November update/reminders: CoSIDA members - You can nominate deserving student-athletes throughout March 2015 - a monthly winner is chosen from November-on, so make sure you have your nominations in NOW to give your athletes the best chance for consideration!
Your current student-athletes DO NOT have to be in-season to be nominated!
Dear CoSIDA Member:
Haier Electronics, one of the world's premier major appliance brands, was recently introduced to the CoSIDA membership as a new corporate partner at the
Tier I level of involvement.
As a CoSIDA partner, Haier is proud to present the
Haier Achievement Award -- a new national awards program honoring student-athletes who are over-achievers outside of sports.
In addition to introducing you to this program,
we are asking you to nominate deserving student-athletes representing your institution. Our goal is to bring recognition to student-athletes who have achieved something special
off the field and
off the court, in family, academic or community projects.
Below is how the
Haier Achievement Award program will work:
• The award (and nomination process) program will run from October 2014 through March, 2015.
• Student-athletes in good academic standing (certified by institution and appropriate national governing body as eligible to compete at the time of nomination) from all intercollegiate sports and all levels of collegiate athletics are eligible.
• CoSIDA members are invited to nominate student-athletes who have achieved something special beyond their chosen sport, particularly in family or community service. A nomination form is available online at
http://achieve.haieramerica.com/
• All nominees will be reviewed by a judging panel comprised of sportswriters, editors, selected members of the CoSIDA Board of Directors, and former college athletes including
Isaiah Austin, who has been named Spokesperson of the awards program.
• A total of eight (8) student-athletes will be recognized from November through March as winners of the Haier Achievement Award.
• Haier will make a donation in the amount of
$2,000 to the general scholarship fund at each school
and, present the Athletic Department with a Haier 48” Flat Screen television.
• Each of the honorees will receive a plaque and be recognized on the Haier Achievement Award website, through local media, with the opportunity for a special presentation by Haier representatives at their school.
• At the end of the season, one
Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner (from the eight monthly award winners) will be selected through on an online vote of college sports fans.
• Haier will present
$5,000 to the general scholarship fund and, a Haier 48” Flat Screen television to the Athletic Department at the school of the Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner.
• Again, we are looking to honor student-athletes who have demonstrated special and notable achievement outside of sports, preferably in some type of community, family and/or academic service during the current academic year (2014-15).
We are excited to honor these special student-athletes who do so much to support meaningful community projects.
To learn more about the Haier Achievement Award, and to see profiles of the winners throughout the season, please visit:
http://achieve.haieramerica.com/
To nominate any of your student athletes, simply go to the the website and fill in the info.
If you have any questions about the Haier Achievement Award, please contact us at
thering@pspsports.com.
We look forward to hearing from you to recognize deserving student-athletes with the
Haier Achievement Award.
Sincerely,
Doug Vance,
Executive Director, COSIDA
John Homlish,
Sr. VP Marketing, Haier America