University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Golden Eagle Student Athletes Honored At SAAC Banquet
5/16/2006 12:00:00 AM | General
May 16, 2006
Hattiesburg, Miss. - More than 100 Southern Miss student-athletes were recently honored at the Student-Athlete Advisory Commitee's (SAAC) Annual Banquet, held recently at the Lake Terrace Convention Center in Hattiesburg, Miss.
The student-athletes, along with university instructors, staff and administrators were honored at the event, which highlighted the academic achievements during the 2005-06 academic year.
Among those student-athletes honored were Baseball's Marc Maddox and Softball's Charity Butler, the 2005-06 Southern Miss Male and Female Student-Athletes of the Year, respectively.
A pair of Golden Eagle program picked up team awards, including the Men's Tennis Team, which earned the Team Academic Award with an average cumulative GPA of 3.28, and the Women's Basketball Team, which earned the Team Community Service Award.
Included in the honorees were:
- 61 student-athletes who have maintained a 3.0-3.49 cumulative GPA (Bronze Medal)
- 22 student-athletes who have maintained a 3.5-3.74 cumulative GPA (Silver Medal)
- 27 student-athletes who have maintained at 3.75-4.0 cumulative GPA (Gold Medal)
- Two student-athletes who have been named as Academic All-Americans
- One student-athlete who was selected as the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year
- 19 recognized by Conference USA as Commissioner's Academic Medalists
- 71 received Conference USA Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition
Also honored at the program was a group of University employees who consistently demonstrate their outstanding commitment to the success of all students and who have specifically been a tremendous asset to the Department of Athletics and to our student-athletes.
The complete list of honorees follows:
Female Student-Athlete of the Year
Charity Butler, Softball
Male Student-Athlete of the Year
Marc Maddox, Baseball
Team Academic Award
Men's Tennis (3.28 Average Cumulative GPA)
Team Community Service Award
Women's Basketball
Department of Athletics Outstanding Instructor Award
Dr. Maurice Meylan (Geology)
Kevin Dougherty (History)
Cheri Alder (History)
Amy Sevier (Management)
Patty Munn (Accounting)
Dr. David Echevarria (Psychology)
Susan Howell (Mathematics)
Dr. Ben Velasquez (HPR)
Department of Athletics Outstanding Service Award
Dr. Susan Hubble-Burchell (Professor, School of HP&R)
Dr. Alvin Williams (Professor, Marketing & Management)
Mary Dayne Gregg (Instructor, Computer Science)
Dr. Dennis Phillips (Assoc. Professor/Assoc. Director, School of HP&R and Faculty Athletics Representative)
Department of Athletics Outstanding University Administrator Award
Dr. Joe Paul - Vice President of Student Affairs
Dr. Peter Fos - Dean, College of Health
Dr. Lou Marciani - Director, School of HP&R
Department of Athletics Outstanding University Staff Award
Cindy Sheffield (Registrar)
Monika Hogan (Admissions)
Debby Hill (Registrar)
Laura Malone (College of Health)
Trista Boudreaux (College of Health)
Gina Barker (Int'l Admissions)
| Southern Miss Academic Medal Winners | ||
|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal Winners Baseball Cheerleading Football Men's Golf Men's Tennis Softball Southern Misses Soccer Volleyball Women's Basketball Women's Golf Women's Track and Field | Silver Medal Winners Baseball Cheerleading Football Men's Golf Men's Tennis Men's Track and Field Southern Misses Soccer Volleyball Women's Basketball Women's Tennis | Bronze Medal Winners Baseball Cheerleading Football Men's Basketball Men's Golf Men's Tennis Men's Track and Field Softball Southern Misses Soccer Volleyball Women's Golf Women's Tennis Women's Track and Field |
