This award honours a graduate who has contributed to the advancement of sport through excellence in management. Nick Honey completed the Master of Business (Sport Management) in 2001 and is CEO of Athletics Victoria.

Neville Young reflects on the first 21 years of the Deakin University Sport Management Advisory Board.

Lucy Mills is the first woman accredited as a players agent by the AFL Players' Association.

The Sport Management Association of Australia and New Zealand (SMAANZ) has honoured Deakin's Professor of Sport Management.