The Robert Strimer Honor Award honors graduates of Ohio Wesleyan University who have made outstanding, widely recognized and sustained contributions to the field of athletics.
Robert Strimer Honor Award recipients
| Year |
Name |
| 1998 |
Tom Butters '60 |
| 1999 |
Branch Rickey 1904 family |
| 2000 |
not awarded |
| 2001 |
Max Urick '61 |
| 2002 |
Richard Gordin '52 family |
| 2003 |
not awarded |
| 2004 |
not awarded |
| 2005 |
not awarded |
| 2006 |
Gary Schaal '63 |
| 2007 |
Don Wedge '51 |
| 2008 |
not awarded |
| 2009 |
not awarded |
| 2010 |
Bob Lafferty '58 |
| 2011 |
not awarded |
| 2012 |
not awarded |
| 2013 |
Phil Roach '61 |
| 2014 |
Jeff Coulson '71 |
| 2015 |
not awarded |
| 2016 |
not awarded |
| 2017 |
not awarded |
| 2018 |
not awarded |
| 2019 |
Beth Burns '79 |
| 2020 |
Charlie Hartigan '75 |
| 2021 |
not awarded |
| 2022 |
not awarded |
| 2023 |
Pamela Bledsoe Malone '82 |
| 2024 |
Bob DiBiasio '77 |
Bob Strimer first came to Ohio Wesleyan in 1941 as freshman coach in football, basketball and track. After serving 3 years in the U.S. Navy, he returned to Ohio Wesleyan and was named head men’s basketball coach in 1946. When George Gauthier retired as athletics director in 1955, Strimer was selected as his replacement. Strimer retired in 1977 but remained active in athletic, alumni and development affairs for over 2 decades.
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