MMIB students recognized at annual Student-Athlete Academic Awards breakfast
Eastern Kentucky University student-athletes gathered in the Keen Johnson Ballroom on April 10th for the annual Student-Athlete Academic Awards Breakfast. The event, hosted by the Bratzke Center, featured EKU President Doug Whitlock as guest speaker and honored more than 275 student-athletes for academic achievement over the past year.
Dr. Gene Palka, Director of the Bratzke Center, congratulated all of the honorees and acknowledged the tremendous academic success experienced by each of the EKU teams. Forty-three students in the College of Business and Technology received awards for their achievements including these awards to students from the Department of Management, Marketing and International Business:
- OVC Medal of Honor: Student-Athletes who achieved a 4.0 GPA for the previous academic year
- Bratzke Award of Excellence: The student-athlete who achieved the highest GPA on their team for the previous academic year
- Chi Alpha Sigma: A national honor society recognizing student-athletes with 60 hours or more, who have a 3.40 or higher cumulative GPA, have earned a varsity letter and are of high moral character
- Dean’s List: Students who achieved a GPA in accordance with the university’s requirements
- OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll: Student-Athletes who achieved a 3.25 GPA for the previous academic year
- Colonel Scholar: Student-athletes who have achieved a 3.00 GPA in either or both of the previous semesters
Award Recipients from the School of Business
Devin Borders (Football/ Marketing) - Colonel Scholar
Janelle Coates (Soccer/ Marketing) - Dean’s List, OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Chi Alpha Sigma Inductee, Colonel Scholar
Juanjo De La Llera (Men’s Tennis/ General Business) - Colonel Scholar
Mike DiNunno (Men’s Basketball/ Management) - Colonel Scholar
Jan Dombrowski (Men’s Tennis/ General Business) - Colonel Scholar
Johan Eriksson (Men’s Golf/ General Business) - Colonel Scholar
Florian Graskamp (Men’s Tennis/ General Business) - Dean’s List, Colonel Scholar
Nicole Henry (Women’s Golf/ Marketing) - Bratzke Award of Excellence, Dean’s List, OVC Medal of Honor, OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Colonel Scholar
Alexander Hughes (Baseball/ Marketing) - Colonel Scholar
Daniel Jones (Men’s Cross Country/ General Business) - Dean’s List, OVC Medal of Honor, OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Colonel Scholar
Hannah Miller (Women’s Cross Country/ Marketing) - Colonel Scholar
Lauren Mitchell (Softball/ General Business) - Dean’s List, Colonel Scholar
Jessica Mueller (Volleyball/ Marketing) - Dean’s List, OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Colonel Scholar
Daniel Shepherd (Football/ Management) - OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, Colonel Scholar
Julie van Velthoven (Women’s Cross Country/ General Business) - Dean’s List, Colonel Scholar
John Wilson (Baseball/ General Business) - Colonel Scholar
Published on April 09, 2013