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WSAW will recognize 233 Award of Excellence recipients

MILWAUKEE, WI (December 22, 2003) Wisconsin’s high schools have selected 233 student-athletes for the Award of Excellence presented by the Women’s Sports Advocates of Wisconsin.

The Award of Excellence recipients are high school seniors with a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and a letter in at least one varsity girls sport. The student-athletes will be honored at WSAW’s 14th Annual Awards Banquet on February 7 at the Four Points Sheraton Milwaukee Airport Hotel.

In addition to the presentation of the student award recipients, the banquet will be highlighted by the conferring of WSAW’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Joel Claassen, teacher and coach at Pius XI High
School in Milwaukee.

The WSAW Annual Awards Banquet is recognized by the Women’s Sports Foundation as the state’s official celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.

The day kicks off with a sports injury seminar at 3 p.m., by Dr. Craig L. Jordan, D.C. Athletes, parents and coaches are invited to attend this no-fee seminar at the Four Points Sheraton.

At 4:30 p.m., a social hour and women’s sports memorabilia raffle will begin. Raffle contributors include world champion gymnast Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, tennis legend Billie Jean King, and double Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m.

Following the dinner and award presentations, the names of four Award of Excellence recipients who are in attendance will be drawn for a total of $2,500 in college scholarships. WSAW itself will present a $1,000
scholarship, with the Nienhaus Foundation of Neenah sponsoring two $500 scholarships, and the Milwaukee Chapter of the Executive Women’s Golf Association contributing one $500 scholarship. This will be the third
year of participation by the Nienhaus Foundation and the first year for the EWGA.

Dinner reservations will be accepted until Jan. 31, 2004. For a reservation form, visit WSAW’s Website at www.wsaw.org or call (414) 774-5572. WSAW also may be contacted by e-mail at wsaw@wsaw.org.

To view the complete listing of the 2004 Award of Excellence recipients
at our website: http://www.wsaw.org/awardofexcellence/past-winners.asp

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[Source: Wendy L. Young, WSAW President and Co Founder, wendy@wsaw.org, WSAW website: www.wsaw.org, WSAW email: wsaw@wsaw.org]

 

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