REPORT OF THE
NCAA HONORS COMMITTEE
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS.
a.
2002 Silver Anniversary honorees. The
committee selected the following honorees for the Silver Anniversary
award: Richard C. Chapman,
basketball, Augustana College (South Dakota); Maurice “Bo” Ellis, basketball,
Marquette University; Herman R. Frazier, track and field, Arizona State
University; Betsy King, golf and basketball, Furman University; John Naber, swimming,
Southern California University; and Rodney E. Slater, football, Eastern
Michigan University.
b. Attendance at the
dinner. The Theodore Roosevelt honoree, five of the six Silver honorees,
eight Top VIII honorees and two Inspiration Award recipients have all been
confirmed to be in attendance for the 2002 NCAA Honors Dinner. The committee
agreed that unique situations beyond the control of John Naber merited special
attention with regard to the person's actual attendance at the dinner (Mr.
Naber will carry the Olympic Torch in Los Angeles the morning of January 14).
c. 2002 Today’s Top VIII honorees. The committee selected the following honorees for the Today's Top VIII award: Kimberly A. Black, swimming, University of Georgia; Emily Bloss, basketball and outdoor track and field, Emporia State University; Andre N. Davis, football and indoor and outdoor track and field, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Misty Hyman, swimming, Stanford University; Leah L. Juno, indoor and outdoor track and field and cross country, University of Wisconsin, Steven Point; Nancy J. Metcalf, volleyball, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bryce W. Molder, golf, Georgia Institute of Technology; and Ruth E. Riley, basketball, University of Notre Dame.
d.
2002 Theodore Roosevelt Award recipient. The
committee selected the following individual as the 2002 Theodore Roosevelt
award recipient: Eunice Kennedy
Shriver, swimming and track, Stanford University.
e.
2002 Inspiration Award recipients. The committee selected: Maggie Maloy, cross country and outdoor
track and field, Defiance College; and Sam Paneno, football, University of
California, Davis; as the inaugural recipients.