Nissen Award

The Nissen Award (Nissen Emery Award) is the award given to the best male collegiate gymnast in the United States. The award reflects admirable scholarship and moral characteristics as well as sporting success.

List of winners

Year	Winner	University
2014	Sam Mikulak	Michigan
2013	Eddie Penev	Stanford
2012	Paul Ruggeri	Illinois
2011	Steven Legendre	Oklahoma
2010	Luke Stannard	Illinois
2009	Casey Sandy	Penn State
2008	Jonathan Horton	Oklahoma
2007	Matt Cohen	Penn State
2006	Justin Spring	Illinois
2005	Guillermo Alvarez	Minnesota
2004	Dan Gill	Stanford
2003	Daniel Furney	Oklahoma
2002	Justin Toman	Michigan
2001	Jamie Natalie	Ohio State
2000	Jeff LaVallee	Massachusetts
1999	Todd Bishop	Oklahoma
1998	Dan Fink	Oklahoma
1997	Blaine Wilson	Ohio State
1996	Darren Elg	Brigham Young
1995	Josh Stein	Stanford
1994	Kip Simons	Ohio State
1993	John Roethlisberger	Minnesota
1992	Scott Keswick	UCLA
1991	Jarrod Hanks	Oklahoma
1990	Mike Racanelli	Ohio State
1989	David Zeddies	Illinois
1988	Tom Schlesinger	Nebraska
1987	Michael 'Spider' Maxwell	Penn State
1986	Wes Suter	Nebraska
1985	Matt Arnot	New Mexico
1984	Roy Palassou	San Jose State
1983	Peter Vidmar	UCLA
1982	Jim Hartung	Nebraska
1981	Bart Conner	Oklahoma
1980	Mario McCutcheon	Southern Connecticut State
1979	Kurt Thomas	Indiana State
1978	Tim LaFleur	Minnesota
1977	Peter Kormann	Southern Connecticut State
1976	Gene Whelan	Penn State
1975	Jay Whelan	Southern Connecticut State
1974	Steve Hug	Stanford
1973	John Crosby	Southern Connecticut State
1972	Tom Lindner	Southern Illinois
1971	Brent Simmons	Iowa State
1970	Pete Difurio	Temple
1969	Robert Emery	Penn State
1968	Dave Thor	Michigan State
1967	Steve Cohen	Penn State
1966	James Curzi	Michigan State