Oroweat "Healthy Minds" Scholarship Program Overview
The Oroweat "Healthy Minds" Postgraduate Scholarship was established in 2006-07 by the Pac-10 Conference and Pac-10 corporate partner Oroweat to recognize one outstanding male and one outstanding female annually with a $10,000 grant for postgraduate study.
The "Healthy Minds" winners are selected from among the group of 40 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship recipients, comprised of two males and two females named annually by each Pac-10 institution. The selections are made by a Pac-10 committee which includes institutional administrators and faculty representatives, a student-athlete member of the Pac-10 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and a representative of Pac-10 Properties, the marketing arm of the Conference. The committee evaluates the candidates in four areas: academic achievement, athletics achievement, community service, and academic goals and aspirations.
Selections are made in July with the winners announced in early August.
The first two winners of the Oroweat "Healthy Minds" Scholarship, selected in August of 2007, were Kal Clark of Arizona State and Katy Trotter of Stanford.
Kal Clark, Arizona State
Hailing from Pewee Valley, Ky., Clark was a four-year letter winner for the Sun Devils, having competed in the NCAA championships and the USATF Junior Cross Country Nationals during his collegiate career. He ran a personal best time of 31:41 in the 10K at the NCAA West Regionals in 2003 and finished as high as seventh overall at the 2004 Junior Nationals. Clark, a three-time first team Pac-10 All-Academic selection, is currently enrolled in medical school at Washington University in St. Louis. Along with his efforts in sport and the classroom, Clark served as a mentor to underprivileged youth and as a volunteer in the Radiology Hospital. |  |
Katy Trotter, Stanford
Trotter, a native of Little Silver, N.J., was an eight-time All-American, a four-year letter winner and an All-Pac-10 performer, as she helped guide the Cardinal to three cross country national titles during her collegiate campaign. She ran an unusually wide range of events, including the 3000m steeplechase in which she set the Stanford record with a time of 10:07.55. A three-time second team Pac-10 All-Academic selection, Trotter is currently training for the 2008 Olympics. In addition to her commitment to athletics and academics, Trotter volunteered her time at the Red Bank Veterinary Hospital, Stanford Habitat for Humanity and the Special Olympics. She plans on entering medical school in the Fall of 2008. |  |
2007-08 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Winners
Arizona
Jessica Arnold women's basketball
Brandy Collins women's swimming
Daniel Marshall men's track & field
Lou Maturo men's track & field/cross country
Arizona State
Lindsey Brown women's swimming
Ryan Sontag baseball
Jason Trulson wrestling
Jackie Vasquez softball
California
Susie Babos women's tennis
Jernej Godec men's swimming
Courtney Hooker women's soccer
Justin Pollard men's swimming
Oregon
Jennifer Derby women's lacrosse
Joanna Gail softball
Joey Lucas wrestling
Michael McGrath men's track & field
Oregon State
Kyle Bressler wrestling
Lauren Denfeld women's cross country/track & field
Yuki Lamb women's gymnastics
Justin Wagner men's rowing
Stanford
Peter Finlayson men's water polo
Aimee Precourt women's gymnastics
Josh Zupancic wrestling
Jessica Zutz field hockey
UCLA
Chris Joseph football
Lindsey Pluimer women's basketball
Austin Ramos men's cross country/track & field
Meghan Schoen women's volleyball
USC
Emily Goetsch women's swimming
Richard Gosper men's swimming
M. Van't Hof men's tennis
M. Sanford women's track & field
Washington
Ashley Aratani women's volleyball
Jennifer Chang women's gymnastics
A. Kuharszky men's tennis
Carl Moe men's cross country/track & field
Washington State
Brooke Bemis women's soccer
E. Burduli women's tennis
Steven Kost baseball
Jayson Miller baseball
