Championship Ring Policy
Authority: Athletics
Date Enacted or Revised: Enacted June 1, 2021; Revised August 11, 2021; August 7, 2024
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 persons 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 have been a member of the team, support staff, or coaching staff for the full season in order to be eligible for the championship award.
- Head coach
- Assistant coaches
- Strength coaches for that particular sport
- Graduate assistant coaches
- Team managers
- Student-athletes
- Athletic trainer for that particular sport
- Student athletic trainers for that particular sport
- Academic counselors
- Sports information and media support staff
- Athletic administration (as determined by the director of athletics)
- 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.