Note to CoSIDA Members: You can nominate deserving student-athletes throughout March 2015 for the new Haier Achievement Award, given to student-athletes across all divisions for their accomplishments beyond sports. CoSIDA members are invited to nominate student-athletes who have achieved something special beyond their chosen sport, particularly in family or community service.
The nomination form is available online at http://achieve.haieramerica.com/.
Eight award recipients will be chosen from November 2014-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!
Haier will make a special presentation to all award recipients, 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. 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.
An overall winner from the eight recipients will be chosen in the spring, selected in fan online voting. 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.
WAYNE, NJ - Elisha Hande, a senior on the North Carolina State woman’s tennis team has been selected as a recipient of the
Haier Achievement Award, presented to deserving student-athletes for their accomplishments beyond sports. The announcement of the first of eight
Haier Achievement Awards being presented this year was made by John Homlish, senior vice president, Digital Living Business Unit for Haier America, one of the world’s leading television and appliance manufacturers and Doug Vance, Executive Director of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
“This program creates a platform that helps bring to light those student-athletes who are reaching incredible heights in their non-athletic endeavors and serve as role models for all young people,” said Homlish. “Through the Haier Achievement Award program, we are excited to recognize inspiring young student-athletes like Elisha to further motivate other young people to achieve and succeed beyond their chosen sport. We commend Elisha for all she has accomplished.”
A native of Cheltenham, England, Hande is a three-year letter winner on the women’s tennis team and maintains a 4.0 GPA with a major in economics and a minor in German. She was a finalist for the 2014 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award, and received the ACC community service award in 2012 and 2013 for her work in the planning and organization of the Winter Chill Special Olympics Tennis Tournament for special needs athletes in the Raleigh area. She serves as a mentor at A.B. Combs Elementary School in Raleigh and a guest speaker at St. Timothy’s Middle School. Elisha is also involved with community outreach through Athletes in Action, and regularly works at a local homeless shelter.
“Coming to NC State has provided a wealth of opportunities for me on and off the court, and I am honored to be recognized for this award. I’m glad that I was able to make the most of my opportunities by reaching out to people in the community, especially children, and representing my team, fellow student-athletes and my university any way I can,” Hande said.
Haier will officially recognize Hande with a plaque and certificate at an upcoming ceremony. In addition, they will donate $2,000 to the NC State general scholarship fund and award a Haier 48-inch LED HD television to the school’s athletic department.
Student-athletes from all sports, all schools, and all divisions are eligible for the Haier Achievement Award. Members of CoSIDA and fans can nominate student-athletes through December 31, 2014, at
http://achieve.haieramerica.com/. Haier will announce eight (8) honorees throughout the year and in mid-March invite fans to vote online for the
Haier Ultimate Achievement Award winner. The winner will earn their school a $5,000 donation to the general scholarship fund and a Haier 40-inch LED HD television. Additionally, all fans who vote will be entered into a drawing to win a Haier 48-inch LED HD TV.
ABOUT HAIER: Haier America (
www.haier.com/us/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Haier Group, the world’s No. 1 major appliance brand as ranked by Euromonitor International 2013, and a global leader in consumer electronics. Haier employs more than 70,000 people around the world and distributes products in more than 100 countries and regions with global revenues reaching $29.5 billion in 2013.
ABOUT CoSIDA: CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America,
www.cosida.com) was founded in 1957 and is a 3,000-plus member national organization comprised of sports public relations, media relations and communications/information professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in the U.S. and Canada. CoSIDA has two primary missions: 1) Assist communications and public relations professionals at all collegiate levels with professional development and continuing education, 2) Play a significant leadership and resource role within the overall collegiate athletics enterprise, thus helping other management groups and their respective memberships deal with the set of communications-based issues that is the most complex and challenging in history.
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