The 28th Annual Scholar Athlete Banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday December 9, 2009.

This years banquet will take place at the Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St., Everett.

If anyone is interested in attending please contact Bob Sund at (360) 659-9175.

In 1982 the Snohomish County Football Official's Hall of Fame Committee was formed to honor scholar athlete in the greater Snohomish and Island Counties.  Since then we've awarded over $50,000 in scholarships to help further the academics of young scholar athletes as they become the future leaders of our communities.

"We are grateful for the scholarship money but especially for the enriching experience it was to be included in the Snohomish County Football Hall of Fame event." – Mike and Kathy Long (parents of 2002 winner Chris Long of South Whidbey)

To accomplish this goal, the "Hall of Fame" sponsors an annual banquet where 42 nominated athletes gather to celebrate.  The highlight of the banquet occurs when the scholarships are presented to several outstanding recipients.

Jim Lambright is best known for his long association with the University of Washington football program.  Jim played for the Huskies from 1960-1965, and graduated with a degree in education.  After graduation, he began his coaching career at Fife High School and later at Shoreline Community College.  In 1969, Jim joined the UW coaching staff under the coached he played for, legendary coach Jim Owens.

Jim served as Defensive Coordinator for the Huskies for 15 year, under Jim Owens and Don James, and it was his “attack-style” defense that created havoc for opposing teams.  Under Jim’s leadership, the defense for the UW’s 1991 National Championship team led the nation and the PAC-10 in nearly every category.

During the 1993-1998 seasons, Jim Lambright was the Head Coach of the Husky football team.  His teams were bowl eligible every year, won one PAC-10 title and led his team to four post-season bowl games.

During his coaching career, Jim honed his skills as a teacher, mentor and team builder.  When he left the University of Washington in 1999, Jim translated his football coaching skills to the business world.  He joined Lou Tice and The Pacific Institute as a Vice President and Keynote speaker, encouraging and challenging people to build strong work teams through communication, dedication, commitment and trust.  Building a team on the field required the same elements as building a team on the production floor, in an office, or in the boardroom.  Whether he is speaking around the world to audiences as large as 5,000 or mentoring one-on-one, Jim is a natural because he considers himself a teacher first.  His dedication to education and mentoring and his ability to bring out the best in others has garnered him the respect of all who meet him in the sports community and the world as a whole.

An Everett native, Jim and his wife Lynne, make their home near Woodinville.  They have six children and nine grandchildren.  Jim continues his speaking and corporate team building while heading the Jim Lambright Niemann-Pick Foundation to search for a cure for Niemann-Pick, Type C. A neurogenetic disease that afflicts two of their sons.  His vision has changed from next week’s game, to corporate team building and to creating a renowned medical research team at the UW School of Medicine dedicated to finding a cure for Niemann-Pick, Type C.

As a team-building and leadership consultant, Jim now works with Turner Construction and other companies creating positive growth and change in their leaders and teams.  His keynote speaking and mentoring continue to touch and change peoples lives.

Dear Head Football Coaches & Athletic Directors:

Hello. Arrangements for the 27th Annual Scholar Athlete Banquet are proceeding as planned. The organizing committee would like to touch base on a few items of interest. First, a reminder that this year's recognition ceremony will be held on Wednesday December 10th in the Edward Hansen Convention Center at the Comcast Everett Events Center. The ceremony begins at 6:30 pm.

All of our sponsors have been contacted, are anxious to host their respective schools and the seven people that will be attending from that school. It is important that each school makes a special attempt to fill all of the reservations at their table. Please remember that the sponsor is paying for the following: Their ticket and a guest, the lineman nominee and his parents, the back nominee and his parents, and the head coach. Additional tickets will be available at the door for $40.

So we can complete our planning of the event, we ask that each Head Coach e-mail names of the seven people attending the event to: committee@scfoa.org. We would like to receive the names of those attending by November 7th, 2008. The SCFHOF committee realizes this banquet can conflict with other events, but hope that any conflicts would be communicated to us.

Once the 7 names are returned to us, a list for each school will be at the door and serve as entry when people check-in. Again, we stress how important it is to reply with the seven people that will be attending, so check-in will go smooth. In the event that the coach cannot attend, please send a member of your staff. Pictures of all Scholar Athlete nominees will be taken and may be purchased that evening.

Please check to see that your Scholar Athletes are completing their applications and nomination packets. As mentioned, we would like the applications no later than Wednesday November 19, 2008. Material received after this date may not be included to consider scholarship recipients.

Coaches & Athletic Directors, the SCFHOF committee sincerely appreciates your involvement and cooperation with this event. This correspondence will be posted for your convenience on our web site at: http://www.scfoa.org. If questions arise, please don't hesitate to email us at: committee@scfoa.org; or call 360-659-9175.

Sincerely,
Snohomish County Football Officials Hall of Fame Committee

• Nomination Form (23k PDF)

• Coach's Letter (61k PDF)

• Parent's Letter (61k PDF)