Scott McDowell Receives the Glenn Sharp Award

Congratulations to Scott McDowell from Butler University for receiving the 2025 Glenn Sharp Award.

Scott has served as Equipment Manager at Butler since August of 2012. He has been a certified member of the AEMA since 1998 and has served District 5 Secretary since 2015. Scott has been a member of the association's Scholarship Committee since 2018, and was named Chair of the Lifetime Achievement Committee in 2024.

McDowell is a 1998 graduate of Indiana University where he studied Sport Marketing and Management. At IU, he was a three-year student manager for the football team. Scott has also worked with several NFL teams as a training camp equipment intern – Colts (’95, ’96), Panthers (’97), Ravens (’98), Buccaneers (’01) and Chargers (’02).

Scott also spent six seasons as Equipment Manager with the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in Dusseldorf Germany (2000-2005). During that time the Fire appeared in three World Bowls, winning the championship in 2000.

I'm honored and humbled to win this award,” Scott said. “It means even more that it is voted upon by my equipment manager peers. I have a passion for our profession and our association and even though I’m not overly vocal, I’m glad that my work is noticed. I try to embody the phrase of servant leader.

“I enjoy being around sports, but I really thrive by helping others,” he continued. “I enjoy helping our athletes and coaches to be their best. I like that the job isn’t the same everyday. I devote time to the association because I believe in our mission to help equipment managers.”