Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony Feb. 1
The University of Maine’s 27th annual Scholar-Athlete Recognition Ceremony will honor a record number of 297 student-athletes for their academic success on Feb. 1 in Wells Conference Center.
At the 6:30 p.m. ceremony, 218 student-athletes will be recognized as Scholar-Athletes for achieving a 3.0 or higher grade point average for the 2015 year and/or having a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. Seventy-nine first-year student-athletes will be honored as Rising Stars for earning a 3.0 GPA or higher in their first semester at UMaine.
This year’s event will be streamed live via AmericaEast.TV.
A total of 3,594 medallions have been presented since the annual awards began in 1989. This year marks the largest group of student-athletes to be recognized at the ceremony. It also is the 12th consecutive year that more than half of the university’s student-athletes will be honored.
During the reception, the annual recipients of the M Club Dean Smith Award — presented to the top male and female scholar-athlete — will be announced. Team MAINE will also be named, honoring the sophomore, junior or senior from each team who has achieved the highest grade point average in 2015.
The event is sponsored by the University of Maine Foundation, University Credit Union, University of Maine M Club and the UMaine Alumni Association.