Clemson 2008 Honor Banquet Awards |
Clemson, SC-Cliff Hammonds, Elizabeth Jobe and Meghan Steiner were inducted into the Clemson Academic Hall of Fame within the Clemson Athletic Department at Vickery Hall on Tuesday night at the department's annual Academic Honor Roll Banquet. The event honored all student-athletes who had been named to the honor roll (3.0 GPA) over the last two semesters.
Hammonds, a senior on the Clemson men's basketball team who was named to he CoSIDA Academic All-District III team last week, joined women's soccer player Elizabeth Jobe and volleyball player Meghan Steiner in being named to the Academic Hall of Fame. Hammonds and Jobe were two of the three student-athletes who won the Cecil Huey Award. Men's Swimmer Matt Balderston also won the honor, which is given to graduating student-athletes who demonstrate academic and athletic achievement while adhering to high ethical standards. Two Clemson football players, Jamarcus Grant and Rashaad Jackson, were recipients of the Academic Achievement Award. This award is given to student-athletes who have made a significant and consistent improvement over their academic career. Six student-athletes were honored for their community service with Top Six Awards. The recipients were Peg Carter, Julie Balderston, Ashley Clay and Rachel Regone from the women's swimming team, Matt Balderston from the men's swimming team and Lindsey Jackson from the women's soccer team. Carter was singled out with the Bill D'Andrea Service Award as a student-athlete who, "demonstrates commitment to academics, devotion to service and excellence in leadership." Also honored were the top student-athletes in terms of GPA for each team and the teams that had the top GPAs for each of the last two semesters. The men's soccer and women's swimming teams had the top GPAs for the spring of 2007, while the men's tennis and women's soccer teams won the award for this past fall. All Academic Team
Name Sport
Elizabeth Jobe Women's Soccer
Molly Johnson Women's Soccer
Sue Eckman Volleyball
Laura Laughlin Women's Track
Jill Allen Women's Swimming
Peg Carter Women's Swimming
Rachel Regone Women's Swimming
Matt Balderston Men's Swimming
Emily Spray Women's Basketball
Jesse Yanutola Men's Basketball
Ben Martin Golf
Tyler Stone Football
Megan Bendik Rowing
Nicole Rau Rowing
Kathryn Gerber Women's Tennis
Gera Boryachinskiy Men's Tennis
Sam Bryfczynski Men's Track
William Ward Baseball
Jeff Routh Men's Soccer
Caleb Gaston Trainer
Matt Bradshaw Manager
Sarah Barron Video
Top Six Award (Community Service)
Peg Carter Women's Swimming
Julie Balderston Women's Swimming
Matt Balderston Men's Swimming
Ashley Clay Women's Swimming
Lindsey Jackson Women's Soccer
Rachel Regone Women's Swimming
Billy D'Andrea Service Award
Peg Carter Women's Swimming
Academic Achievement Award
Jamarcus Grant Football
Rashaad Jackson Football
Athletic Director's Award
Greg Burana Men's Soccer
William Ward Baseball
Jeff Routh Men's Soccer
Elizabeth Jennings Rowing
Ford Heiner Rowing
Blair Brendle Rowing
Danielle Kazilionis Women's Soccer
Jen Grove Women's Swimming
Peg Carter Women's Swimming
Jill Allen Women's Swimming
Taylor Thompson Men's Swimming
Matt Balderston Men's Swimming
Sue Eckman Volleyball
Elizabeth Jobe Women's Soccer
Andrew Medvec Manager
Ryan Sanders Trainer
Caleb Gaston Trainer
Academic Hall of Fame
Cliff Hammonds Men's Basketball
Elizabeth Jobe Women's Soccer
Meghan Steiner Volleyball
Michelin Career Awareness Award
Michael Feathers Men's Track
Cecil Huey Award
Matt Balderston Men's Swimming
Cliff Hammonds Men's Basketball
Elizabeth Jobe Women's Soccer
Academic Team Award (top men's and women's team GPAs by semester)
Men's Soccer Spring 2007
Women's Swimming Spring 2007
Men's Tennis Fall 2007
Women's Soccer Fall 2007
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