Welcome Back!Welcome back, coaches, student-athletes and administrators! I hope you

had a great summer and look forward to working with you throughout theyear.

Please note that I have a new email address –mbw@uncaa.unc.edu – as well as a new name, Mary B.Weeden.★ Please mark Thursday, Oct. 7th at 7 p.m. on your cal-

endars for the Scholarships and Awards InformationalMeeting to be held in the Academic Center. This meeting isa great chance to learn more about awards and scholarships that are avail-able throughout the year.

2003-04 HonoreesAs we look forward to the new school year, we’d like to take a last look

back and congratulate the 2003-04 scholarship and award winners onceagain:

ACC Futures Internship: Anissa Gainey (track & field), JenniferThomas (women’s basketball), Andre’ Williams (football)

ACC Top Six for Service Award: Gena Bittner (swimming), RayFumo (men’s soccer), Doug Justice (football), Kim Lyko (rowing), KatyTran (field hockey), Dave Werry (men’s lacrosse)

ACC Weaver-James Corrigan Honorary Award: Jeb Terry (football)ACC Weaver James Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship: Becky

Acker (swimming), Jessi Perruquet (swimming), Alice Schmidt (track &field)

NACMA Postgraduate Scholarship: Anissa Gainey (track & field)NCAA Ethnic Minority Postgraduate Scholarship: Yuri Suguiyama

(swimming)NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship: Jordan Walker (women’s soccer)Nike Internship: Anissa Gainey (track & field)Also, congratulations to the 244 UNC student-athletes who earned spots

on the ACC Academic Honor Roll. Carolina had the second- highest num-ber of the nine ACC schools. Please see the back of this page for a listingof all honorees.

To be considered for these or other scholarships, contact Mary B. Weeden at843-2328 or mbw@uncaa.unc.eduNational Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete AwardApplication deadline: Sept. 15★ An $18,000 award toward postgraduate studies★ Open to seniors or graduate students with minimum 3.0 GPA in

final year of eligibility★ Candidates should demonstrate superior academic application

and performance, outstanding athletic ability and performance as afirst team player, and outstanding school leadership and citizenship

NCAA Degree Completion Award ProgramApplication deadline: Oct. 3 ★ Amount of a full grant-in-aid awarded to former scholarship stu-

dent-athletes who have completed eligibility★ Must have enrolled originally in or before September 2000 and

have exhausted five-year eligibility for athletics-related aid from theoriginal institution★ Must be within 30 hours of completing undergraduate degree

NCAA Award of ValorNCAA Inspiration AwardNCAA Today’s Top VIII Award (fall sports)Application deadline: Oct. 31★ The NCAA Award of Valor is presented to a current coach or

administrator or current or former varsity letterwinner, who, whenconfronted with a life-altering situation, used perseverance, dedica-tion and determination to overcome the event and now serves as arole model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations.★ The NCAA Inspiration Award is presented to a current coach or

administrator or current or former varsity letter winner for averting orminimizing potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthybravery when confronted with a situation involving personal danger.★ The Today’s Top VIII awards are presented to a varsity letterwin-ner completing eligibility. The selection criteria are as follows:Athletics ability and achievement (50%); Academic achievement(25%); Character, leadership and activities (25%)

William Rand Kenan Jr. AwardApplication deadline: November★ Awarded to one outstanding student-athlete who has achieved

academic and athletic success and demonstrated outstanding leader-ship. ★ All student-athletes are eligible, with preference given to foot-

ball players and business administration majors.

The monthly newsletter announcing STudent-Athlete Recognition opportunitiesSept. 2004 ★ Volume 3, Issue 1

Upcoming Deadlines forScholarships, Internships and Awards

TAR Heel New sS★

Acker Bittner Fumo Gainey Justice

Lyko Perruquet Schmidt Suguiyama Terry

Thomas Tran Walker Werry Williams

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Rebecca Acker 4 ..................Swimming Jonathan Albrecht 2 ..............SwimmingElizabeth Alsop 3 ................GymnasticsNeyla Amaya 1..........................FencingMeg Austin 1 ................................TrackJuan Pablo Aycinena 2 ..............SoccerEmanual Ayvas 1 ..........................TrackNicki Barnes 1 ........................LacrosseRobert Bates 2..............................TrackBlake Beach 1 ............................SoccerRebecca Bennett 2 ....................RowingRobbie Bittner 1 ....................SwimmingRyan Blair 1 ............................LacrosseLeigh Blomgren 3 ......................SoccerDavid Boole 1 ............................SoccerSanja Bosman 2 ......................FencingEvelyn Boykin 1 ............................TrackShannon Boyle 1 ............................GolfCerry Brewer 1 ............................TrackKevin Brower 2 ........................BaseballJason Brown 1........................FootballElizabeth Bruce 2..................Swimming Courtney Bumpers 2 ..........GymnasticsAshton Buswell 1 ....................WrestlingMcKenzie Byrd 2 ....................VolleyballMark Canty 3 ..........................WrestlingGreg Carr 1 ............................WrestlingEmily Carroll 2 ......................Swimming Jessica Carroll 2 ..........................TrackAmber Chambers 4 ..............F. HockeyStephanie Chan 1 ....................FencingBradley Coker 1 ......................LacrosseCharles Conkling 2..................LacrosseBen Connell 1 ........................WrestlingRoss Cook 1 ............................BaseballJennifer Cox 2 ..........................RowingAllyson Criner 2 ............................TrackMadelyn Curley 4................GymnasticsErin Cutrell 1 ........................Swimming Matt Daly 1 ..................................TrackNathan Danneman 1 ................FencingCarrie Davis 2 ......................BasketballRachel Dawson 1 ..................F. HockeyBo Dickerson 1 ........................BaseballJulia Domina 3 ..........................RowingErin Donohue 3 ............................TrackKeegan Drenosky 1 ..................RowingPablo Durana 2 ............................TrackDavid Eitelberg 1 ..........................TrackKarli Eller 2 ................................SoccerRegina Elwell 1 ........................RowingAnna Evans 1 ............................SoftballAnna Fabiszewski 1 ..................RowingKerry Falgowski 3 ..................F. HockeyIvana Ferrer 1 ..........................FencingBryan Fisher 1 ..............................TrackShalane Flanagan 1 ........................CCTiffany Flomo 4 ............................TrackTammy Foxworth 3 ................VolleyballKevin Frew 1 ..........................LacrosseAnissa Gainey 2 ..........................TrackCristina Garcia 1 ......................Fencing

Eric Gardner 1 ..........................FencingAllison Garren 2 ........................FencingLaura Gerraughty 3 ......................TrackJulie Gladchuk 1 ....................LacrosseAndrew Goodson 2 ..................FencingAletha Green 4 ......................VolleyballMark Griffin 3 ..........................BaseballTyler Griffin 2 ..............................SoccerEmily Guerry 1........................VolleyballAyca Guralp 1 ..........................FencingSandra Gustitus 1 ..................LacrosseSinisa Haberle 4....................SwimmingCarolyn Hack 2 ........................FencingAaron Harris 1 ..............................TrackEmily Harrison 1 ......................FencingJohn Hartmann 3 ..................SwimmingKyle Henderson 1 ..................LacrosseCarol Henry 1 ..............................TrackMikel Hester 2 ....................GymnasticsJoslin Higgins 1 ........................SoftballThomas Hodges 2 ..................LacrosseJeffrey Hoffman 1....................LacrosseJaclyn Holden 2 ........................SoftballMarshall Hubbard 1 ................BaseballJustin Hughes 1..........................SoccerJennifer Hunt 4 ........................FencingDavid Hunter 2..........................FootballHan Hwang 1 ............................FencingCamilla Ihenetu 3 ..................VolleyballSkylar Inman 3....................GymnasticsRomi Irons 1....................................GolfRhian Jenks 1 ..............................TrackMartin Jernigan 2......................FootballChristian Johnson 2......................TrackBryan Jones 2 ..........................FencingVenroy July 3 ..........................WrestlingDouglas Justice 3 ....................FootballKelsey Keeran 3 ....................F. HockeyLindsey Keiter 1 ........................FencingMeghan Kelly 2 ......................LacrosseHeather Kendell 1..................F. HockeyCassie King 1 ..............................TrackDoug Kingston 3 ............................GolfTatyana Kirichenko 3 ....................TrackJennifer Kling 1 ........................FencingGeorgia Kloss 1 ............................TrackCourtney Krolikoski 1................FencingJohn Lafferty 2 ..........................FootballSallie Lampron 2 ......................FencingElizabeth Lancaster 1 ................SoccerJeremy Ledford 1 ........................TennisClara Leigh 2 ............................RowingIlsa Leon 3 ..............................LacrosseCourtney Lewis 2 ..................Swimming Cecelia Liu 2 ......................GymnasticsAndrew Lucas 1 ......................LacrosseKim Lyko 1................................RowingRory Magner 2..............................TrackLandon Mariani 1......................FootballHeath Martin 1 ..........................FootballBrack Massey 1 ......................BaseballTerri Matthews 2 ..........................Track

Michael McCall 2 ....................LacrosseMelissa McCarthy 1 ................LacrosseTerry McCloskey 2 ....................RowingMary McDowell 2........................SoccerPhillip McLamb 2 ..................BasketballKate McNamara 1 ........................TrackEdythe McNamee 1 ..................RowingLeah Metcalf 2 ......................BasketballAndrew Metzler 2 ........................TennisJonathan Miller 1 ..................BasketballKathryn Miller 1 ..............................GolfWes Miller 1 ..........................BasketballElizabeth Misiti 4 ..................Swimming Jayme Mitchell 1 ....................VolleyballRobert Moffatt 1 ............................TrackAniela Mojzis 1 ............................TennisNick Monroe 1 ............................TennisPeter Neumark 1 ......................FencingCatherine Nitz 1 ........................RowingErik Olsson 2 ................................TrackDaniel Orner 1 ..........................FootballCristina Pace 1 ........................FencingAnnette Parker 2 ..........................TrackPhabienne Parker 3......................TrackAmy Parulis 3 ..............................TrackMichael Pennink 2 ....................FencingAnnabelle Pereira 3 ..................FencingJessica Perruquet 4 ..............Swimming Jessica Perry 2 ............................TrackSteven Piantadosi 2..................FencingMichael Pigassou 1 ..............SwimmingTony Pigford 1 ..........................FootballJessica Polini 2 ........................FencingBrad Pomeroy 1 ..........................TennisLauren Portnow 2 ......................RowingAshley Prange 1..............................GolfJoseph Prendergast 1 ..............FencingScott Price 1 ................................TrackIvona Puszkarzcuk 1 ................FencingMolly Pyles 2 ..........................VolleyballKathleen Quinn 1 ..................Swimming Elizabeth Rainbolt 2..................FencingTaylor Rayfield 2 ....................VolleyballEmily Reardon 1 ..................Swimming Jennifer Rehm 1....................Swimming Laisee Rintel 1 ......................F. HockeyJennifer Ritchey 2 ....................FencingLaura Rock 1 ............................RowingMiranda Ross 1 ..................GymnasticsBrandon Russell 2 ....................FootballMorgan Russell 1 ....................LacrosseByron Sanders 1 ..................BasketballGia Santoro 2........................Swimming Adam Schauer 1 ..................SwimmingAlice Schmidt 4 ............................TrackLeon Scroggins 3......................FootballSkip Seagraves 1......................FootballKatherine Sebastian 2 ..............FencingRick Seibold 1 ........................WrestlingJessica Sell 2 ........................BasketballAdam Setzer 1 ..........................FencingBobby Shaw 1 ........................Wrestling

Trey Sheain 1..........................LacrosseElizabeth Sheehy 1 ..................FencingChris Showers 1 ........................SoccerWes Shull 1 ................................SoccerAdam Shupe 2 ..........................FencingAmanda Smith 3 ................GymnasticsClaire Smith 1 ....................GymnasticsDoug Smith 1................................TrackWhitney Smith 4....................Swimming Rebecca Smock 1 ................Swimming Amanda Snow 2 ........................RowingEvan Sola 1 ............................WrestlingKathryn Sorensen 1 ..................RowingPaul Spellman 3......................LacrosseAdriann Spinks 1 ......................RowingJordan Staab 1 ........................FencingRonald Staines 1 ....................LacrosseSarah Stargel 2..........................RowingAmy Steadman 2........................SoccerBryan Steed 1 ..........................BaseballChristen Steele 2 ....................FencingDaniel Stringer 1 ....................LacrosseKristin Stroupe 2 ..........................TrackJennifer Sucher 4 ........................TrackYuri Suguiyama 4..................SwimmingKristen Tadlock 1 ....................LacrosseLisa Tegethoff 1 ..................GymnasticsTommy Thekkekandam 2 ......WrestlingRyan Therrien 2 ............................TrackMaggie Tomecka 2 ....................SoccerKaty Tran 3 ............................F. HockeyRichard Treis 4................................GolfOlivia Trusty 3 ....................GymnasticsAntonio Tucker 1 ..........................TrackCourtney Turco 1 ................GymnasticsJon Van Assen 1 ..................SwimmingLindsay Waddell 2 ................Swimming Grace Wallenborn 2 ..................RowingAndrew Watkins 1 ......................TennisCarmen Watley 1........................SoccerNaomi Weatherald 1 ..............F. HockeyCurtis Webster 3 ......................FencingJoi Weeks 1 ..................................TrackDawn Weldon 2 ........................FencingDavid Werry 2 ........................LacrosseBryant Will 3............................LacrosseAmy Williams 3 ..................GymnasticsAndre Williams 1 ......................FootballMallory Williams 1......................RowingAshley Williamson 1 ..................RowingLaura Winslow 2 ........................SoccerPatrick Woodruff 2 ................SwimmingKatie Wright 3 ........................VolleyballAlison Yin 2................................SoftballChase Younts 1........................BaseballMatt Zachek 1 ..........................FencingEric Zakrzewski 1 ..................WrestlingJessica Ziebell 1........................Rowing(Number indicates years on honor roll)

Tar Heels on the 2003-04 ACC Academic Honor Roll