon Erickson, investment firm portfolio manager and 1996 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

-London Fletcher, former NFL linebacker and 1997 Gagliardi Trophy finalist

-Mark Flynn, managing partner with Trilogy Capital Partners and former Stagg Bowl championship linebacker

-Dan Gilmore, athletic director at Rowan (N.J.)

-Charlie Green, former Wittenberg (Ohio) and AFL quarterback and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame

-Scott Hallenbeck, executive director, USA Football

-Bill Johnson, retired fleet captain, international airline

-Billy "White Shoes" Johnson, former standout at D-III Widener (Pa.) and the NFL

-Chad Johnson, 2000 Gagliardi Trophy recipient and associate pastor at Life Center Church in Tacoma, Wash.

-Dr. Dick Kaiser, former athletic director at South Dakota School of Mines and current golf coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State

-Bernie Kukar, retired NFL referee

-Bill Manlove, chair of the Division III Hall of Fame Committee; winner of two Division III national championships at Widener (Pa.) and former Division III football chair

-Mike Maynard, head football coach at Redlands (Calif), member of the AFCA Division III Management Council and NCAA Football Committee

-Zach McBroom, immediate J-Club past president

-Keith McMillan, former Division III defensive back; multi-platform editor at the Washington Post; broadcaster and columnist for D3football.com

-Pete Metzelaars, former NFL tight end and outstanding all-around Division III athlete at Wabash, Ind.

-Chuck Moore, record-setting running back at the University of Mount Union (Ohio) and winner of the 2001 Gagliardi Trophy

-Joseph R. Mucha, retired vice president for human resources at General Mills and a two-time NAIA championship player at Saint John's

-Dan Mullen, head coach at Mississippi State and an all-conference tight end while at NCAA Division III Ursinus College (Pa.)

-Austin Murphy, Sports Illustrated senior writer and author of The Sweet Season

-Dan Ragsdale, former professional quarterback and 1999 Gagliardi Trophy recipient

-Bob Reade, former head football coach at Augustana College (Ill.), and winner of four consecutive NCAA Division III titles from 1983-86

-Scott "Scooter" Reppert, three-time All America running back at Lawrence University (Wis.) and member of the College Football Hall of Fame

-Harry Smith, NBC-TV News correspondent and former standout lineman at Central College (Iowa)

-Joy Solomen, director of athletics at Rowan University (N.J.) and current chair of the NCAA Division III football committee

-Scott Squires, former head football coach at California Lutheran University and special-teams coordinator with the Montreal Alouettes of the CFL

-Dr. David L. Warren, president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

-Dennis Wilson, president of USA College Sports

-Dan Wooldridge, retired supervisor of Big East football officials
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