Courage Award
The OCCA Courage Award is designed to recognize and honor inspirational coaches, cheerleaders, and teams who reject fear and defy limitations through their display of leadership, perseverance, dignity and commitment to overcome obstacles in pursuit of their goals. One winner of the Courage Award may receive a Carrie Otter Memorial Scholarship. Anyone can nominate for the Courage Awards, but all nominees must be members of the OCCA.
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2005
Jenna Cunningham
Oregon Elite & Crescent Valley High School
2005
Tiffani Bright
North Medford High School
2006
Megan Barnhart
Newport High School
2007
The Dalles-Wahtonka High School
Cheer Team
2007
Sally Kennedy
McMinnville High School
2007
Stephanie Oakes
Springfield High School
2008
Emily Giersch
Canby High School
2009
Rena Chapman
David Douglas High School
2012
Koty Strubel
Willamette Valley Invasion
2014
Kim Hunter
Varsity
2016
Terrie Sheik
Lake Oswego High School
2016
Jill Grimes
Elkton High School
2017
Jade Jacks
Central Linn High School
2018
Wilson Cheer
2019
Sara Beasley
Pleasant Hill High School
2020/2021
Phoenix High School
Cheer Team
2020/2021
Ashley Bell, Coach
Westview High School
2020/2021
Chaela Baker, Cheerleader
Ridgeview High School