Nov. 4 deadline for Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame nominations

Nov. 4 deadline for Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame nominations

Pictured in the photo, above (l to r): Dr. Randal Pinkett, Rutgers '94; Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Dick Enberg Award recipient); Dr. Julie Bremner Romias, UCLA '94; Dr. Carol Lally Shields, Notre Dame '79; Dr. Megan Neyer, Florida '86; and Pete Metzelaars, Wabash '82.


CoSIDA Members:

The nomination process for the Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame is coming to a close! Nominations for the Class of 2012 are done on-line, and the online nomination forms has been available at CoSIDA.com since September 1st.

During the recent CoSIDA Convention in Marco Island, Florida, the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame® inducted its 24th class to bring the total number of Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame® members to 117.

The 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Induction is set to take place in St. Louis in June 2012 during the CoSIDA Convention.

You will have access to the nomination form until Friday, November 4th, and you can
start a nomination, save it and open it again to fill in any information, a feature available only on the Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame nomination.

You will need your CoSIDA login and password to access the system as with the
Academic All-America® program. You can submit all of your nominations in the
on-line form available HERE.

Once you are in Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame system, you will have two options. First - to make a new nomination. Second - to work on previously submitted nominations. In the second section, if you nominated a student-athlete for the 2009, 2010 and/or 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame, that no mination is available for you to update. Once a student-athlete is nominated fothe Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame, their nomination will remain in the system.

Also, the Academic All-America Committee is looking for Honorary Inductee nominations. 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.

If you have any questions or problems with the on-line nomination process for the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame, please contact:

Mark Fleming
Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Coordinator

Sports Information Director
Moravian College
1200 Main Street
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Office - (610) 861-1472
Fax - (610) 861-1581
Cell - (610) 390-7545
Email: sportsinfo@moravian.edu


Steven Shaff
Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame Coordinator

Assistant AD/Media Relations
Northern Arizona University
1 Skydome Drive
Box 15400
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Office: 928-523-6792
Fax: 928-523-6793
Email: steven.shaff@nau.edu


Below is a timeline and a fact sheet for the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame®.

2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Nomination/Voting Timeline

Sept. 1st - Nominations open online
Nov. 4th - Close of nominations (5 p.m. ET)
Nov. 11th - Ballot available to AAA Committee and CoSIDA Board of Directors
Nov. 23rd - Close of voting
Nov. 28th - Schools contacted for information on finalists
Dec. 9th - Deadline for information on finalists


ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Created in 1988, the Capital One 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 117 Academic All-Americas have been inducted into the Hall of Fame since its inception. The Class of 2012 will be inducted at the annual CoSIDA Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, in June, 2012.

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.

• 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.


TO BE CONSIDERED FOR HONORARY INDUCTION

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 Board of Directors and the Academic All-America Committee 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 Capital One 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 and Danny Ainge.


DICK ENBERG: LONG-TIME SPOKESMAN AND AMBASSADROR OF THE PROGRAM

Dick Enberg, CBS Sports Emmy award-winning commentator, has served as the official spokesperson for the Academic All-America Teams Program. Beginning in 1985, he has served as the Academic All-America Hall of Fame master of ceremonies (when his schedule permits). A complete bio is available upon request.


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 years and more importantly, his dedication to education for more than four decades.