Six former student-athletes who enjoyed prominent collegiate careers in a variety of sports while going on to succeed in various professional fields are this year's NCAA Silver Anniversary Award recipients.

The award honors former student-athletes who have distinguished themselves since completing their college athletics careers 25 years ago.

The award winners were selected by the NCAA Honors Committee, which is composed of administrators at member institutions and distinguished citizens who are former student-athletes.

This year's honorees are Richard C. Chapman [Augustana College (South Dakota), basketball]; Maurice "Bo" Ellis (Marquette University, basketball); Herman R. Frazier (Arizona State University, track and field); Betsy King (Furman University, golf, basketball); John P. Naber (University of Southern California, swimming and diving); and Rodney E. Slater (Eastern Michigan University, football).

The recipients will be honored Sunday, January 13, at the Honors Dinner during the NCAA Convention in Indianapolis.

Richard C. Chapman

Augustana College (South Dakota)

Basketball

President/Chief Executive Officer, Clark Bardes Consulting

Collegiate Achievements

* A basketball standout who earned both district and national Academic All-America recognition.

* Helped lead Augustana to the NCAA Division II tournament in two of four years.

* Scored 1,381 career points to rank as the second-highest-scoring guard in Vikings history (ninth overall), while leading the school to three runner-up finishes in the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

* Three-time all-conference performer and three-time all-conference academic choice.

* 1991 inductee to the Augustana College Athletic Hall of Fame.

* Student president of Augustana's Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Professional Accomplishments

* Helped launch the initial public offering of his company in 1998 after having led the Clark/
Bardes merger the previous year.

* Mobilized a group of professional consultants that leveraged the company into the largest compensation and benefits consulting firm in banking industry.

* Secured endorsements by the American Bankers Association and 45 State Banking Associations.

* Recognized as the first South Dakota State Director for Fellowship of Christian Athletes (pioneered development of FCA organizations on 50 high school and 10 college campuses) from 1978 to 1980.

* Member of St. Paul's Outreach (college campus ministry) Board of Directors; the Summit Academy Advisory Board (inner city educational and career placement service organization).

Maurice "Bo" Ellis

Marquette University

Basketball

Men's basketball coach, Chicago State University

Collegiate Achievements

* Helped lead Marquette to its only national title in 1977.

* 1975 candidate for the Naismith Award.

* A two-time team most valuable player who did not miss a game in his career, playing in 119 contests.

* Marquette record-holder for field goals made (674).

* Ended his career as the university's No. 2 all-time leading scorer (1,663) and currently ranks fifth.

* Marquette's No. 2 all-time rebounder, having led the school in that category for three straight seasons.

* One of only three former Marquette players to have his jersey number (31) retired.

Professional Accomplishments

* Enjoyed a professional basketball career that included three years in the NBA.

* Served as an assistant coach at Marquette for 11 years.

* Helped lead the team to four NCAA tournaments, two National Invitation Tournaments, and Conference USA (1996-97) and Great Midwest Conference (1993-94) titles.

* Has held his current position at Chicago State since 1998.

* Co-chairman for the local chapter of United Cerebral Palsy.

* Active participant in the Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Fund and Special Olympics of Wisconsin.

Herman R. Frazier

Arizona State University

Track and field

Director of athletics, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collegiate Achievements

* Gold medalist in the 1,600-meter relay in the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal .

* Also won a bronze medal in the 400 meters in the 1976 Olympics.

* Former world-record-holder for the indoor 500 meters and former American record-holder for the indoor 400 meters.

* Helped lead Ari-zona State to its only track and field team championship in 1977 by winning the 400 meters.

* Eight-time all-American and three-time all-Western Athletic Conference selection.

Professional Accomplishments

* Managed a $24 million budget and oversaw a $30 million facilities improvement project from 1996 to 2000 at Arizona State.

* Inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame by the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce in 1999.

* NCAA peer-review team member.

* Has served as chair of the NCAA Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee.

* A Goodwill Ambassador for the state of Arizona and the United States.

* Member of the Olympic Games Atlanta Committee Board of Directors (1991 to 1993); vice-president of USA Track and Field (1992 to 1996); and a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Executive Board (1996 to the present).

Betsy King

Furman University

Golf, basketball, field hockey

Professional golfer

Collegiate Achievements

* Helped lead the school to an AIAW golf championship in 1976.

* Named the Paladins' Athlete of the Year and Woman Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1977.

* Three-year letter-winner in basketball.

Professional Accomplishments

* First female player to reach the $6 million mark in career earnings.

* Has won 34 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) career titles from 1977 through 2001.

* Recognized during the LPGA's 50th anniversary as one of its top 50 players and teachers.

* Won three events in 1990, including a second consecutive U.S. Women's Open title.

* Captured the Nabisco Dinah Shore title in 1998 for her 31st career victory and sixth major career championship, joining Amy Alcott as one of only two players to have won that major championship three times.

* Received a National Pathfinder Award from the Indiana Sports Corporation for commitment to improving the lives of America's youth.

* Co-founder of the Furman University Pro-Am golf tournament, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and has raised more than $1.5 million for the Furman Golf Scholarship endowment.

John P. Naber

University of Southern California

Swimming and diving

Operator of Naber and Associates

Collegiate Achievements

* Four-time 1976 Olympic gold medalist; set world records in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke and the 400- and 800-meter medley relay and also won a silver medal in the 200-meter freestyle that same year.

* Set 100- and 200-meter Olympic backstroke records that lasted seven years after his retirement.

* Helped lead Southern California to four straight NCAA team championships from 1974 through 1977.

* A 15-time champion (10 individual titles and five on relay teams).

* The high-point scorer at all four NCAA championships in which he competed.

* Named an NCAA Today's Top V recipient in 1978.

* Won the 1977 James E. Sullivan Award as the nation's Amateur Athlete of the Year.

Professional Accomplishments

* Has operated Naber and Associates since 1982, which provides motivational speakers,
personal appearances, sports-related marketing and consultations for corporations interested in using athletes for promotions.

* Was an Olympic broadcaster in 2000 in Sydney, his seventh Olympic assignment.

* Has been a play-by-play host for more than 30 different Olympic sports, as well as an announcer for NBC Sports, CBS Sports and ABC's Wide World of Sports.

* Served as a torch-bearer in the Olympic Torch Relay in 1984 and 1996 and will do so again in 2002.

* Has worked for the Children's Miracle Network and is an active fund-raiser for the United States Olympic Committee and his alma mater.

Rodney E. Slater

Eastern Michigan University

Football

Attorney

Collegiate Achievements

* Three-year varsity football letter-winner.

* Named the top scholar-athlete on the football team in 1976.

* While serving as captain, he rushed for 562 yards and finished his career with 1,330 career yards.

* Member of Eastern Michigan's 1997 national forensics champion team and was a two-time all-Mid-American Conference academic choice.

Professional Accomplishments

* The third-longest serving Secretary of Transportation in U.S. history.

* Led a Cabinet department of President Clinton's that had 100,000 employees and an annual budget of $60 billion from 1997 to 2001.

* As head of the Federal Highway Administration, he was the first African-American administrator in the agency's century-long history.

* Created 160,000 NHS and intermodal connections, and oversaw development of an innovative financing program that resulted in hundreds of transportation projects being completed two to three years ahead of schedule.

* Served as director of governmental relations for Arkansas State University from 1987 to 1992 and as executive assistant for economic and community programs for then-Gov. Clinton from 1983 to 1987.

* Headed the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), an annual fund-raising drive conducted by federal employees, that helped raise more than $130 million for nonprofit organizations from 1997 to 2001.