Soladay Award
From her appointment as the first, and only, Director of Women's Athletics at Syracuse University in 1975 until the day she retired as Associate Director of Athletics on May 31, 1995, Doris dedicated herself to student-athletes wearing the Orange of SU. The Syracuse University Department of Athletics and the world of intercollegiate sports lost a dear friend when Doris passed away in May, 2001.Â
Doris established scholarships for women, while increasing the budgets to run the programs. She worked with the late Chancellor Eggers and others who supported women's athletics to begin Orange Plus. Throughout her career, Doris made it a point to attend every home athletic contest of every Syracuse team whenever possible. She often cheered on one team in the morning, another in the afternoon and a third in the evening.Â
Her impact on athletics reaches far beyond "The Hill," however. Prior to the NCAA taking women's athletics into its fold, Doris held offices on numerous committees in the AIAW (Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women) on the state, regional and national levels. After the merger Doris directed her energy into the NCAA Council, serving from 1989 through 1995.Â
Doris was also influential regionally where she was an integral part of the expansion of The BIG EAST Conference to include women's athletics, as well as chairing various committees in the league. The ECAC also benefitted from her knowledge and savvy, where she was a member of the ECAC Women's Steering Committee from 1983-87. For her many outstanding contributions, the ECAC honored Doris with the 1995 Katherine Ley Award, presented annually to a women's athletics administrator who serves as a role model for her colleagues, as well as a strong proponent of women's issues.Â
It is no secret that since her retirement her presence in the corridors of the Lally Athletics Complex has been missed, but it is clear that her legacy will remain a part of the Orange forever.
-Kristyn Cook (Basketball '97)
| Soladay Award Winners | |
| 1996 | Jodi Carter, Field Hockey |
| Ofri Porat, Gymnastics | |
| 1997 | Jamila Codrington, Track & Field |
| Rob Kavovit, Lacrosse | |
| 1998 | Roxi Nurse, Basketball |
| Matthew Norton, Track & Field | |
| 1999 | Keri Potts, Volleyball |
| Scott Hrnack, Gymnastics | |
| 2000 | Gabriel Gervais, Soccer |
| Tracy Larkin, Field Hockey | |
| 2001 | Alex Brown, Track & Field |
| Laura Fitzpatrick, Field Hockey | |
| 2002 | Kyle Johnson, Football |
| Libby Graves, Rowing | |
| 2003 | Eric Chapman, Soccer |
| Julie Dunn, Softball | |
| 2004 | John Bitok, Track & Field |
| Elyse McDonough, Swimming | |
| 2005 | Craig Forth, Men's Basketball |
| Anna Goodale, Women's Rowing | |
| 2006 | Sheila Menz, Womeen's Soccer |
| Greg Rommel, Men's Lacrosse | |
| 2007 | Luk Boral, Swimming |
| Erin Gray, Softball | |
| 2008 | Jillian Drouin, Track & Field |
| Mike Leveille, Men's Lacrosse | |
| 2009 | Ryan Durand, Football |
| Katie Rowan, Women's Lacrosse | |
| 2010 | Curtis Bixler, Track & Field |
| Sarah Morton, Volleyball | |
| 2011 | Daniel Berry, Men's Rowing |
| Simone Kalhorn, Tennis | |
| 2012 | Michael Dietrick, Men's Rowing |
| Emily Harman, Tennis | |
| 2013 | Iona Holloway, Field Hockey |
| Ryan Nassib, Football | |
| 2014 | Rachel Blum, Women's Soccer |
| Robert Molke, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | |
| 2015 | Komal Safdar, Tennis |
| Sam Rodgers, Football | |
| 2016 | Brianna Butler, Women's Basketball |
| Martin Hehir, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | |
| 2017 | Saydee McQuay, Women's Rowing |
| Cameron MacPherson, Football | |
| 2018 | Stephanie Grossi, Ice Hockey |
| Colin Bennie, Men's Cross Country/Track & Field | |
| 2019 | Santita Ebangwese, Volleyball |
| Hendrik Hilpert, Men's Soccer | |
| 2020Â | Lindsay Eastwood, Ice Hockey |
| Stephen Rehfuss, Men's Lacrosse | |
| 2021 | Kristen Siermachesky, Ice Hockey |
| Drake Porter, Men's Lacrosse | |
| 2022 | Meghan Root, Women's Soccer |
| Kingsley Johnathan, Football | |
| 2023 | Meaghan Tyrrell, Women's Lacrosse |
| Arnaud Buard, Men's Rowing | |
| 2024 | Rayla Clemons, Ice Hockey |
| Julius Rauch, Men's Soccer | |
| 2025Â Â Â Â | Jack Gorman, Men's Rowing |
| Emma Ward, Women's Lacrosse | |
