Advisory Committee

The Paul Hornung Award Advisory Committee is comprised of Paul Hornung, Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) Board Chair Steve Higdon, LSC Executive Director Karl Schmitt, LSC Board Members and community leaders. The role of the Advisory Committee is to provide recommendations and insight to LSC staff regarding the Paul Hornung Award and Award Banquet.

Advisory Committee Members: 

Paul Hornung, founder

Steve Higdon, co-chair; Chairman of the Board, Louisville Sports Commission

Karl Schmitt, co-chair; Executive Director, Louisville Sports Commission

Kevin Beck, 21 Century Parks

Jeremy Borseth, sports marketing consultant

Bob Decker, Global Leisure Partners

John Hamilton, Cost Reduction Group

Tim Hellige, Bandy Carroll Hellige

Mike Moll, PNC Bank

Tom O’Hearn, retired hospitality industry executive

Dan Owens, Frost Brown Todd

Wally Oyler, Underwriters Safety & Claims

Roy Potts, Coca-Cola

Billy Reed, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer (retired); author

Mike Seebert, Operation Brightside / Louisville Metro

William Summers, Central Bank

Jim Wood, Louisville Convention & Visitor’s Bureau

Denise Wooldridge, Jewish Hospital Sports Medicine