HONORARY DEGREES
Doctor of Humane Letters, Mt. St. Mary’s College; May 2008

Honorary Degree, Doctor of Humane Letters
The College of Wooster, Massachusetts; May 2006

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree
Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut; May 2004

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts; May 1998

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Mills College, Oakland, California; May 1998

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania; May 1997

Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degree
Illinois Wesleyan University, Macomb, Illinois.; September 1996

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
California State University, Dominguez Hills, California; May 1996

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
Pomona College, Pomona, California; May 1995

Honorary Doctor of Philanthropy Degree
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California; January 1992

Honorary’ Doctorate with Order of the Eagle Exemplar Medal
United States Sports Academy, Daphne, Alabama; July 1990

Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree
University of Rhode Island, Kingston, New Jersey; May 1989

Awards & Honors

History Makers, Oral History included in Library of Congress, November 2019

Lifetime Achievement Award, International Society of Olympic Historians; January, 2019

Leadership Award, LA Junior Achievement; 2018

International Women; February 2017

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Court of Honor, Lifetime Achievement Award; 2017

Internationalism Award, American Women for International Understanding; April  2017

Truce Foundation of the USA’s Truce Ideal Award

Foundation for Global Sports Development; August 2016

Truce Foundation of the USA’s Truce Ideal Award; August, 2016

Foundation for Global Sports Development Lifetime Achievement Award; August 2016

One of “10 Women Making a Difference in Los Angeles.”
Los Angeles Magazine; October 2011

One of the “150 Women Who Shake the World.”
Newsweek; March 2011

One of the “10 Women Who Changed Sport.”
L’Equipe Magazine; October 2010

Inductee, The College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America Hall of Fame;
July 6, 2010

Inductee, The National Rowing Hall of Fame;
March 20, 2010

Inductee, The Consortium for Academics and Sports Hall of Fame;
October 27, 2009

The Indiana Historical Society, a Living Legend;
July 17, 2009

Inductee, The John McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame,
June 19,2009

The Africa Civic Responsibility Award by the African Diplomatic Corps in California and the editorial board of The African Times-USA.
May 22,2009

The 2008 Abby J. Leibman Pursuit of Justice Award.
California Women’s Law Center; November 13, 2008

Inductee, The International Women’s Forum Hall of Fame,
October 17, 2008.

Distinguished Woman of Los Angeles award,
Soroptimist International of Los Angeles; April 2008.

Inductee, The Indianapolis Public Schools Hall of Fame;
October 2007

Inductee, The National Association for Sports and Physical Education Hall of Fame;
March 2007

“NCAA’s 100 Most Influential Student-Athletes.”
NCAA; March 2006

Minerva Award
First Lady of California; October 2005

“L.A.’s Most Powerful Sports Executives.”
Los Angeles Business Journal; April 2005

Bradley Unsung Hero Award
The Friends, the Foundation of the California African American Museum; September 2005

101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports.
Sports Illustrated, May 2003

The Billie Jean King Pioneer Award.
The New England Women’s Fund; September 2002

Top 10 African-American Leaders in Sports.
Savoy, June-July 2002

Alumni of Merit Award
University of Pennsylvania Law School; May 2002

Fair Play Gaio Cilnio Mecenate
Comitato Premio Intemazionale; June 2001

Community Service Award
Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles; May 2001

Top 25 Female Sports Executives.
Sports Business Journal, October 2000

John R. Wooden Lifetime Achievement Award
Paralysis Project of America; April 2000

Inductee, International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame
Institute for International Sport; June 1999

NCAA Silver Anniversary Award
NCAA; January 1999

100 Most Powerful People In Sports.
The Sporting News; 1991-1999

Guirlande d’Honneur.
Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportifs; June 1998

Women of the Year Award
Hollenbeck Police Business Council; May 1998

Order of the Sacred Treasure Gold and Silver Star
Nagano, Japan; February 1998.

Olympic Torch Award
United States Olympic Committee; November 1997

Inductee, Los Angeles Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Athletic Club; October 1997

Hugh O’Brian Youth Inspiration Award;
October 1997

William May Garland Award Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games;
September 1997

Indiana Pathfinder Award
Indiana Youth Links; June 1997

The 100 Most Powerful Women In The World.
The Australian Magazine; June 1997

Treasure of Los Angeles Award
The Central City Association; May 1997

Honorary Director
SportsBridge; May 1997

Torch Bearer Award
Center for the Study of Sport in Society, Northeastern University; November 1996

International Citizen of the Year Award
International Visitors Council of Los Angeles; November 1996

Billie Jean King Contribution Award.
Women’s Sports Foundation; October 1996

Barlow Foundation’s Breath of Fresh Air Award.
Barlow Respiratory Hospital & Barlow Respiratory Research Center; NCAAMay 1996

Honoree, Coro Southern California Public Affairs;
April 1996

Medal of Honor
International Softball Federation; June 1995

1994 Kiphuth Fellow
Yale University; April 1994

World Scholar-Athlete Games Humanitarian Award
Institute for International Sport; June 1993

Trumpet Award
Turner Broadcasting System; February 1993

Award of Excellence
Sports Lawyers Association; May 1992

William G. A. Anderson Award

American Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; April 1992

The Jack Kelly Rowing Award
United States Rowing Association; December 1991

Honor Award
National Association for Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators; September 1991

1990 Woman of the Year Award
International and United States Olympic Committees; June 1991

Sagamore of the Wabash Award
State of Indiana; January 1991

Jackie Robinson Sport Achievement Award
The NAACP; December 1990

Legend of Sports Award
Boys & Girls Clubs of America; December 1990

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Award
YMCA of Los Angeles; January 1990

Sport & Law Award
Constitutional Rights Foundation; November 1989

Recipient Major Marshall Taylor Award
Indianapolis Circle City Classic; September 1989

Inductee, Connecticut College Hall of Fame
New London, Connecticut; September 1989

10 Outstanding Women of the Year
Los Angeles Sentinel; December 1988

100 Most Important Women in America
Ladies Home Journal; November 1988

Southern California Rising Stars Citation
Los Angeles Times; November 1988

The Midas Touch Award
Volunteers of America; August 1988

Black Women of Achievement Award
NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund; June 1988

Silver Achievement Award
YWCA of Los Angeles; April 1988

Inductee, Hall of Fame
Los Angeles Challenger Boys & Girls Club; December 1987

Inductee, Women’s Sports Hall of Fame
Cincinnati, Ohio; November 1987

Award for Sports
Essence Magazine; November 1987

Gold Medal of Youth & Sport
French Republic; June 1984

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Plaque

Los Angeles Juniors

George M. Steinbrenner III Sports Leadership Award,
USOPC Endowment, December, 2019

ANITA L. DEFRANTZ
ANITA L. DEFRANTZ is a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and was elected for a second term as a Vice President in 2017.   She serves on the Legal Affairs Commission of the IOC, which reviews legal issues for the organization, and on the Finance Commission, which reviews the investments and spending plans, as well as with the 2020 Tokyo Games organizing committee.

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