Ian Fowler Executive of the Year Award

The Ian Fowler Executive of the Year Award is an annual National Basketball League of Canada (NBL) award given since the 2011–12 season. It is awarded to the top member of the NBL Canada's executive committee, including the owners of the teams. The recipient is chosen by the league commissioner. It is one of two business awards given by the NBL, the other being New Franchise of the Year.[1] Since its inception, the London Lightning have had two executives that have been selected, owner Vito Frijia in 2015 and general manager Taylor Brown in 2014. London is the only team in the league that has had more than one of its front office members win the award.[2] Kimo Blanco of the Moncton Miracles was the first woman to be honored; in 2019–20 Melissa Melnychuk became the second.[3]

The award is named after the late Ian R. Fowler, a Moncton city employee that played a major role in developing sport teams in the city, including the Miracles.[3][4]

Season Executive Nationality Team Selected by
2011–12 Duncan Shaw  Canada Summerside Storm John Kennedy
2012–13 Kim Blanco  United States Moncton Miracles Andre Levingston
2013–14 Taylor Brown  Canada London Lightning Paul Riley
2014–15 Vito Frijia  Canada London Lightning Paul Riley
2015–16 Dartis Willis  United States Windsor Express Dave Magley
2016–17 Tyrone Levingston  United States Cape Breton Highlanders Dave Magley
2017–18 Jeff Dunlap  United States St. John's Edge Audley Stephenson
2018–19 Logan Stutz  United States Sudbury Five Audley Stephenson
2019–20 Melissa Melnychuk  Canada KW Titans Audley Stephenson

References
  1. "NBL Canada Announces Inaugural Awards". OurSportsCentral.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  2. "2014-15 NBL Canada Postseason Guide" (PDF). NBLCanada.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
  3. Hodge, Neil. "Miracles to honour Fowler". Magma.ca. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  4. "Ian R. Fowler". FergusonsFuneralHome.com. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
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