Coleman Lew Leadership Awards Announced

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., a national executive search firm, and the Southern Conference, the nation’s fifth oldest NCAA Division I collegiate athletic association, announced the selection of 21 student athletes as recipients of the third annual Coleman Lew Award. Georgia Southern student-athletes Shea Huxtable (Winter Springs, Fla.) and Jonathan King (Athens, Tenn.) were rewarded for their achievements.

The award recognizes scholar-athletes from each of the Southern Conference’s 11 member institutions. Coaches, faculty athletic representatives and senior woman administrators nominate prospective candidates based on leadership, academic excellence and athletic achievement in both the college environment and the community. Athletic directors and representatives from Coleman Lew & Associates conducted one-on-one interviews with the finalists before determining the award recipients.

Huxtable, a junior member of the Eagles women’s tennis team has excelled both in and out of the classroom. The team’s co-captain amassed five wins in 2008 and helped GSU to one of its most successful seasons in recent history with an 11-11 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the SoCon Tournament. Huxtable, an Early Childhood Education major, was recently named to the Southern Conference All-Academic Team after maintaining a 3.48 grade point average.

King, a member of the GSU baseball team played an integral role for the Eagles. The junior outfielder finished the season with a .317 batting average appearing in 26 games. He concluded the 2008 season with a .466 on base percentage. King’s performance in the classroom was equally as impressive, as the Finance major maintained a 4.0 grade point average during the 2007-08 academic year.

According to Kenneth D.Carrick, Jr., partner-managing director, “Our firm, as an education partner with the Southern Conference, is proud to present the Coleman Lew Leadership Award to these outstanding student-athletes. These individuals represent the best in academic performance, athletic skill and leadership ability.”

The Southern Conference Commissioner, John Iamarino said, “We are proud to once again work with Coleman Lew & Associates to recognize the bright young leaders of tomorrow who populate Southern Conference teams. These young men and women represent the leadership qualities that all collegiate institutions strive to instill in their students.”

Recipients will be recognized at the Southern Conference Honors Dinner tomorrow evening at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Hilton Head, S.C.

The 2008 Coleman Lew & Associates Leadership Award recipients are:

Name (Institution)                                                   Sport                              Academic Major

Mark Sturgis (Appalachian State)                         Track & Field               Health Promotions

Charissa Clearman (Appalachian State)               Volleyball                      Communications/Public Relations

Russell (Trey) Thomas (The Citadel)                   Baseball                         Business Administration       

Christopher Lietzow (College of Charleston)      Swimming & Diving     Business Administration

Sarah Moye (College of Charleston)                    Basketball                      Physical Education/Exercise Science

Cameron Griffin (Davidson)                                   Soccer                            Economics

Mercedes Robinson (Davidson)                           Basketball                     Psychology

Will Mason (Elon)                                                   Soccer                            International Studies

Stefanie Meyers (Elon)                                           Volleyball                      Broadcast Communications

Rob Victor (Furman)                                                Soccer                           Accounting

Kate Myatt (Furman)                                               Soccer                           Economics/Urban Studies

Jonathan King (Georgia Southern)                      Baseball                         Financial Planning

Shea Huxtable (Georgia Southern)                       Tennis                           Early Childhood Education

Joseph Sheffield (UNC Greensboro)                    Wrestling                      Exercise and Sport Science

Kaitlyn Nortz (UNC Greensboro)                          Volleyball                      International Business           

Zach Farrell (Chattanooga)                                    Basketball                     Business Administration

Rachel Norris (Chattanooga)                                 Softball                          Early Childhood Education

David Gift (Western Carolina)                               Track & Field                Science Education/Biology

Mollie Fowler (Western Carolina)                         Softball                          Elementary Education/Mathematics

Seth Goldwire (Wofford)                                        Football                         Economics

Cayley Wetzig (Wofford)                                       Tennis                           Business Economics

Coleman Lew & Associates, Inc., founded in 1979, is a retained executive search firm that recruits board members, officers and senior level executives for a diverse group of national and international companies. Member of the AESC. www.colemanlew.com.

SOURCES:  Coleman Lew & Associates and the Southern Conference

Category: Athletics

Published on Tuesday, 27 May 2008 00:11