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1A FARs recognize 432 scholar-athletes

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More than 400 Division I Football Bowl Subdivision student-athletes were named as the inaugural recipients of the 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award.

The award was established by the 1A Faculty Athletics Representatives to recognize student-athlete academic achievement.

 Recipients must have graduated in the past academic year with at least a 3.80 cumulative grade-point average and have participated in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at an FBS institution in a sport sponsored by an FBS conference. Football student-athletes at FBS institutions that are independent in football were also eligible for the award.

The award was given to 432 student-athletes:  136 men and 296 women. Twenty-eight percent of the recipients majored in mathematics, science or engineering; 22 percent in business-related fields; 18 percent in social sciences or humanities; 12 percent in health-related studies; 7 percent in education; 6 percent in communications; and the remaining 7 percent in other fields.

A list of recipients − along with their institutions, sports and majors − can be found at the 1A FAR website.