The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

Definition
The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award is presented annually to the nation's most outstanding NCAA Division I female basketball player who stands 5'8" tall or under and attends a NCAA Division I institution.

Eligibility
Any collegiate senior at a four-year NCAA Division I institution who stands 5'8" tall or under.

Criteria
* Attends a four-year NCAA Division I institution
* Senior
* 5'8'' or under
* Game-by-game statistics from senior year of play
* One letter of recommendation (includes campus & community activities, academic and athletic honors, leadership & character qualities and justification for earning award)
* Excellence in the classroom and all-around basketball ability

Nomination
All active A WBCA member head coaches at a four year NCAA Division I institution are eligible to nominate any individual on their team who fits the above criteria. Nomination forms are made available to all eligible members via the WBCA web site (WBCA.org) in January.

Selection
The award recipient is selected by the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Selection Committee, based upon the nomination form, game-by-game statistics from the candidates senior year of play and (1) one letter of recommendation which includes campus & community activities, academic and athletic honors, leadership and character qualities, and justification for earning award. The selection committee will hold a conference call in February to determine the winner.

Presentation
The Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award recipient is presented annually at the WBCA Awards Luncheon at the WBCA National Convention.

Past Pomeroy Naismith Award Recipients
2009 - Renee Montgomery, University of Connecticut
2008 - Jolene Anderson, University of Wisconsin
2007 - Lindsey Harding, Duke University
2006 - Megan Duffy, University of Notre Dame
2005 - Tan White, Mississippi State University
2004 - Erika Valek, Purdue University
2003 - Kara Lawson, University of Tennessee
2002 - Sheila Lambert, Baylor University
2001 - Niele Ivey, University of Notre Dame
2000 - Helen Darling, Penn State University
1999 - Becky Hammond, Colorado State
1998 - Angie Arnold, Johns Hopkins University
1997 - Jennifer Howard, North Carolina State University
1996 - Jennifer Rizzotti, University of Connecticut
1995 - Amy Dodrill, Johns Hopkins University
1994 - Nicole Levesque, Wake Forest University
1993 - Dena Evans, University of Virginia
1992 - Rosemary Kosiorek, West Virginia University
1991 - Shanya Evans, Providence College
1990 - Julie Dabrowski, New Hampshire
1989 - Paulette Backstrom, Bowling Green
1988 - Suzie McConnell, Penn State
1987 - Rhonda Windham, USC
1986 - Kamie Etheridge, Texas
1985 - Maria Stack, Gonzaga
1984 - Kim Mulkey, Louisiana Tech