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The Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Program Overview

In 1999, the Pacific-10 Conference created a postgraduate scholarship program to honor outstanding student-athletes from its member institutionswho also are outstanding scholars.

Each year, the Conference awards 40 scholarships of $3,000 each to student-athletes who have excelled academically and athletically and have completed their intercollegiate athletics eligibility. Each Pac-10 institution selects four student-athlete recipients, two men and two women, through its institutional selection process. Although each institution can determine its own method of selection, the mission of the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship program with a focus on ?reward(ing) those individuals whose dedication and effort are reflective of those characteristics necessary to succeed and thrive through postgraduate study in an accredited graduate degree program? should guide the selections.

To be selected for a Pac-10 postgraduate scholarship, a student-athlete must:
- Have an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale) or its equivalent.

- Be in his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports OR be in his/ her final year of undergraduate studies, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports. The student-athlete will be evaluated on the basis of all academic work completed at time of selection.

- Have performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team. The degree of the student-athlete?s athletic achievement will be weighed at least equally with the degree of academic performance.

- Intend to continue academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission.

- Have behaved, both on and off the field, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution and intercollegiate athletics.

Participation in campus and/or community service activities may be considered when choosing recipients. Institutions may also consider participation in activities in which the studentathlete serves as an example to other students and demonstrates leadership qualities. Need is not a factor in granting these scholarships. Receiving awards from other sources does not make a selected recipient ineligible for a Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship. The Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarships are one-time grants and are not renewable. The eligibility period for the award is three years from the date of the award. Student-athletes who wish to defer the award for a longer period must contact the Conference office prior to the expiration of the three-year period. Awarding institutions will be consulted to determine whether or not a deferment will be granted.

The funds may only be used for full-time enrollment in a graduate or professional degree program at an accredited university, or a in degree-granting or professional program for which a baccalaureate is required for admission. The scholarships cannot be used to complete prerequisites for graduate school, or for non-degree programs (e.g., paralegal or paramedic classes).

Timeline for Selection of Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients Mid-January Information packets are sent from the Conference office to the faculty athletics representatives and other institutional personnel. January-May Institution begins process to select four student- athlete recipients (two male and two female) for the scholarships. Institution completes information packet for selected student-athletes, including accomplishments (academic and athletic), student-athlete?s data form, student-athlete's statement, and coach's endorsement. Note that the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship application may be substituted for the Pac-10 form if the recipient has already completed the NCAA forms.

May 1
Deadline for institution to submit application materials for its four selected recipients to the Conference office.

Mid-May
Conference office announces the names of the recipients of the Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarships through a Conference press release.

July 1
Application materials for 40 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship winners provided to Oroweat Healthy Minds Scholarship Selection Committee.

August 1
Oroweat Selection Committee members provide rankings of applicants to Conference office.

August 15
Oroweat Healthy Minds Scholarship winners announced.

Fall, 2008
Oroweat Healthy Minds Scholarship winners recognized at campus event.

Ongoing
Conference office sends scholarship funds directly to graduate institution once verification of enrollment form is received.

Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Student - Athlete Data Form (PDF) | Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Student - Athlete Data Form (Word)

2008-09 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Winners

Arizona Craig Sheedy men's diving Shelly Splittberger women's cross country Danielle Steinberg women's tennis Xiong Xeuhan men's track & field

Arizona State Thomas Bellama men's tennis Sybil Dosty women's basketball Anthony Reyes football Sarah Stevens women's track & field

California Kyle Brady men's gymnastics Aditya (George) Gandranata men's golf Rachel Moffitt field hockey Brook Turner w cross country/track & field

Oregon Darcie Gardner women's soccer Zoe Nelson women's track & field Nick Reed football Scott Wall men's track & field

Oregon State Ryan Callahan men's soccer Jane Ivey women's rowing D'Anna Piro women's gymnastics Alex Williams men's golf

Stanford Nate Cass men's swimming Alicia Follmar w cross country/track & field Nicole Ourada women's gymnastics Brandon Williams men's volleyball

UCLA Elizabeth Lumpkin women's tennis Jade Machado women's volleyball Drew Shackleton men's cross country/track & field Kyle Shackleton men's cross country/track & field

USC Desmond Hamilton men's track & field Katy Houston women's swimming Kazu Miyahara men's swimming Stacey Strong women's soccer

Washington Robert Lukevich football Amanda Miller w cross country/track & field Rachel Powers women's rowing Scott Spansail men's swimming

Washington State Elyse Peterson women's swimming Drew Polley men's cross country/track & field Sara Trané w cross country/track & field

2007-08 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
OROWEAT "HEALTHY MINDS" SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Jernej Godec, CAL; Yuki Lamb, OSU
ARIZONA: Jessica Arnold, Brandy Collins, Daniel Marshall, Lou Maturo
ARIZONA STATE: Lindsey Brown, Ryan Sontag, Jason Trulson, Jackie Vasquez
CALIFORNIA: Zsuzsanna Babos, Jernej Godec, Courtney Hooker, Justin Pollard
OREGON: Jennifer Derby, Joanna Gail, Joey Lucas, Michael McGrath
OREGON STATE: Kyle Bressler, Lauren Denfeld, Yuki Lamb, Justin Wagner
STANFORD: Peter Finlayson, Aimee Precourt, Josh Zupancic, Jessica Zutz
UCLA: Christopher Joseph, Lindsey Pluimer, Austin Ramos, Meghan Schoen
USC: Emily Goetsch, Richard Gosper, Matthew Van't Hof, Michelle Sanford
WASHINGTON: Ashley Aratani, Jennifer Chang, Andreas Kuharszky, Carl Moe
WASHINGTON STATE: Brooke Bemis, Ekaterina Burduli, Steven Kost, Jayson Miller

 

2006-07 Pac-10 Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
OROWEAT "HEALTHY MINDS" SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS: Kal Clark, ASU; Katy Trotter, STAN
ARIZONA: Adam Ritter, Holly Kast, Kathryn Elofson
ARIZONA STATE: Jesse Ainsworth, Kal Clark, Cassidy Farwell, Heidi Knabe
CALIFORNIA: Alex Pribble, Daniel Sebescen, Erin Reilly, Elyse Wong
OREGON: Drew Larson, Eric Hastings, Suzie Barnes, Kristen Bitter
OREGON STATE: Bobby Pfennigs, Jeremy Larsen, Melissa Onstad, Neoma Palmer
STANFORD: Mike Silva, Donny Simkin, Cassidy Krug, Katy Trotter
UCLA: Eric Chaghouri, Emily Feher, Alexandra McGoodwin, Jackie Nguyen
USC: J.J. Owens, Pavol Valovic, Kinga Marciszewska, Lindsay Parker
WASHINGTON: Martin Bingisser, Jon Hickey, Asiha Grigsby, Cameo Hicks
WASHINGTON STATE: Lindsay Backhouse, Kaylee Gardner