GENEVA, N.Y.—The William Smith Athletics department announced the winners of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee Awards ahead of the 2026 Heron Awards Banquet on Monday, April 27. The celebration of the 2025-26 athletic seasons is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in Bristol Gymnasium.
 
The banquet will be webcast on HWS All-Access.
 
The William Snith Student-Athlete Advisory Committee presents annual appreciation awards. The faculty appreciation award will be presented to Associate Professor of History Matthew Crow. Crow is the chair of the history department and chairs the law and society department. He is also HWS' NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative and Faculty Athletic Fellow for the HWS rowing teams. The staff appreciation award will be given to Morgan Ewert. Ewert is the Director of Development for Athletics. She is the key liaison between the Athletics Department and the Office of Advancement. Ewert played an important role in HWS' record-breaking Athletic Day of Donors.
 
In addition to the SAAC Appreciation Awards, William Smith Athletics will present more than 60 team and department awards, honoring the best and brightest Heron student-athletes.
 
The William Smith Athletics Awards Banquet has been permanently underwritten thanks to the generosity of a William Smith alumna in gratitude for her experience as a Heron student-athlete.