The Lisa Ann Coole Award was established in 1999 to honor the memory of an extraordinary young woman and to inspire Foundation Fellows to translate into their lives the compassion, joy, courage, and excellence that defined Lisa’s presence in the Fellowship, at UGA, and in her communities both in Georgia and in Illinois.
Lisa was a model Foundation Fellow. She graduated from The University of Georgia magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a degree in biology in 1997. She was a 19-time All-American swimmer, won two NCAA titles, and was selected as the 1997 NCAA Woman of the Year. Lisa had just completed her first year of veterinary medicine at the University of Illinois-Champaign when she died as a result of injuries received in an automobile accident. In 1999, she was inducted into the UGA Athletic Association Circle of Honor, the highest tribute paid to former Bulldog athletes and coaches.
Recipients
2019 Caroline Shearer
2018 Emily Maloney & Mollie Simon
2017 Moira Fennell
2016 Kirstie Hostetter & Chris Lewitzke
2015 Eilidh Geddes
2014 Jesse Chan
2013 Sara De La Torre Berón
2012 Hank Schwartz
2011 Mir Inaamullah & Alex Squires
2010 Betsy Allen
2009 Elizabeth Godbey
2008 Anant Mandawat
2007 Helen Smith
2006 Chloe Thompson
2005 Krisda Chaiyachati
2004 Vanessa Reynolds
2003 Chris Gibson
2002 Cathy Lee & Tina Rakkit
2001 Laquesha Sanders & Kyle Wingfield
2000 Bronson Lee
1999 Lacy Feldman & Torre Mills