In a day and age where the presentation of trophy awards are as frequent and common as the weekly winnings of the pick five lottery, it is not unreasonable to wonder if the history of the trophy and its tradition may be forgotten. Weekly, if not daily, a simple click of a television will broadcast awards given and received, nominations made and winnings and titles earned or lost. Most recently in January, the Peoples Choice Awards flooded our televisions, computers, radios and smart phones. How many of the newly designed trophies were presented to the likes such Jonny Depp, Sandra Bullock, and Keith Urban, to name a few. In November, the media highlighted the trophy winning of basketball wonder boy, Kobe Bryant, for Most Valuable Player of the season and Finals. And, in December most of us, football fans or not caught glimpse of the 75th Heisman Memorial Trophy award given to Mark Ingram for Most Outstanding College Football Player of the 2009 season.

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