Championship Ring Policy

Policy

The following policy is written to clearly define the members of the organization and/or team who are eligible to receive a championship ring/award using athletic department funds. Any person receiving a ring/award outside of this list will be required to pay for the ring/award personally or through an outside funding source. Each person must be a member of the team, support staff, or coaching staff for the full season to be eligible for the championship ring/award.

1. Head coach
2. Assistant coaches (full-time, part-time, graduate assistants, or student assistants)
3. Strength coaches with responsibilities for the sport
4. Equipment and video staff with responsibilities for the sport
5. Team managers
6. Student-athletes
7. Athletic trainer(s) with responsibilities for the sport
8. Student athletic trainers with responsibilities for the sport
9. Athletic academic counselors
10. Sports information and media support staff
11. Athletic administration (as determined by the director of athletics)
12. Athletic administrative graduate assistants
13. University administration (as determined by the president)

Before the awarding of these gifts, a comprehensive list of recipients and a price per gift must be approved by the director of athletics to assure compliance with this policy.

Communication

This policy is distributed via the University Policies webpage.