INDIANAPOLIS---The NCAA recently awarded 32 postgraduate scholarships through its Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Programs. The Committee on Women's Athletics awarded 13 scholarships through the Women's Enhancement Program, and the Minority Opportunities and Interest Committee awarded 13 scholarships through the Ethnic Minority Enhancement Program. Six Division III-specific scholarships also were awarded.
The goal of the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Programs Scholarships is to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified ethnic minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics. The recipients are ethnic minorities and women who have completed an undergraduate degree, and have been accepted or are seeking admission into an NCAA member institution's sports administration or a related program, and who intend to pursue a career in athletics. The one-time scholarship award is valued at $6,000.
Applicants must be entering their first semester or term of postgraduate studies and must have performed with distinction as student-body members at their respective undergraduate institutions. The applicants' involvement in extracurricular activities, course work, commitment to the pursuit of a career in intercollegiate athletics and promise for success in such a career also are factors in the selection process.
The list of 2004-05 Ethnic Minority and Women's Postgraduate Scholarship recipients is as follows: (The recipients' postgraduate school is listed along with their name.)
NCAA Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Scholarship recipients:
Ms. Kimberly L. Adams, Elon University
Ms. Cadriesha F. Akinfe, St. Augustine's College
Ms. Charel E. Bailey, Long Beach State University
Ms. Chevonne M. Brown, Pennsylvania State University
Ms. Vensherrie M. Campbell, Vanderbilt University
Ms. Ranna J. Daud, Washington State University
Mr. Leo 'Lee' D. De Leon, University of Notre Dame
Ms. LaTrisa O. Jackson, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ms. Patricia E. Javallana, University of Northern Iowa
Ms. Kealani S. Kimball, Loyola Marymount University
Ms. Diana M. Padilla, University of New Mexico
Ms. Jenel F. Stevens, Canisius College
Mr. Joaquin F. Zalacain, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras
Division III awardees:
Ms. Catherine T. Cremer, Southwestern University (Texas)
Mr. Richard A. Harris, Whitman College
Ms. Shaakira A. Hassell, Beloit College
NCAA Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship recipients:
Karla L. Adelt, University of Kentucky
Melissa M. Bickett, University of Michigan
Jennifer L. Carow, University of Florida
Kimberly R. Faust, Frostburg State University
Patrice M. Feulner, Arizona State University
Monica Y. Garza, Tarleton State University
Elena J. Jelsing, College of St. Benedict
Victoria R. Lamb, University of Louisiana at Monroe
Tonya K. Rasor, Florida State University
Teresa Ann Resch, Augustana College (South Dakota)
Tyechia L. Smith, University of Delaware
Megan L. Valentine, Medaille College
Tabitha G. Washington, College of Charleston (South Carolina)
Division III awardees:
Sarah E. Caldwell, Emory and Henry College
Lisa Marie Grefe, College of St. Benedict
Heather E. Reader, Washington College (Maryland)
To learn more about the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarships, visit the NCAA Web site at www.ncaa.org and click on Education Programs, Grants and Research.
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