The NCAA has awarded 29 postgraduate scholarships -- 15 through the women's enhancement program and 14 through the ethnic minority enhancement program. Five Division III-specific scholarships also were awarded.

Following are some accomplishments of each of the winners:

Women's enhancement program

Ryan Eberman, New Hampshire College -- majored in sport management; was a member of the rowing team; served as an intern for the America East Conference; also interned for the Cape Cod Crusaders, a professional soccer team; plans to pursue a master's degree in higher education administration, but has not selected an institution.

Nicole Evans, Gettysburg College -- majored in health and exercise science while minoring in eduction; four-year member of the volleyball team, serving as captain for the 2000 season; served as chair of the student-athlete advisory board for both Gettysburg and the Centennial Conference; completed an internship with the International Performance Institute in 1999; plans to attend Lynn University and pursue a master's degree in athletics administration.

Erika Jacobson, Marquette University -- majored in psychology and physical therapy; ran on the cross country and track and field teams at Marquette; graduated Summa Cum Laude; winner of Marquette's Student Leadership Award; volunteered as a nursing assistant at a local retirement center; plans to pursue postgraduate in physical therapy at Marquette.

Kristina Kintzer, New Hampshire College -- majored in sports management while playing volleyball at New Hampshire College; held several positions in the college's honors program, including chair of the board; interned for the Senior PGA Tournament in the Boston area; plans to pursue a master's degree in business administration at New Hampshire College with a concentration on sports management.

Lorin Maurer, Rowan University -- majored in health and exercise science with a minor in communications; four-year member of the swimming team; served as president of the Association for Worksite Health Promotion; winner of the Athletics Director's Award for Academic Excellence; plans to pursue a degree in sports administration, but is undecided on the institution.

Ayesha Maycock, Austin Peay State University -- majored in business management while participating on the cross country and track and field squads; named Ohio Valley Conference Medal of Honor winner; volunteered at the Special Olympics; named Austin Peay's Most Outstanding Female Athlete twice; plans to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and pursue a master's degree in business administration.

Catherine Proto, Springfield College -- majored in sports management, with minors in economics and business; played basketball and softball at Springfield; held internships with the WNBA's New York Liberty, Major League Baseball's New York Mets and the Women's Sports Foundation; plans to attend Springfield and pursue a master's degree in sports management.

Amanda Simmerman, Otterbein College -- majored in health and physical education at Otterbein; played volleyball and served as a student assistant coach after suffering a season-ending injury; was named team captain all four years; recipient of the Clements Scholarship; plans to attend Otterbein and pursue a master's degree in education.

Michele Simpson, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore -- majored in rehabilitation services as an undergraduate; was a four-year cross country and track and field athlete at Maryland-Eastern Shore; worked in various capacities at a camp for retarded children since 1995; plans to attend Columbia University and study medicine.

Sabrina Thomas, Colorado State University -- majored in history and also earned teaching certification in secondary education while playing volleyball; given the Diversity Award from the Office of Black Student Service at Colorado State; served as a legislative assistant for the Chldren's Rights Council in Washington; plans to attend Butler University and pursue a master's degree in counseling and athletic training.

Mandy Zolciak, Baldwin-Wallace College -- earned a double major in physical therapy and exercise physiology while competing on the basketball team; awarded the school's Presidential, Trustees and Deans Scholarships; selected captain of basketball team; interned at several hospitals and rehabilitation centers; plans to attend Ohio State University and pursue a master's degree in physical therapy.

Division III winners

Amanda Nelson, Buena Vista University -- majored in exercise science and athletic training with a minor in biology; a basketball standout, Nelson volunteered with many youth programs, teaching children fundamentals of the sport; had two internships in exercise science; plans to attend the University of Illinois, Champaign, and study kinesiology and exercise physiology.

Laura Wellbery, Hanover College -- majored in physical education and minored in psychology while playing soccer; dealt with Type I Diabetes, which taught her the psychological and physiological benefits of exercise; worked in a cardiopulmonary rehab center as an intern; plans to attend Purdue University and pursue a master's degree in exercise physiology.

Ethnic minority
enhancement program

Michael Aguirre, Arizona State University -- majored in history; 2000 American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team member; serves as chair of the campus SAAC and vice-chair to the NCAA Division I SAAC; received Pacific-10 Conference all-academic team honors from 1998 to 2000 and was a Verizon District VIII Academic All-Region selection in 2000; graduated cum laude with a degree in history in 2000; seeks to earn a master's degree in higher education.

Sheela Cabiling, Marshall University -- majored in sports management and marketing; all-Mid American Conference tennis player; helped her team win the MAC championship in 2000; member of the campus SAAC who helped organize numerous community service projects; has been on the dean's list every semester; future plans include acquiring her master's degree in business administration.

Christyn Chambers, Washington University (Missouri) -- majored in anthropology/environmental studies; an accomplished soccer player who earned all-conference, all-region and all-American honors in her sport; served as the building supervisor for athletics facilities; assisted with organizing the 2001 YES clinic hosted by her school; participated in community activities through the campus SAAC; will pursue a master's degree in sports administration beginning in fall 2001.

Vanessa Cogswell, Bethune-Cookman College -- majored in sociology; this volleyball student-athlete earned an associates in art degree from Brevard Community College, where she played basketball and volleyball; earned a volleyball scholarship to Bethune-Cookman, where she pursued a B.S. in sociology; extracurricular activities include volunteer work at volleyball camps, the campus SAAC and participation in her school's sociology committee; will pursue her master's and doctorate degrees in sports psychology.

Tyrone Jones, University of Illinois, Champaign -- majored in sports management; track and field all-American; Verizon Academic All-American, a member of the dean's list and the academic all-Big Ten Conference team; has claimed four Big Ten titles and served on his school's student-athlete advisory board; active in the community, volunteering with the Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation and Centralia Recreation Departments; aspires to be a high-school athletics director.

DeLafayette Moore, Washington University (Missouri) -- majored in marketing/management; recipient of the James S. Kemper four-year scholarship at Washington; was a school of business peer advisor, a Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership Foundation counselor and a student assistant basketball coach; has been an intern with the NCAA's finance and information services staff at the national office; will pursue his master's degree in business administration in August 2001.

Natalie Nakamura, University of San Francisco -- majored in communications; an all-West Coast Conference selection; initiated the Media Studies and Associates Club at her school and has interned with her San Francisco's sports information office as well as her hometown newspaper in Hawaii; served on her campus SAAC and edited the Jock Talk newsletter; plans to earn a graduate degree in sports and fitness management.

Charles Thomas, Louisiana State University -- majored in kinesiology; a football student-athlete, Thomas earned an honors scholarship, an alumni scholarship, a chancellor's aide award and has been named to the all-Southeastern Conference academic team; named LSU CHAMPS Volunteer of the Year and an LSU Black Faculty and Staff Caucus Scholar; will pursue his master's degree in health and physical education.

Maria Tyson, University of North Carolina, Greensboro -- majored in communications; has presented scholarly work to the Southern States Communication Association's honors conference and served as her school's department of communications graduation speaker; holds membership in both the Alpha Kappa Delta and Lambda Pi Eta honor societies, and participated in the University Ambassadors program and the alumni association student relations committee; served an internship at the NCAA national office with the marketing, licensing and promotions group; plans to obtain a master's degree in higher education.

Luis Velez, Lenoir-Rhyne College -- majored in sports medicine; a student athletic trainer at his school, Velez worked with both the football and women's basketball teams; in addition to the 1,400 hours he worked toward NATA certification, he found time to participate in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and serve as captain of his school's intramural soccer team; looking to earn a graduate degree in exercise science.

Joel Young, University of California, Berkeley -- majored in sociology; 1998 Academic All-District and Pacific-10 Conference all-academic selection; a four-year letter-winner in football; volunteered with Touchdown for Kids; served on his school's Captains Council and mentored other students; was recognized as a 2000Letters & Science Dean's Honors List; has been accepted to law school at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Division III winners

Kenrick McNish, Kenyon College -- majored in psychology; this track and field athlete has served as representative, vice-president and president of Kenyon's Black Student Union; mentored students at his school and through the Mentors in Violence Prevention program; plans to pursue a graduate degree in exercise physiology/sports psychology.