The Charles “Bo” Miller Scholar/Athlete Award is presented at Honors Convocation to the male and female athlete with the highest GPA. The 2013 awardees were Alen Michael of the men’s basketball team and Chelsea Delaney of the softball team. At the athletics awards convocation, Alen also received a Slats McCord Senior Perseverance and Improvement Award. Chelsea, who completed a major in communication studies and a minor in exercise and sport science, received the softball team’s Choose to Commit Award. Alen, who completed a business administration major and a biology minor, is a 2013 Phi Beta Kappa inductee.
Alen Michael: Hanschen Pre-Medical Studies Scholarship
Chelsea Delaney: Hope Ridings Miller Scholarship in Journalism
The Alumni “A” Athletics Association sponsored the first “Run for ’Roos” April 20 at Adriatica Village in McKinney, Texas, in April. The event, which raised $9,000 in support of Athletics Enrichment at Austin College, included 130 runners in 5K and 1-mile races.
Rick Page ’71, president of the “A” Association, said that the run was a big success for the first event, and that the “A” Association plans to continue this and other efforts to support Austin College scholar-athletes.
SCAC 2013-2014
Three schools join six current Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference members this fall in athletic rivalry.
Austin College, Sherman, Texas
Centenary College, Shreveport, Louisiana
Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Schreiner University, Kerrville, Texas
Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas
Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, Texas
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
University of California–Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California
University of Dallas, Irving, Texas