IRVING, Texas (April 17, 2018) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that all 181 nominees for the 2017 William V. Campbell Trophy^®, presented by Fidelity Investments, have been invited to the Second Annual Campbell Trophy^® Summit, sponsored by Intuit Inc. at Stanford University in California. Click here for a video with insights from the 2017 attendees.
 
The 2018 event, which will take place Aug. 22-25, will provide a powerful opportunity for the recent graduates to interact and learn from many of the nation's top entrepreneurs and Silicon Valley CEOs about the lessons that have guided them to highest levels of success. Organized as a tribute to the late Bill Campbell, the award's namesake, the event serves as a vehicle for the many leaders impacted by Campbell to pass on his insights for leadership and personal growth to the next generation.
 
"Bill was absolutely passionate about [football], and he believed deeply in what you learned from playing the game," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "He never, never took his foot off the accelerator in talking about the benefits of the game. So, we are really thankful that Intuit has stepped forward to fund the summit for a second year as a tribute to Bill's legacy of mentoring. We received such phenomenal feedback from the participants about all they learned last year that we are really excited to build on that momentum and their experiences."
 
Campbell, who played and coached at Columbia before a switch to the business world, became one of the most influential individuals in Silicon Valley as CEO and Chairman of Intuit and a board member of Apple and Google. He developed a unique reputation, earning the moniker as the "Coach of Silcom Valley" for using the lessons of the gridiron as he mentored Steve Jobs of Apple, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Eric Schmidt of Google, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Scott Cook and Brad Smith of Intuit and countless others.
 
"Bill most of all wanted us to pay it forward, and that's why I am here today," said Smith, the current CEO and chairman at Intuit, as he addressed last year's attendees at the 2017 event. "No matter what role you have, Bill believed your responsibility is to serve others. He did not believe you could separate your personal life from your professional life. He saw it as two sides of the same coin. He coached the whole person."
 
The 2017 event, which attracted 82 former nominees and featured 44 speakers, served as the perfect vehicle to carry on Campbell's legacy of mentoring. Former nominees traveled from 34 states and the District of Columbia, representing 71 colleges and universities from all divisions, and their current careers ranged from doctors, engineers, lawyers, physicists, college professors, and business and civic leaders. GSV Asset Management Senior Advisor Mark Flynn, a former player at Saint John's (Minn.) who was a volunteer coach for an eighth-grade boys-and-girls' flag-football team with Campbell, played the lead role in organizing last year's event, and he has taken on the task again this year.

"Bill inspired a number of us, and all he ever asked was that we passed on to one generation to the next some of his values," said Flynn. "He had us commit to mentoring this next generation. [We] decided to gather the really bright, talented people who have been part of this Campbell Trophy, saying let's have a summit around the values that Bill espoused… It was unbelievable how people would make time and change their schedule to be part of Bill's legacy… We are here to create a living legacy to Bill Campbell, and all of the scholar athletes are in the Campbell Trophy fraternity for life."
 
The 2017 panels covered a wide range of topics designed to foster leadership, personal growth and the career development of the attendees. The lessons imparted during the event touched on numerous themes, including: building relationships, being authentic, enjoying the journey, finding your passion, knowing the difference between plans and dreams, participating in opportunities that are bigger than yourself, taking risks, and treating people with respect. In addition to the panels, the attendees toured Silicon Valley, including VIP tours of Facebook, Google and Intuit, all companies where Campbell made a profound impact.
 
"The Campbell Trophy Summit was an experience unlike anything I have been a part," said Drew Butler, a 2011 Campbell Trophy^® finalist from Georgia, after attending the event in 2017. "Traveling to Stanford University, meeting with some of Silicon Valley's top leaders, and touring the campuses of Facebook, Google and Intuit was amazing… I learned something from every speaker, whether it was life advice, business advice, or a quote to remember."
 
All accommodations and meals will be provided at no charge, and a $400 travel stipend will be provided to first-time attendees who need assistance.  The 2018 speakers and agenda will be announced in the near future. 
   

DIV.	SCHOOL	First Name	Last Name
FBS	Arizona State University	Jacom	Brimhall
FBS	Arkansas State University	Blaise	Taylor*
FBS	Auburn University	Daniel	Carlson
FBS	Ball State University	Vinnie	Palazeti
FBS	Boise State University	Mason	Hampton*
FBS	Bowling Green State University	Nate	Locke
FBS	Brigham Young University	Keyan	Norman
FBS	Central Michigan University	Joe	Ostman
FBS	Duke University	Gabe	Brandner
FBS	East Carolina University	Thomas	Sirk
FBS	Eastern Michigan University	Jason	Beck
FBS	Georgia State University	Chandon	Sullivan*
FBS	Georgia Tech	Andrew	Marshall
FBS	Iowa State University	Jake	Campos
FBS	Kansas State University	Trent	Tanking
FBS	Louisiana State University	Danny	Etling
FBS	Marshall University	Ryan	Yurachek
FBS	Michigan State University	Brian	Allen
FBS	Middle Tennessee State University	Canon	Rooker
FBS	Mississippi State University	Martinas	Rankin
FBS	New Mexico State University	Dalton	Herrington
FBS	North Carolina State University	Cole	Cook
FBS	Northern Illinois University	Shane	Wimann
FBS	Northwestern University	Justin	Jackson*
FBS	Oklahoma State University	Brad	Lundblade*
FBS	Old Dominion University	Rob	Thompson
FBS	Oregon State University	Nick	Porebski
FBS	Pennsylvania State University	Brandon	Smith
FBS	Rice University	DJ	Green
FBS	San Jose State University	Nate	Velichko
FBS	Southern Methodist University	Evan	Brown
FBS	Stanford University	David	Bright
FBS	Syracuse University	Jordan	Martin
FBS	Temple University	Nick	Sharga
FBS	Texas Christian University	Patrick	Morris
FBS	Texas State University	Gabe	Loyd
FBS	Texas Tech University	Cameron	Batson
FBS	Tulane University	John	Leglue
FBS	University at Buffalo	Tim	Roberts
FBS	University of Akron	Zach	Guiser
FBS	University of California	Matt	Anderson
FBS	University of Florida	Johnny	Townsend
FBS	University of Georgia	Jeb	Blazevich
FBS	University of Illinois	Malik	Turner
FBS	University of Kentucky	Austin	MacGinnis
FBS	University of Maryland	Adam	Greene
FBS	University of Memphis	Riley	Ferguson
FBS	University of Miami	Braxton	Berrios*
FBS	University of Michigan	Mike	Wroblewski
FBS	University of Minnesota	Andrew	Stelter
FBS	University of Mississippi	Gary	Wunderlich
FBS	University of Nebraska	Chris	Weber*
FBS	University of Nevada	Austin	Corbett
FBS	University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Kurt	Palandech
FBS	University of North Texas	Andy	Flusche
FBS	University of Notre Dame	Greer	Martini
FBS	University of Pittsburgh	Ryan	Winslow
FBS	University of South Alabama	Harrison	Louden
FBS	University of South Carolina	Cory	Helms
FBS	University of Southern Mississippi	Picasso	Nelson
FBS	University of Tennessee	Todd	Kelly Jr.
FBS	University of Texas at San Antonio	Brady	Jones
FBS	University of Toledo	Cody	Thompson
FBS	University of Virginia	Micah	Kiser**
FBS	University of Wisconsin	Joe	Ferguson
FBS	University of Wyoming	Drew	Van Maanen
FBS	Vanderbilt University	Tommy	Openshaw
FBS	Wake Forest University	Cam	Serigne
FBS	Washington State University	Peyton	Pelluer
FBS	West Virginia University	Mike	Molina
FBS	Western Kentucky University	Marcus	Ward
FCS	Brown University	Richard	Jarvis
FCS	Bucknell University	Mark	Pyles
FCS	Campbell University	Brian	Stryffeler
FCS	College of William & Mary	Andrew	Caskin
FCS	Columbia University	Anders	Hill
FCS	Dartmouth College	Jack	Heneghan
FCS	Davidson College	Taylor	Mitchell
FCS	Duquesne University	Nathan	Stone
FCS	Eastern Illinois University	Cody	Edwards
FCS	Eastern Kentucky University	Jeffrey	Canady
FCS	Florida A&M University	Vincent	Jefferies
FCS	Harvard University	Tanner	Lee
FCS	Illinois State University	Alec	Kocour
FCS	Jacksonville State University	Justin	Lea*
FCS	Lehigh University	Jimmy	Mitchell
FCS	Marist College	Marcellus	Calhoun
FCS	Montana State University	Mitch	Herbert
FCS	Nicholls State University	Brian	Hernandez
FCS	North Dakota State University	Grant	Morgan
FCS	Princeton University	Chad	Kanoff
FCS	Sacramento State	Jonathan	Bade
FCS	South Dakota State University	Jake	Wieneke*
FCS	Stephen F. Austin University	Marlon	Walls*
FCS	Stetson University	Austin	Tyrrell
FCS	Tennessee Tech	Dontez	Byrd
FCS	University of Dayton	Jack	Crain
FCS	University of Delaware	Jalen	Kindle
FCS	University of New Hampshire	Nick	Marino
FCS	University of Northern Iowa	Jared	Farley
FCS	University of Pennsylvania	Justin	Watson
FCS	University of San Diego	Max	Michaels
FCS	University of South Dakota	Chris	Streveler
FCS	Weber State University	Andrew	Vollert
FCS	Western Carolina University	A.J.	Newman
FCS	Western Illinois University	Jacob	Judd
FCS	Yale University	Karl	Marback
FCS	Youngstown State University	Hunter	Wells
II	Ashland University (Ohio)	Dominic	Giunta
II	Augustana University (S.D.)	Sam	Lee
II	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)	Andrew	Elffers
II	Bemidji State University (Minn.)	Jacob	Krause
II	Bentley University (Mass.)	Rogers	Boylan
II	Black Hills State University (S.D.)	Phydell	Paris
II	California University (Pa.)	Taylor	Nikithser
II	Cheyney University (Pa.)	Samuel	Anojulu
II	East Stroudsburg University (Pa.)	Devon	Ackerman
II	Eastern New Mexico University	Kamal	Cass
II	Edinboro University (Pa.)	Ryan	Stratton
II	Harding University (Ark.)	Gavin	De Los Santos
II	Malone University (Ohio)	Jon	Zimmerly
II	Mississippi College	Chris	Manning
II	Newberry College (S.C.)	Dakota	Mozingo
II	Northern State University (S.D.)	Brian	Sumption
II	Oklahoma Baptist University	Trey	Tully
II	Shepherd University (W. Va.)	Myles	Humphrey
II	Shippensburg University (Pa.)	Ryan	Zapoticky
II	Slippery Rock University (Pa.)	Marcus	Martin*
II	South Dakota School of Mines & Tech.	Blake	Stone
II	Southern Arkansas University	Elgin	Moore
II	Southern Connecticut State University	Ryne	Griesenauer
II	Stonehill College (Mass.)	Matt	Foltz
II	Tarleton State University (Texas)	Zed	Woerner
II	Tiffin University (Ohio)	Jalen	Santoro
II	Wayne State University (Mich.)	Manny	Mendoza
II	West Chester University (Pa.)	Tyler	Karpinski
II	West Texas A&M University	Dillon	Vaughan
II	Wingate University (N.C.)	Zack	Singleton
III	Alma College (Mich.)	Lars	Murray
III	Bethel University (Minn.)	Josh	Dalki
III	Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)	Sam	Benger*
III	Case Western Reserve Univ. (Ohio)	Cody	Calhoun
III	Central College (Iowa)	Sam	Markham
III	East Texas Baptist University	Ty	Parsons
III	Franklin and Marshall College (Pa.)	Zachary	Bradley
III	Frostburg State University (Md.)	Raheem	Ramsey
III	Gallaudet University (D.C.)	Devaron	Scott
III	Grinnell College (Iowa)	Tony	Bergida
III	Hardin-Simmons University (Texas)	Matthew	Hawkins
III	Hope College (Mich.)	Brandon	Ellsworth
III	Illinois College	Jacob	Homann
III	Kenyon College (Ohio)	Brandon	Byrd
III	Lake Forest College (Ill.)	Thomas	Steen
III	Lycoming College (Pa.)	Mike	Ward
III	Maine Maritime Academy	Cody	O'Brien
III	Manchester University (Ind.)	Eric	Beard
III	Monmouth College (Ill.)	Kyle	Schultz
III	Ohio Wesleyan University	Richard	Spernoga
III	Rhodes College (Tenn.)	Blake	Jacobs
III	Saint John's University (Minn.)	David	Franta
III	The College of Wooster (Ohio)	Patrick	Mohorcic
III	University of Chicago (Ill.)	Chandler	Carroll
III	University of Dubuque (Iowa)	Conor	Feckley
III	University of Mount Union (Ohio)	Matt	Fitchet
III	University of Redlands (Calif.)	Mitch	Kidd
III	University of St. Thomas (Minn.)	Isaac	Seering
III	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	Brett	Kasper
III	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	Blake	Lehman
III	University of Wisconsin-Stout	Jared	Allen
III	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater	Tony	Gumina
III	Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.)	Jesse	Zubik
NAIA	Bethel University (Tenn.)	Cole	Andrews
NAIA	Cumberland University (Tenn.)	Chandler	Peeples
NAIA	Dakota State University (S.D.)	Jacob	Giles
NAIA	Hastings College (Neb.)	Anthony	Cloyd
NAIA	Morningside College (Iowa)	Logan	Rozeboom
NAIA	Peru State University (Neb.)	Gunnar	Orcutt
NAIA	Southeastern University (Fla.)	Collin	Thomas
NAIA	Southwestern Assem. of God Univ. (Texas)	Matt	Lighter
NAIA	University of Montana Western	John	Munger
NAIA	University of Saint Mary (Kan.)	Kyle	Dougherty

 
The captain of Columbia's 1961 Ivy League championship team, Bill Campbell found his true calling after an unlikely career change at age 39 from football coach to advertising executive. His ability to recruit, develop and manage talented executives – all lessons learned on the gridiron –  proved to be a critical component of his ability to inspire his business teams to the highest levels of success.
 
Campbell joined the NFF Board in 1978 while he was still a coach at Columbia, and he continued to serve with distinction until his passing in 2016. In 2004, the NFF recognized Campbell's contributions and accomplishments by presenting him with the NFF Gold Medal, the organization's highest honor. In 2009, the NFF renamed college football's premier scholar-athlete award as The William V. Campbell Trophy^® in his honor.
 
One of college football's most sought after and competitive awards, the trophy identifies one individual as the absolute best in the country for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership. Made of 25-pounds of bronze and 24-inches in height, the trophy is currently presented by Fidelity Investments, displayed at its official home inside the New York Athletic Club and accompanied by a $25,000 postgraduate scholarship endowed by HealthSouth Corp.
 
The centerpiece to the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards, the Campbell Trophy^® was first presented in 1990 and adds to the prestige of the program, which was launched in 1959 as the first initiative in history to award postgraduate scholarships based on a player's combined academic, athletic and community accomplishments. The program has awarded $11.3 million to 841 top athletes since its inception, and it currently distributes around $300,000 each year. Coupled with the money distributed by its local chapters, the NFF has distributed more than $31 million.
 
 
About The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include Football Matters^®, the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, The William V. Campbell Trophy^® presented by Fidelity Investments, annual scholarships of more than $1.3 million and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, New York Athletic Club, Pasadena Tournament of Roses, PrimeSport, the Sports Business Journal, Under Armour and VICIS. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.