MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. – The creation of the Dustin Preston Leadership Award was announced at the CMU Athletics Academic Excellence Banquet.
The award recognizes the individual who best represents a championship student-athlete including athletic and academic success and leadership on and off the field.
Preston, who passed away last year, was a proud member for the CMU football family, playing from 1991-94 on the defensive line. He was a four-year letterwinner, leading CMU to the 1994 MAC Championship and a berth into the Las Vegas Bowl that same season. He served as president of the CMU football alumni association and actively supported the program in numerous ways over the past 20 years.