Vanessa Seljeskog
A longtime coach and administrator at Macalester College, Vanessa Seljeskog began her time in the MIAC as a multi-sport student-athlete at St. Olaf College. From there, she spent 14 years as head women's cross country and track and field coach at Macalester, directing both programs from 1986-2000. A leader on the national stage as well, Seljeskog also served as co-meet director for the 1998 and 2002 NCAA Division III National Track and Field Championships held at Macalester College. As accomplished as her coaching career was, her contributions to the MIAC were perhaps even more impactful in her role as an Associate Athletics Director and Senior Woman Administrator at Macalester. Seljeskog served as the MIAC AD Council liaison to the Track and Field and Cross Country coaches group in addition to chairing the NCAA Division III Track and Field subcommittee. She also served on numerous MIAC committees for governance and strategic planning and mentored several NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Internship Grant recipients during her tenure. In 2009, she was honored with a Special Merit award during the Minnesota Girls and Women in Sport Day celebration at the Minnesota state capitol and was recognized with the MIAC's Distinguished Service Award following her retirement from administration in 2017.

Pat Wiesner
Pat Wiesner came to Macalester College in 1948 to begin a teaching career that spanned 35 years. She was put in charge of the college's synchronized swim shows in the 1950s, started the women's cross country team, and coached tennis, volleyball, swimming, field hockey, and basketball. As physical education changed, she changed with it, adapting to the new focus on athletics for women. She went on to become Macalester's first women's athletic director and was a key figure in bringing women's athletics to the MIAC in 1982. Wiesner also held several offices in local, regional, and national physical education associations, including the presidency and secretaryship of the Minnesota Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. She was a research participant and a member of the Melpomene Institute for Women's Health Research, and for 29 years she was active in the American Red Cross, teaching courses in first aid and aquatic safety. At the time of her death in 1983 at the age of 57, she was both a full professor and chair of physical education, athletics, recreation, and intramurals at Macalester. In recognition of her leadership, the MIAC christened its All-Sports award for women's athletics the "Pat Wiesner Trophy" beginning in the 1983-84 season.