Capital University

The purpose of this program is to recognize publicly and give acknowledgement to those alumni and friends of Capital University, Columbus, who have directly or indirectly aided the physical education/athletics programs of the university or those alumni of Capital University who have achieved success and recognition in the field of coaching and physical education/athletics.

These individuals: 

a) may have been responsible for the acquisition of physical plant equipment to aid in the efficient execution of a balanced physical education program, or,

b) may have been responsible for the matriculation at the university of a number of students who have represented the university will in intercollegiate athletics, or,

c) may have had continued successful records as coaches or administrators of scholastic or collegiate programs in which the success is measured, not necessarily by the number of wins, but by character and sportsmanship demonstrated by their teams, or,

d) may have made outstanding contributions in the field of athletics or physical education, and

e) has maintained his/her interest in, and friendship for, the university by letting her light shine through him/her.

Nominate!

To nominate, please download and fill out the form in as much detail as possible and send back to the listed address OR

email the completed form to alumni@capital.edu

Hugo C. Wenzel Award Recipients

1957	Ralph H. Long '07		1997	Paul Katterhenrich '53
1958	Grover L. Orr '18		1998	Larry E. Nickel '59
1959	Fred Bernlohr '18		1999	T.K. Cellar '75
1960	Jerry L. Katherman		2000	Richard H. Kerschbaum '69
1961	none		2001	Mark Shaw '75
1962	Walter B. Heischman '32		2002	Elizabeth Inloes Klopfer '49
1963	Hugo Wenzel '38		2003	Larry Wolf '76
1964	Milton D. Sheatsley '28		2004	Richard P. Hartmann, Sr. '56
1965	Clarence L. Nolte '25		2005	Robert W. Lewis '66
1966	Paul W. Walters '47		2006	Paul J. Wrobbel '66
1967	Martin L. Tressel '22		2007	Robert J. Miller '67
1968	Paul L. Davidson '33		2008	Michael L. Sammons '68, P'99 (dec.)
1969	Richard A. Meyer '48		2009	Merle L. Dutt '62
1970	none		2010	Gerald LaBuhn '50, S '53
1971	Fred D. Heischman '37		2011	Tony Pusateri '73
1972	William F. Bernlohr '27		2012	Tom Rutan '65
1973	Harley H. Meyer '25		2013	Don V. Schiff '59
1974	C. William Kidd '33		2014	Brian N. White '90
1975	Jack Landrum '33		2015	Brian D. Arnold '75
1976	Richard A. Boyd '51		2016	none
1977	Richard E. Cermelj '62 H. Eugene Mechling '32		2017	none
1978	Fred Dafler '50
1979	Bernard L. Cellar '48
1980	Paul R. Lindquist '49
1981	Gene Shade '50
1982	Ted A. Georgeff '57
1983	Hilmar Grimm '33
1984	Tom Beck '58
1985	Robert A. Heilman '41
1986	Herbert E. Hartman '63
1987	Martin H. Bartels '30
1988	G. Robert Pymer '46
1989	Armin Langholz '51
1990	Ruth Bernlohr '28
1991	Mark Humrichouser '73
1992	Steve Kick '64
1993	Donald E. Broehm '51
1994	Gary W. Walters '66
1995	Wilfred K. Schnier '66
1996	Loren E. Beck '54