CoSIDA Members:
During the recent CoSIDA Convention in San Antonio, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame® inducted its 22nd class to bring the total number of Academic All-America Hall of Fame® members to 108. As you are preparing for the upcoming academic and athletic seasons, please keep in mind any potential nominees for the Class of 2010 Academic All-America Hall of Fame®.
Nominations for the Class of 2010 will once again be on-line, and the nomination forms will be available on the CoSIDA website beginning September 16 through October 28. Below is the Academic All-America Hall of Fame® timeline and fact sheet.
Please begin researching potential candidates now, especially those former student-athletes that would fall into the honorary category, to have the most complete information when the forms become available. If you nominated a former student-athlete on-line last year, you will have access to those forms to update information.
Thank you.
Mark Fleming, Moravian College Sports Information Director/Academic All-America Hall of Fame Coordinator
Office - (610) 861-1472 Cell - (610) 390-7545 Fax - (610) 861-1581
Email - sportsinfo@moravian.edu
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2010 Academic All-America Hall of Fame Nomination/Voting Timeline
Sept. 16 - Nomination form available on-line
Oct. 28 - Close of nominations
Nov. 2 - Ballot available to membership on-line
Nov. 23 - Close of voting
Nov. 24 - Schools contacted for information on finalists
Dec. 11 - Deadline for information on finalists
Induction: July 2010 at the CoSIDA San Francisco Convention (day/time TBA)
About Academic All-America Hall of Fame®
Created in 1988, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame® recognizes Academic All-Americas who have achieved lifetime success in their professional careers and are committed to philanthropic causes in the communities where they reside. Four to five deserving candidates are inducted at an annual awards ceremony.
A total of 108 Academic All-Americas have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception. The Class of 2010 will be inducted at the annual CoSIDA Convention in San Francisco, California, in July, 2010.
Selection Criteria
To be eligible, an Academic All-America must have:
• Received a nomination by his/her alma mater’s sports information director.
• Earned Academic All-America® Team honors during his/her collegiate career or must meet the criteria for an Honorary Inductee (see below)
• Graduated with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00 on a 4.00 scale.
• Received college diploma for at least 10 years ago.
• Proven career success and philanthropic service.
Honorary Induction Criteria
An Honorary Inductee is a person who, or an organization which, has made a significant contribution to the Academic All-America Committee, Teams or Hall of Fame. The honorary designation may be awarded to a former scholar-athlete whose collegiate career pre-dated the Academic All-America program in his/her particular sport. The eligible candidates' academic and athletic achievements must meet minimum criteria for selection to the Hall of Fame.
Selection Procedure
Sports Information Directors nominate former Academic All-Americas annually. A national ballot consisting of all eligible candidates (more than 100 each year) is distributed to the CoSIDA membership in an on-line process to determine the “Top 25” finalists.
The “Top 25” finalists ballot is prepared for a 12 member Hall of Fame selection committee, which is made up of the program spokesperson, CoSIDA representatives, current Hall of Fame members and a sponsor dignitary. The Hall of Fame selection committee selects a maximum of four inductees and, when warranted, an Honorary Inductee for each induction ceremony.
Hall of Fame Members Overview
Since its inception, the Academic All-America Hall of Fame has recognized U.S. Senators and Representatives, military heroes, attorneys, physicians, college presidents, Nobel Prize recipients and leading figures of corporate America.
There has also been a fair share of sports legends including Bill Walton, Pat Haden, Lynette Woodard, Steve Young, Brock Strom, Joe Theisman, Lynn Barry, Cris Collinsworth, Bill Bradley, Bernie Kosar, Tracy Caulkins-Stockwell, Merlin Olsen, Karch Kiraly and Danny Ainge.
Master of Ceremonies: Dick Enberg
Dick Enberg, CBS Sports Emmy award-winning commentator, has served as the official spokesperson for the Academic All-America Teams Program and is the Academic All-America Hall of Fame master of ceremonies (when his schedule permits) since 1985 to present. A complete bio on Enberg is available upon request.
The Dick Enberg Award
Established in 1997, the Dick Enberg Award is given annually to a person whose actions and commitment have furthered the meaning and reach of the Academic All-America® Teams Program and/or the student-athlete while promoting the values of education and academics.
The award was created in part to recognize Dick Enberg’s passion and support of the Academic All-America program for the past 20-plus years and more importantly, his dedication to education for more than four decades.