Julie Foudy,
Alvan Adams,
Terrell Hoage and
Tim Green are among a group of 25 finalists for induction into the
17th annual CoSIDA Academic All-America Hall of Fame. Four of the finalists will be inducted at ceremonies in San Diego, Calif., July 21.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), established the Hall of Fame in 1988 to honor former college scholar-athletes who have excelled in their professions and made substantial contributions to their communities. To be eligible, a candidate had to be an Academic All-America team member who graduated at least 10 years ago.
The Hall of Fame finalists were chosen from a group of more than 200 nominees and were selected by a 120-member voting board representing CoSIDA’s 2,000 members. CBS broadcaster Dick Enberg, will serve as master of ceremonies at this year’s 17th annual induction. There are currently 78 members of the Hall of Fame.
Foudy, a 1993 graduate of Stanford, is a two-time Olympic medalist and a 14-year veteran of the US National women’s soccer team. Adams, a graduate of Oklahoma where he was a Phi Beta Kappa, played 13 seasons in the NBA after earning Big 8 Player of the Year honors in 1975.
Hoage, a Phi Beta Kappa honoree at Georgia (Class of 1984), was a two-time consensus first-team All-America who went on to play 13 years in the NFL, winning a Super Bowl ring while playing for the Washington Redskins in 1992. Green, a 1986 graduate of Syracuse, played eight seasons in the NFL and is currently a lawyer and a NFL color announcer for FOX, as well as a best-selling author.
Other finalists include former Notre Dame football player Robert Burger, former Brigham Young volleyball standout Dylann Duncan Ceriani, former College of New Jersey softball All-America Tracy Warren and former Elon University men’s baskeball player Brian Branson.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Since the program’s inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Division I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.