Jim Caldwell Receives National Award from Omicron Delta Kappa
Lexington, VA (08/08/2022) — James "Jim" L. Caldwell, a resident of Lewisville, North Carolina, is the 2022 recipient of Omicron Delta Kappa's Pillars of Leadership Award in Athletics.
Caldwell was initiated into the the Wake Forest University Circle (chapter) of ODK, when he was WFU's football coach from 1993-2000. He was also the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009-11 and the Detroit Lions from 2014-17. Caldwell has been a part of two Super Bowl-winning teams in his career. He was the assistant head coach and quarterbacks coach of the 2006 Indianapolis Colts (Super Bowl XLI), who beat the Chicago Bears. He was also the offensive coordinator of the 2012 Baltimore Ravens (Super Bowl XLVII), who beat the San Francisco 49ers. Caldwell also served as an assistant coach in the college ranks at the University of Iowa, Southern Illinois University, Northwestern University, the University of Colorado at Boulder, the University of Louisville, and Pennsylvania State University. Caldwell was the first African American head football coach in the Atlantic Coast Conference and remains actively involved in professional football as a mentor to many.
Omicron Delta Kappa Society, the National Leadership Honor Society, was founded in Lexington, Virginia, on December 3, 1914. A group of 15 students and faculty members established the Society to recognize and encourage leadership at the collegiate level. The founders established the ODK Idea-the concept that individuals representing all phases of collegiate life should collaborate with faculty and others to support the campus and community. ODK's mission is to honor and develop leaders; encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff, and alumni; and promote ODK's leadership values of collaboration, inclusivity, integrity, scholarship, and service on college and university campuses throughout North America. The Society's national headquarters are located in Lexington, Virginia.