http://www.ussa.edu/news/ Official newsfeed of the United States Sports Academy. en http://www.ussa.edu/images/newsfeed.gif http://www.ussa.edu Copyright 1997-2008 United States Sports Academy webmaster@ussa.edu http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#0 Dr. Guohua Yan the Vice President of the Federation of University Sports of China toured the United States Sports Academy with the leaders of 12 Chinese universities. They met on campus with Academy President Thomas P. Rosandich and University of South Alabama President Gordon Moulton, exploring Americas approach to managing university athletics. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:05 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#1 In the past few years, Tony Dungy has received numerous honors, written a best-selling book and coached the Colts to a Super Bowl victory. On Saturday, he was honored yet again. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#2 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Pete Mathiesen will travel to Abu Dhabi on 11-15 May 2008 to teach a course in Sports Business Personnel Management prior to traveling to Dubai on 18-22 May to teach a course in Sports Marketing. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#3 Two of the worlds great artists, one from China and one from the U.S., brought together children of those two nations to create a symbol of unity for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing. American environmental artist Wyland and Chinese artist Professor Xikun Yuan each worked with more than 1,000 children from their respective countries to create giant postcards wishing athletes good luck at the upcoming Games. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#4 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Rick LaRue will travel to Bangkok, Thailand on 26-30 May 2008 to teach a course in Sports Facilities and Event Management, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand SAT. The course is the third in a six-part series to be hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Management or ICSM program. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#5 Academy Sport Artist of the Year 2005 Daniel Moore presented Appalachian State Head Football Coach Jerry Moore with the 2007 College Football Game of the Year award at a booster club meeting in Atlanta on 22 April. Appalachian State earned the award for their dramatic win over the University of Michigan on 1 September. Sat, 3 May 2008 04:47:26 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#6 The United States Sports Academy recently signed a protocol for cooperation with Manipal University in India. Academy Vice President Dr. T. J. Rosandich traveled to India to meet with senior officials from Manipal University, including the president, Dr. Ramdas Pai. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:06:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#7 The United States Sports Academy recently signed a protocol for cooperation with Manipal University in India. Academy Vice President Dr. T. J. Rosandich traveled to India to meet with senior officials from Manipal University, including the president, Dr. Ramdas Pai. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:06:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#8 Baldwin County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Faron Hollinger and United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich have signed a protocol to jointly develop international-relations and cultural-exchange programs in the schools. Wed, 7 May 2008 01:20:22 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#9 Chinese sculptor Xikun Yuan was named the United States Sports Academy's Sports Artist of the Year 2008 in the sculpture category. Academy Trustee Jack Scharr presented Xikun with the award during a ceremony at the Jin Tai Museum in Beijing on 17 April. Wed, 7 May 2008 01:20:22 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#10 The United States Olympic Committee USOC, in conjunction with the United States Sport Academy, announced that Legacy 12, a music group composed of 8- to 12-year-old students at Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Fla., has won the inaugural USOC Sport and Singing Contest. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:54:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#11 The United States Sports Academy announced that President and CEO Thomas P. Rosandich, Ph.D., will receive the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor in a ceremony 10 May 2008 on the famous island in New York Harbor. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:54:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#12 The United States Sports Academy announced that on 16 April, Worldteam a sports management company in Beijing, China, will host an official ceremony launching the Chinese-language version of the Academy publication The Sport Supplement. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:51:58 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#13 International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge has reappointed United States Sports Academy President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich to the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#14 The International Olympic Committee has invited Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich to serve as an official judge in the IOC Sport and Art Contest on 15 May in Lausanne, Switzerland. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:55:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#15 North Carolina State Womens Basketball Coach Kay Yow, who has bravely battled cancer since 1987 while crafting one of the most successful coaching legacies in basketball, received the Mildred Babe Zaharias Didrikson Courage Award from the United States Sports Academy. Thu, 8 May 2008 08:32:21 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#16 Faulkner State Community College FSCC and the Academy signed an agreement this week that paves the way for the Baldwin County, Ala., schools to develop two academic programs. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:09:42 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#17 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Les Dutko will travel to Bangkok, Thailand, on 2125 April to teach a course in sports medicine, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand. The course is the third in a six-part series being hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Coaching or ICSC program. Wed, 7 May 2008 06:11:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#18 United States Sports Academy Vice President Dr. T. J. Rosandich right and Ali Hassan Al Shenasi left of the Unlimited Sports Academy in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, sign an agreement expanding the scope of the U.S. Sports Academys educational presence in the UAE. Al Shenasi is the chairman representative of the Dubai organization. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:38:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#19 Auburn swimmer Cesar Cielo has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for March. Last month, former Auburn swimmer Kristy Coventry won the honor for breaking one of the oldest world records in swimming. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:09:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#20 American golfer Tiger Woods and University of Tennessee basketball player Candace Parker were named the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athletes of the Month for March. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:09:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#21 United States Sports Academy Assistant Dean Craig Bogar traveled to Bangkok, Thailand on 31 March - 4 April 2008 to teach a course in Sports Fundraising, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand SAT. The course was the second in a six-part series to be hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Management program. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:09:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#22 Dr. John Lombardo of Columbus, Ohio has been honored with the United States Sports Academys Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award. Academy Board Trustee Tom Cafaro presented the award to Dr. Lombardo on 29 March. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:09:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#23 Academy Associate Dean of Continuing Education Betsy Smith presented Belgian tennis star Justine Henin with the Academys Female Athlete of the Year award on 28 March on Center Court at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:16:19 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#24 Finger Lakes Community College FLCC in Canandaigua, N.Y., has signed an Associates to Bachelors Articulation Agreement providing students the opportunity to complete an associates degree at FLCC and then enroll at the Academy with their course work transferred toward a bachelors degree. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:35:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#25 The United States Sports Academy announced that the Academys prestigious Awards of Sport medallion series, which has annually paid tribute to the artist and the athlete for a quarter century, will grow by one with the debut of a cultural award featuring Zhenliang He, Chinas Mr. Olympics. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:35:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#26 Easter weekend found Wyland, the Academys environmentalist artist, celebrating clean oceans while making artists out of children attending the White House Easter Egg Roll. The egg roll has been an Easter Monday tradition since 1878 this years theme was marine conservation. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:35:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#27 The United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama promoted Betsy Smith to Associate Dean of Continuing Education and Special Projects. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:09:31 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#28 The United States Sports Academy announced that Cheshire High School Conn. Swimming Coach Ed Aston has received the Academys Distinguished Service Award. Academy Trustee Tom Cafaro presented Aston with the award at the Cheshire High School winter sports assembly on 13 March. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:13:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#29 The United States Sports Academy announced that Trustee Emeritus Dr. Evie G. Dennis, a former special assistant to the U.S. Olympic Committees president and superintendent emerita of the Denver Public Schools, was inducted into the Colorado Womens Hall of Fame 11 March in Denver. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:13:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#30 On the strength of three top-five finishes, Simon Fraser B.C. took over the lead in the first winter NAIA U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup Standings. The Clan, who finished the fall in second place, have scored a total of 618 points, including 317.50 with the finish of five winter NAIA championships. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:57:21 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#31 In February the Academy, in conjunction with the United States Olympic Committee USOC, named Kadir Nelson of San Diego, Calif., as the national winner of the 2008 Sport and Art Competition in the graphic category, for his oil on canvas painting titled Anatomy of Team Handball. In the 10 March 2008 issue of Sports Illustrated, Nelsons recently published book, 'We Are The Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball' was featured in an impressive eight-page spread. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:11:02 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#32 Former Auburn swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for February. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:12:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#33 New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry were named the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athletes of the Month for February. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:12:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#34 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Richard Bell achieved a milestone by teaching the Academys first ever course in Abu Dhabi. Bell taught a course in sports administration, in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the United Arab Emirates General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:03:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#35 States Sports Academy Chair of Sports Coaching Dr. Sally Ford returned from Bangkok, Thailand where she taught Sports Coaching Methodology, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand. The course was the first in a six-part series to be hosted by the authority for the Academys International Certification in Sports Coaching or ICSC program. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:03:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#36 The United States Sports Academy announced that Dr. Glaucio Scremin has joined its faculty for sports management. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:03:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#37 United States Sports Academy Assistant Dean Craig Bogar will travel to Bangkok, Thailand on 31 March - 4 April 2008 to teach a course in Sports Fundraising, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand SAT. The course is the second in a six-part series to be hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Management program. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:20:34 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#38 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Dick Carrow will travel to Abu Dhabi on 30 March to 3 April 2008 to teach a course in Sports Facilities and Event Management, in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:20:34 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#39 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Dick Trimmer will travel to the Kingdom of Bahrain on 20-24 April 2008 to teach a course in Sports Fundraising, in conjunction with the General Organization for Youth and Sports GOYS. The Academy has administered sport programs in Bahrain since 1977, when the Academy sent its first coaching team. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:20:34 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#40 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Mike Culpepper will travel to Bangkok, Thailand on 10-14 March 2008 to teach a course in Sports Biomechanics, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand SAT. The course is the second in a six-part series to be hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Management program. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:55:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#41 The United States Sports Academy presented National Football League NFL Vice President of Player and Employee Relations Mike Haynes with the Academys Distinguished Service Award during a special ceremony on 29 February at the NFL offices in New York. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:55:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#42 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Rick LaRue will travel to Dubai to teach two courses in Sports Facilities and Event Management in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:55:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#43 The United States Olympic Committee USOC and the Academy announced the national winners of the 2008 Sport Art Competition. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:52:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#44 Original calligraphy paintings by renowned Chinese artist Gu Gan are among artworks featured in the United States Sports Academys multifaceted exhibit, The Road to the Beijing Olympics 2008 Through Art. The show opened today in the main art gallery on the Daphne, Ala., campus it will be open free to the public Monday through Friday, 0900 to 1600 except holidays through 2008. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:29:09 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#45 a campus ceremony this afternoon, Rolf Deyhle of Stuttgart, Germany, an entrepreneur of international influence, was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:29:09 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#46 Congressman Jo Bonner right, who represents Alabamas 1st District, welcomed Academy President Thomas P. Rosandich recently in Washington. Dr. Rosandich presented an Academy memento to Rep. Bonner, and the two discussed legislative developments affecting higher education and sport. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#47 Samir Shakir M. Sumaidaie center, Iraqs ambassador to the United States, is presented with an Academy memento by Thomas P. Rosandich, president and CEO of the United States Sports Academy left during a Washington, D.C. meeting that also included Joseph Szlavik right, who directs the United States Sports Alliance. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:00:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#48 New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova were named the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athletes of the Month for January. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:22:29 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#49 The United States Sports Academy announced that sport media innovator Chet Simmons has received the Academys Distinguished Service Award. The Academy presented Simmons with the award in Savannah, Georgia on 7 February. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:22:29 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#50 West Virginia quarterback Patrick White has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for January. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:22:29 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#51 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Richard Bell will travel to Abu Dhabi on 17-21 February 2008 to teach a course in Sports Administration, in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#52 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Art DeGenaro will travel to the Kingdom of Bahrain on 17-21 February 2008 to teach a course in Sports Administration, in conjunction with the General Organization for Youth and Sports GOYS. The Academy has administered sport programs in Bahrain since 1977, when the Academy sent its first coaching team. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#53 The United States Olympic Committee USOC in conjunction with the United States Sport Academy USSA will conduct the International Olympic Committee IOC Sport and Singing Contest, a cultural component of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#54 San Diego Padres pitcher and Mobile native Jake Peavy received the United States Sports Academys 2007 Alabama Athlete of the Year award at a charity banquet hosted by the Mobile BayBears at the Mobile Convention Center on 7 February. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#55 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Pete Mathiesen will travel to Bangkok, Thailand on 25-29 February 2008 to teach a course in Sports Administration, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand SAT. The course is the first in a six-part series to be hosted by the SAT for the Academys International Certification in Sports Management or ICSM program. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#56 Academy-honored artists and Academy Trustee and Art Committee Chairman Jack Scharr worked to develop an Olympic poem with Dr. Maya Angelou. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:11:13 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#57 U.S. Representative Heath Shuler D-NC, a former North Carolina High School Football Player of the Year and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, was honored by the United States Sports Academy with the Theodore Roosevelt Meritorious Achievement Award, recognizing his service to the newly formed Congressional Sport Caucus. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:11:13 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#58 U.S. Representative Heath Shuler D-NC, a former North Carolina High School Football Player of the Year and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, was honored by the United States Sports Academy with the Theodore Roosevelt Meritorious Achievement Award, recognizing his service to the newly formed Congressional Sport Caucus. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:11:13 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#59 United States Sports Academy Chair of Sports Coaching Dr. Sally Ford will travel to Bangkok, Thailand on 1115 February 2008 to teach a course titled Sports Coaching Methodology, in conjunction with the Sports Authority of Thailand. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:53:57 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#60 Greek artist Mina Papatheodorou-Valyraki has donated an original painting titled Wounded Warrior to the United States Sports Academy in support of the Academys Scholarship for Wounded Warriors. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:30 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#61 After taking over the top-spot in the previous standings, the University of California remains in the lead in the final U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup standings. The Bears added 45 points to their score after placing 26th in the FBS bowl season, bringing their fall total to 370. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:55:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#62 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Dexter Davis returned from Dubai where he taught a Sports Administration course at the Leaders Qualification Center in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:55:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#63 In ceremonies at 200 p.m. today at the United States Sports Academy, two internationally influential sport professionals were honored with awards from the Academys Awards of Sport Medallion series, while the University of Texass associate athletic director was named the 2008 Distinguished Alum of the Year. Each recipient was on campus for the occasion. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:35:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#64 Appalachian States win over the University of Michigan on 1 September has been named the 2007 College Football Game of the Year by the United States Sport Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 12:52:53 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#65 Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich meets with members of the Academys Kingdom of Bahrain Alumni Association during a recent visit to Bahrain. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:05:54 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#66 Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich meets with Ibrahim Abdul Malik, Secretary General of the General Authority of Youth and Sports Welfare of the United Arab Emirates to discuss sports education programs. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:05:54 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#67 The United States Sports Academy presented His Highness Shaikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Crown Prince of Qatar, with the Academys International Honorary Doctorate on 6 January in Doha, Qatar. Fri, 9 May 2008 02:06:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#68 Academy Trustee and Art Committee Chair Jack Scharr presented Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre with the Academys Male Athlete of the Year award on 4 January at the Packers press conference at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisc. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:02:56 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#69 The United States Sports Academy and Andrew College in Cuthbert, Ga., have signed an Associates to Bachelors Articulation Agreement which allows students the opportunity to complete their associates degree at Andrew College and then enroll at the Academy with the guarantee that their courses will transfer and be credited toward a bachelors degree. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:34:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#70 San Diego Padres pitcher and Mobile native Jake Peavy was named United States Sports Academy 2007 Alabama Athlete of the Year after an online fan vote presented by al.com Tue, 6 May 2008 21:19:03 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#71 Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre and Belgian tennis star Justine Henin were named the 2006 United States Sports Academy Male and Female Athletes of the Year after a worldwide online vote presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Tue, 6 May 2008 21:19:03 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#72 The United States Sports Academy recognized three employees who have provided five years of service and two employees who have provided 10 years of service, at the annual Employee Awards ceremony on 20 December. Thu, 8 May 2008 01:10:49 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#73 Azusa Pacific CA and Simon Fraser B.C. remain in first and second, respectively, in the second fall NAIA U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup Standings. Thu, 8 May 2008 01:32:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#74 Azusa Pacific CA and Simon Fraser B.C. remain in first and second, respectively, in the second fall NAIA U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup Standings. Thu, 8 May 2008 01:32:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#75 Similar to previous years, a large portion of the lobby at the Academy swelled with toys as Daphne, Spanish Fort and Fairhope area residents, schools, businesses and civic organizations answered the call to help needy children in the Gulf Coast area. Tue, 6 May 2008 21:14:17 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#76 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Dexter Davis will travel to Dubai 13-17 January 2008 to deliver a Sports Administration course at the Leaders Qualification Center in conjunction with the Unlimited Sport Academy and the General Authority of Youth Sports Welfare for the United Arab Emirates. Wed, 7 May 2008 19:09:00 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#77 A group from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Mobile recently toured the American Sport Art Museum and Archives ASAMA, located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy in Daphne. ASAMA is open free to the public from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group tours are welcomed to register at 626-3303. Wed, 7 May 2008 19:09:00 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#78 After the completion of six NCAA Championships, Grand Valley State Mich. has taken the lead in the second installment of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors Cup fall standings. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:20:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#79 The United States Sports Academy and Jefferson Davis Community College JDCC have signed an Associates to Bachelors Articulation Agreement which allows students the opportunity to complete their associates degree at JDCC and then enroll at the Academy with the guarantee that their courses will transfer and be credited toward a bachelors degree. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:20:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#80 A group from Westminster Presbyterian Church in Mobile recently toured the American Sport Art Museum and Archives ASAMA, located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy in Daphne. ASAMA is open free to the public from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Group tours are welcomed to register at 626-3303. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:20:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#81 World renowned artist Wyland donated a series of 39 original pictograms featuring the sports that make up the Olympic Games to the United States Sports Academy, home of the American Sport Art Museum and Archives. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:20:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#82 The United States Sports Academy cordially invites you to the inaugural Alumni Network Luncheon Series - Mobile Chapter Thu, 8 May 2008 14:26:03 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#83 The United States Sports Academy donated 'Mobile Bay,' a one-of-a-kind painting created by world renowned artist Wyland with school children from Mobile and Baldwin Counties and a limited edition print of Wylands 'Ocean Paradise' to 5 Rivers Alabamas Delta Resource Center, on Tuesday 4 December at the 5 Rivers Center in Spanish Fort. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:06:56 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#84 United States Sports Academy Sport Artist of the Year 1992 Cristbal Gabarrn and the Cristbal Gabarrn Foundation presented the Medal of Honor to Dr. Maya Angelou at the Gabarron Foundation Carriage House Center for the Arts in New York City as part of the 2007 International Awards on 29 November. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:06:56 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#85 Starting 1 December, sports fans worldwide can vote online for the 2007 United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:06:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#86 Starting 1 December, sports fans worldwide can vote online for the 2007 United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:06:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#87 The United States Sports Academy will donate Mobile Bay, a one-of-a-kind painting created by world renowned artist Wyland with school children from Mobile and Baldwin Counties and a limited edition print of Wylands Ocean Paradise to 5 Rivers Alabamas Delta Resource Center, on Tuesday 4 December at 1000 a.m. at the 5 Rivers Center in Spanish Fort. Thu, 8 May 2008 16:42:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#88 Hiwassee College in Madisonville, Tennessee is the latest school to sign an articulation agreement with the Academy. It joins over 30 junior and community colleges in the expanding Associates to Bachelors Degree Program. Thu, 8 May 2008 16:42:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#89 Olympic gold medalist John Woodruff recently passed away in Fountain Hills, Arizona at the age of 92. Thu, 8 May 2008 16:42:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#90 The United States Olympic Committee USOC in conjunction with the United States Sports Academy will conduct the 2008 Sport Art Competition. The competition is a national art contest requesting artists to submit sculptures or graphic works with the theme 'Sport and Olympism.' Sat, 3 May 2008 19:44:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#91 United States Sports Academy Sport Artist of the Year 1992 Cristbal Gabarrn and the Cristbal Gabarrn Foundation will present the Medal of Honor to Dr. Maya Angelou at the Gabarron Foundation Carriage House Center for the Arts in New York City as part of the 2007 International Awards on 29 November 2007 at 200 p.m. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:40:11 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#92 West Virginia University quarterback Patrick White has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for October. Fri, 9 May 2008 09:51:49 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#93 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and golf star Lorena Ochoa of Mexico were named the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athletes of the Month for October. Fri, 9 May 2008 09:51:49 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#94 The United States Sports Academy announced today that 100 of its faculty, staff and trustees have donated to the Academy General Scholarship Fund in support of Wounded Warriors. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:48:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#95 Williams College has now won 11 of the 12 U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cups awarded in NCAA Division III as only the 1998 Cup won by UC San Diego eluded their grasp. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:48:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#96 The Academy and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots kicked off the annual Toys for Tots program on 1 November 2007. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:48:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#97 Jamestown Community College in Jamestown, New York has signed an articulation agreement with the Academy to join over 30 junior and community colleges in the Associates to Bachelors Degree Program. Fri, 9 May 2008 04:06:05 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#98 The Academy announced that it will serve as a drop-off center for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program beginning 1 November 2007. Fri, 9 May 2008 04:06:05 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#99 United States Sports Academy Academy Trustee Thomas R. Cafaro, a legend in lacrosse as an attackman, was inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame at a special banquet held at West Point. Wed, 7 May 2008 17:57:43 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#100 On Tuesday, 23 October, renowned sport artist Ernie Barnes, the first recipient of the United States Sports Academys Sport Artist of the Year award in 1984, will be recognized through a tribute that showcases his vast body of work. Tue, 6 May 2008 17:37:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#101 Following a national search, United States Sports Academy Alum China Leigh Jude has been named Athletic Director at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania. Tue, 6 May 2008 17:37:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#102 Jeff Kauzlarich, a junior at the United States Sports Academy Academy, has been selected to receive a UPS Scholarship. Kauzlarich is from Jordan, Minn., and a graduate of Jordan High School. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:38:30 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#103 Stanford University won its 13th consecutive U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup competition for NCAA Division I. The U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup is presented annually to the best overall collegiate athletics programs in the country. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#104 One of the most influential artists of the 21st Century, Wyland, painted a mural of three dolphins at the United States Sports Academy on Sunday, 7 October in front of a large crowd of spectators. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#105 Academy Trustee Emeritus Jack Lengyel was the featured speaker at the 8 October GMAC Bowl 1st and 10 Club meeting in Mobile, Alabama. Thu, 8 May 2008 09:53:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#106 The United States Sports Academy and Worldteam have entered into a marketing agreement under which Worldteam will post the Academys online publication, The Sport Journal, in Chinese for the benefit of billions of readers. Thu, 8 May 2008 09:53:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#107 Auburn University kicker Wes Byrum has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for September. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:45:23 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#108 Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre and Belgian tennis ace Justine Henin were named the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athletes of the Month for September. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:45:23 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#109 Academy Sport Artist of the Year 2000 Charles Billich left and Dr. Gaylon McCollough right, a 2003 recipient of the Academys Distinguished Service Award, hosted an international book premier for Dr. McColloughs book, Let Us Make Man, on 1 October at New Yorks renown Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Tue, 6 May 2008 08:08:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#110 United States Sports Academy Trustee Emeritus Herman M. Maisel, a Mobile, Ala., native and celebrated local sports figure who achieved national recognition as a real estate developer and businessman, died on 2 October at his home after a lengthy illness. He was 81. Thu, 8 May 2008 12:25:00 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#111 Al Oerter, the first athlete to win individual gold medals in four consecutive Olympics, died on 1 October in Fort Myers, Florida of heart failure. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:50:28 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#112 For a third consecutive year, Azusa Pacific University is the best of the best in the NAIA. Wed, 7 May 2008 12:35:29 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#113 First ever U.S. Olympic Luge Medalist Discovers Gold In Academy Scholarship Fri, 9 May 2008 10:49:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#114 Academy Names Gu Gan Sports Artist of the Year - Calligrapher Fri, 9 May 2008 10:49:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#115 Academy Mourns Passing of Renowned Sculptor John Robinson Fri, 9 May 2008 10:49:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#116 Academy Hosts Study Tour for Sports Authority of Thailand Thu, 8 May 2008 23:25:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#117 Academy Names Officers for Alumni Association Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:41 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#118 Tiger Woods and Allyson Felix Named Athletes of the Month Fri, 9 May 2008 15:22:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#119 Grand Valley State Accepts Fourth Consecutive U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:22:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#120 Auburn University high jumper Donald Thomas has been named the United States Sports Academys Alabama Athlete of the Month for August. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:55:56 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#121 One of the most influential artists of the 21st Century, Wyland, will paint a marine life mural at the United States Sports Academy on Sunday, 7 October from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The public is invited to view this unique opportunity at no charge. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:14:03 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#122 Wesley Davis graduated with honors and earned his Master of Sports Science degree in Sport Management. He is currently the Assistant Men's Soccer Coach at Oberlin College. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:40:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#123 Chinese sculptor Yuan Xikun has been named the United States Sports Academy's Sports Artist of the Year 2008 in the sculpture category. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:40:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#124 The United States Sports Academy has announced the creation of the Academy Scholarship for Wounded Warriors. Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich personally kicked off the scholarship fundraising drive with a 150,000 donation. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:40:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#125 The United States Sports Academy announced that Ron Dickerson, Special Advisor to the President for Development/State and Federal Relations at Alabama State University, has been elected to serve on the Academy's Board of Trustees. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:03:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#126 Brent King, Admissions Counselor at the United States Sports Academy, has been named Soldier of the Year by the 161st Medical Battalion of the Alabama Army National Guard at Fort Whiting in Mobile, Ala. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:00:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#127 The United States Sports Academy is accepting applications for the Academy Scholarship Program for U.S. Olympians through 30 December 2008. Past and present U.S. Olympians may receive full tuition scholarships for the Academy's Bachelor of Sports Science degree program. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:00:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#128 United States Sports Academy Sport Artist of the Year 2002 Mina Papatheodorou Valyraki pictured right and Melisa Vardinogianni pictured left pose in front of 'Green Harbor.' This painting, along with several others, was featured in an art show Valyraki recently hosted at Gallery Citronne in Poros Island, Greece. Wed, 7 May 2008 21:36:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#129 Former Auburn University track and field athlete Maurice Smith was named July Alabama Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy to lead an Auburn sweep of the top three spots. Wed, 7 May 2008 21:36:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#130 Swiss tennis star Roger Federer and American tennis great Venus Williams were named the United States Sports Academy's Male and Female Athletes of the Month for July following their historic wins at Wimbledon. Wed, 7 May 2008 21:36:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#131 United States Sports Academy Board of Trustees member Dr. Gary Cunningham will travel to Bangkok, Thailand, to serve as Chef de Mission for the United States at the World University Games 8-18 August 2007. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:32:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#132 The United States Sports Academy, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary, held its graduation ceremony Friday, 20 July on its campus in Daphne, Ala. The graduating students represented 44 states and seven countries. Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich encouraged the enthusiastic graduates, saying Go out and make a difference. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:45:47 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#133 Billy Donovan, head coach of the 2006 and 2007 National Champion University of Florida men's basketball team was honored with the United States Sports Academy's Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award. Academy Trustee Jimmy Carnes presented the award to Donovan on 17 July at a Rotary Club luncheon in Gainesville, Fla. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:30:24 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#134 Billy Donovan, head coach of the 2006 and 2007 National Champion University of Florida men's basketball team was honored with the United States Sports Academy's Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award. Academy Trustee Jimmy Carnes presented the award to Donovan on 17 July at a Rotary Club luncheon in Gainesville, Fla. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:24:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#135 The Academy's current doctoral teaching assistants take time from their busy schedules to pose for a group photo. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:39:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#136 French basketball star Tony Parker of the NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs and American swimmer Kate Ziegler, who broke a 19-year-old record, were named the United States Sports Academy's Male and Female Athletes of the Month for June. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:37:24 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#137 One of the most influential artists of the 21st Century, Wyland, will paint a marine life mural at the United States Sports Academy in October. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:37:24 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#138 The Neighborhood School tours the American Sport Art Museum and Archives ASAMA Thu, 8 May 2008 23:32:09 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#139 Auburn University senior sprinter Kerron Stewart has been named June Alabama Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy. Thu, 8 May 2008 22:53:31 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#140 Boxing legend Muhammad Ali received the United States Sports Academys Distinguished Service Award from Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich during a private ceremony on 29 June at the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Ky. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:18:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#141 Several United States Sports Academy doctoral students began taking comprehensive final examinations on the Daphne campus today. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:18:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#142 United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presented Mark Zeug, Chairman of the NSGA Board of Directors, with a plaque honoring the partnership between the 2007 Summer National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics presented by Humana and the International Sport for All Federation FISpT. The Senior Games are being held in Louisville, Ky. until 7 July. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:18:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#143 The United States Sports Academy has been approved to participate in the Air University AU Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative ABC program, that will allow United States Air Force airmen to turn an associates degree from the Community College of the Air Force CCAF into a bachelor's degree from the Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 02:53:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#144 The United States Sports Academy has signed a protocol for cooperation with Worldteam, a sports management company which has organized a wide range of sport services from sporting goods to amateur basketball in China. Fri, 9 May 2008 02:53:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#145 The United States Sports Academy will hold its annual graduation ceremony Friday, 20 July at 3 p.m. on its campus in Daphne, Ala. University of Notre Dame Athletic Director Dr. Kevin White will deliver the commencement speech and receive an Honorary Doctorate. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:11:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#146 Members of the International Olympic Committee Commission for Culture and Olympic Education stand next to a monument in which the heart of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, is buried. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:38:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#147 Pictured from left to right are members of the International Olympic Committee Commission for Culture and Olympic Education Dr. Norbert Mueller, the Director of the Olympic Research Department at the University of Mainz in Germany Academy President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich and Kostas Georgiadis, the Dean of the International Olympic Academy an Associate Professor at the University of Peloponnese in Greece. The monument is where the heart of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympics, is buried. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:38:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#148 Hua Hongxin, President of the Nanjing Sports Institute, was honored with the United States Sports Academys Distinguished Service Award on 30 April in Nanjing, China. Academy Trustee Bob Block presented Hua with the Order of the Eagle Exemplar during a private ceremony on the Nanjing Sports Institute campus. Fri, 9 May 2008 05:19:22 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#149 The United States Sports Academy today announced that it has received approval from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools SACS to offer its doctoral program in sports management as the Doctor of Education Ed. D. degree effective 1 September 2007. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:24:22 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#150 The Academy has administered sports programs in Bahrain since 1977, when the Academy sent its first team of coaches there. The Academy has conducted numerous sport projects in the Kingdom, including a cooperative degree program with the University of Bahrain. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:48:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#151 Pictured are Major General Abdul Latif Rashid Al Zayani, Chief of Public Security of the Kingdom of Bahrain l, and United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:48:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#152 The 2007 Summer National Senior Games - The Senior Olympics presented by Humana, announced today a partnership with the International Sport for All Federation FISpT. Attracting athletes from around the U.S., the Senior Games will be held in Louisville, Ky., from 22 June - 7 July. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:48:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#153 The Ministry of the Interiors Department of Public Security in the Kingdom of Bahrain held its second Physical Trainer Instructor program graduation ceremony. Forty-one students received a certification in physical fitness from the United States Sports Academy. Academy instructors Leslie Green and Nathan Wehunt administer the program, which to date has trained 70 police officers, including 20 women, for the Ministry of the Interiors Department of Public Security in Bahrain. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:15:58 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#154 San Diego Padres pitcher and Mobile native Jake Peavy dominated the votes to become the United States Sports Academy Alabama Athlete of the Month for May. Peavy also claimed the honor for April. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#155 Following one of the best performances in NBA playoff history, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James was named the United States Sports Academys Male Athlete of the Month for May. Meseret Defar of Ethiopia set a world-record in the 2-mile run and was named Female Athlete of the Month. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#156 Dr. Norbert Mller, a world-renowned Olympic historian and professor, was honored with the United States Sports Academys Distinguished Service Award. Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presented the award to Mller during a special presentation in Greece during International Olympic Committee meetings on 5 June. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#157 Dr. Norbert Mller, a world-renowned Olympic historian and professor, was honored with the United States Sports Academys Distinguished Service Award. Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presented the award to Mller during a special presentation in Greece during International Olympic Committee meetings on 5 June. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#158 The man who left the Carolinas to experience NFL football, then brought NFL football to the Carolinas, was honored by the United States Sports Academy with the Theodore Roosevelt Meritorious Achievement Award during a private presentation on 31 May in Charlotte. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#159 United States Sports Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich delivered a speech at the US Sports Academy Directors' Cup luncheon on 9 June 2007 held at the 42nd Annual National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics NACDA Convention in Orlando. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:35:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#160 Tom Jernstedt, a man known for his service to the sport of basketball and to the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA, received a Distinguished Service Award from United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich at a private ceremony in New York on 1 June. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:35:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#161 Pictured from left to right are Professor Porpan Vachajitpan of Sripatum University, International College Director Chinda Tejavanija Chang of Sripatum University and Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich. The group met to discuss possible Academy support for a bachelors degree in sports management at Sripatum University, a government licensed and approved university in Bangkok. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:19:20 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#162 Former Governor of the Sport Authority of Thailand Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan meets with Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich to plan for the Srinakharinwirot University sports studies program. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:27:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#163 Pictured from left to right are Professor Porpan Vachajitpan of Sripatum University, International College Director Chinda Tejavanija Chang of Sripatum University and Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich. The group met to discuss possible Academy support for a bachelors degree in sports management at Sripatum University, a government licensed and approved university in Bangkok. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:25:21 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#164 Kathleen Leland Norman of Wilmington has been awarded first place out of 1,300 entries in the global human interest category in the 2007 Erma Bombeck writing competition. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:13:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#165 Peter G. Phaiah, Ph.D. is the newly appointed associate vice chancellor of student affairs and enrollment management at the University of Minnesota, Crookston. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:13:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#166 Rutgers Universitys win over the University of Louisville on 9 November has been named the 2006 College Football Game of the Year by the United States Sport Academy. Coach Greg Schiano accepted the award during a press conference on 31 May at the Hale Center on the Rutgers campus. Thu, 8 May 2008 07:32:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#167 United States Sports Academy alum and two-time Olympic wrestler James Hazewinkel has been an inspiration to many as an athlete, coach and teacher. He recently agreed to lead Marion Military Institutes Wrestling Program alongside his brother David, also a two-time Olympic wrestler. Instituted in 1842, Marion Military Institute is the nations oldest two-year military college. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:06:06 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#168 Over a year ago, United States Sports Academy graduate Jason Lehrer purchased the Cleveland Fusion, a five-year-old franchise of the National Womens Football Association NWFA. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:06:06 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#169 McMurry University Athletic Director Bill Libby has named former assistant coach and assistant athletic director Veronica Snow as the sixth head women's basketball coach in the history of the school. Wed, 7 May 2008 18:26:49 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#170 United States Sports Academy Sport Artist of the Year for 2003 Roald Bradstock, an accomplished artist and athlete, recently threw the javelin 70.81M to set the Masters 45-49 age group world record. He has also released a new painting that depicts Asafa Powell, the current 100-meter world record holder. Thu, 8 May 2008 03:25:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#171 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Les Dutko has returned after teaching a certification course in sports medicine in Thailand. Sun, 4 May 2008 18:37:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#172 Dr. T.J. Rosandich is teaching a course in Sports Facilities this week in Thailand as part of a six-course series of the United States Sports Academys International Certification in Sports Management ICSM program, which is hosted by the Sports Authority of Thailand. Sat, 3 May 2008 01:13:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#173 Rutgers Universitys win over the University of Louisville on 9 November has been named the 2006 College Football Game of the Year by the United States Sport Academy. Coach Greg Schiano will accept the award at 10 a.m. on 31 May at the Hale Center on the Rutgers campus. Thu, 8 May 2008 13:07:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#174 Patrick White, Heisman Trophy candidate and quarterback at West Virginia University, completed a series of tests at the United States Sports Academys state-of-the-art Fitness Performance Center. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:17:36 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#175 Kathy Hansen has been named physician liaison for Southeastern Regional Medical. In this newly created role, she will report directly to Kevin Rowley, senior director of Business Development. Fri, 2 May 2008 04:49:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#176 QuadraMed Corporation recently announced that Academy alum Sandra Trakowski, MS, RN, BC, has been appointed Vice President of Clinical Product Management. Her responsibilities include strategic planning for and management of QuadraMed's Care Management product suite, which significantly improve patient safety and quality care. Tue, 6 May 2008 06:31:31 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#177 Dr. David R. Schmidt of San Antonio has been honored with the United States Sports Academys Dr. Ernst Jokl Sports Medicine Award. Academy Board of Visitor member Susan Blackwood presented the award to Dr. Schmidt on 5 May during halftime of the San Antonio Spurs playoff game with the Denver Nuggets Tue, 6 May 2008 16:40:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#178 Following a historic performance at the World Championships that spanned March and April, American swimming star Michael Phelps repeated as the United States Sports Academys Male Athlete of the Month for April, while Morgan Pressel made LPGA history and won the Female Athlete of the Month. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:01:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#179 San Diego Padres pitcher and Mobile native Jake Peavy has been named United States Sports Academy Alabama Athlete of the Month for April. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:01:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#180 University of West Virginia quarterback Patrick White, former star at Daphne High School, received the Alabama Athlete of the Year award on Tuesday, 8 May in front of a packed atrium at the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:01:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#181 Hampton University softball coach and United States Sports Academy alum Tiny L. Laster, Jr. passed away 3 May following an ongoing battle with kidney disease. A pioneer in womens athletics since the implementation of Title IX in 1972, Laster was 61 years old. Mon, 5 May 2008 01:11:02 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#182 - Gabarron Foundation hosts tribute to East Timor Mon, 5 May 2008 01:11:02 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#183 The United States Sports Academy honored Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive with a Distinguished Service Award. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:34:09 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#184 The United States Sports Academy honored Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive with a Distinguished Service Award. Wed, 7 May 2008 23:41:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#185 The man who gave the Kansas City Royals a mascot and the NAIA a corporate sponsorship program is now Senior Vice President of the rapidly growing Learfield Sports. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#186 Academy Chairman of the Board of Trustees Robert C. Campbell III was named as one of the Best Lawyers in Alabama by Birmingham Magazine. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#187 Brenda Frese, head coach of the 2006 National Champion University of Maryland womens basketball team, has been honored with the United States Sports Academys C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award. Academy President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presented Coach Frese with the award at a private ceremony 25 April at the Comcast Center. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:45 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#188 The Pat Tillman Foundation will host the second annual Pats Run San Jose in honor of the late Pat Tillman on 29 April in San Jose, California. Tillman was a star defensive back for the Arizona Cardinals at Arizona State University, where he graduated with honors in Marketing. Fri, 9 May 2008 15:47:22 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#189 The Peach Belt Conference has announced that United States Sports Academy alum David Brunk will be its next conference commissioner. Brunk will come to the PBC after serving as commissioner of the Northeast-10 Conference for the past nine years. He will become the second commissioner since the founding of the Peach Belt in 1991. The first was Marvin Vanover, who helped found the conference. Fri, 9 May 2008 06:36:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#190 United States Sports Academy Alum Scott Novack has joined Sport Partnerships as the High Performance Manager for USA Pentathlon in Colorado Springs, Colo. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:53:50 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#191 From one man's vision in the early 1960's, the United States Sports Academy has become a reality, addressing critical sport issues in the U.S. Born in 1972 from a recognized need for a school of sport to address pressing issues in the sport profession, the United States Sports Academy has grown to what is certainly the largest graduate sport education program in America, and probably the entire world. Thu, 8 May 2008 20:46:32 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#192 In 1947, Jackie Robinson stepped onto a baseball field and changed the history of a divided nation. This week, fans, athletes and teams around the nation are celebrating the 60th Anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:23:53 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#193 The Detroit Lions have hired Dean Kleinschmidt, recipient of the United States Sports Academys 1998 Distinguished Service Award, as Coordinator of Athletic Medicine and Athletic Training. He will oversee the Lions' athletic training department and coordinate the activities of the team's physicians. Tue, 6 May 2008 23:53:49 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#194 Timor-Leste Culture Week 14-18 May 2007 Fri, 9 May 2008 04:46:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#195 Auburn University sophomore swimmer Cesar Cielo has been named Alabama Athlete of the Month for March by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:33:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#196 Following dominant performances at the Swimming World Championships, American stars Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin won the United States Sports Academys Male and Female Athlete of the Month award for March. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:33:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#197 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. David Cundiff has returned after teaching a certification course in sports finance in Thailand. Thu, 8 May 2008 18:12:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#198 Eddie Robinson, the recipient of the Academys first Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award in 1985, died 3 April at the age of 88. Thu, 8 May 2008 18:12:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#199 The United States Sports Academy honored 36-year-old Brenda Frese, coach of the University of Maryland womens basketball team, with the 2006 C. Vivian Stringer Coaching Award after the Lady Terrapins won the NCAA Championship. A year later, after a magical run to the NCAA championship game, 36-year coaching veteran C. Vivian Stringer has staked a claim to the award that bears her name. Thu, 8 May 2008 18:12:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#200 Sheila Taormina turned in the best performance of her modern pentathlon career by winning the silver medal in the second World Cup stop of the season in Cairo, Egypt on 25 March. Sun, 4 May 2008 16:52:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#201 H.E. Ephraim M. Hlophe, Ambassador for the Kingdom of Swaziland, visited the United States Sports Academy on 29 March to discuss the development of a national sports program in Swaziland. Fri, 9 May 2008 07:34:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#202 United States Sports Academy Chair of Sports Fitness Dr. Brian Wallace recently returned from Thailand, where he taught a certification course in sports biomechanics including a Dartfish training session. Tue, 6 May 2008 12:32:57 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#203 International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge has reappointed United States Sports Academy President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich to the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education. Thu, 8 May 2008 13:00:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#204 Academy Director of Continuing Education Betsy Smith l presents Swiss tennis star Roger Federer with the Academys 2006 Outstanding Athlete of the Year award on center court at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Federer received the award for the second consecutive year after a worldwide vote in December presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Tue, 6 May 2008 10:49:52 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#205 Academy Director of Continuing Education Betsy Smith l presents Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova with the Academys 2006 Female Athlete of the Year award on center court at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Sharapova received the award in December after a worldwide vote presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Tue, 6 May 2008 10:49:52 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#206 The United States Sports Academy presented Roland Hemond, executive advisor of the Chicago White Sox, with a Distinguished Service Award for 56 years of front-office service in professional baseball. Academy Trustee Emeritus Jack Lengyel presented the award to him on the field prior to the White Soxs spring training game on 17 March at Tucson Electric Park in Tucson, Arizona. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#207 Mike Moran, longtime public relations executive for the United States Olympic Committee USOC, was honored with the United States Sports Academys Distinguished Service Award 15 March at the El Pomar Foundations Penrose House in Colorado Springs. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#208 Merely a year after winning the National Junior College Athletic Association basketball title as a head coach, United States Sports Academy alum Jeremy Cox is in the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Mens Basketball Tournament Sweet 16 as an assistant coach at Texas AM University. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#209 Sheila Taormina, winner of the 2006 U.S. Open title in the modern pentathlon and an elite athlete in three Olympic sports, was honored with the United States Sports Academys Jim Thorpe All-Around Award 15 March at the El Pomar Foundations Penrose House in Colorado Springs. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:08:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#210 United States Sports Academy Assistant Dean of Administration and Finance Craig Bogar recently returned from the Kingdom of Bahrain, where he taught sports administration. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:09:38 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#211 University of Alabama at Birmingham womens basketball senior Carmen Guzman has been named Alabama Athlete of the Month for February by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:39:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#212 Swiss tennis star Roger Federer won the United States Sports Academys Male Athlete of the Month award while American track star Gail Devers earned the Academys Female Athlete of the Month honor for February Fri, 9 May 2008 08:39:39 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#213 Congressman Jo Bonner Visits the Academy Tue, 6 May 2008 17:25:11 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#214 DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http//www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd" html-- InstanceBegin template"/Templates/ussaTabsCSS2Column.dwt.asp" codeOutsideHTMLIsLocked"false" -- head meta http-equiv"Content-Type" content"text/html charsetiso-8859-1" -- update sql pages db -- -- include virtual "/includes/updateThisPage.asp" -- -- end update sql pages db -- -- InstanceBeginEditable name"doctitle" -- titleThe Gabarron Foundation hosts "Pieces for Peace" Exhibit in New York/title -- InstanceEndEditable -- style type"text/css" -- content width585px centerColumn columnOne, centerColumn columnTwo float left width 275px columnOne padding-right 6px columnTwo padding-left 6px centerColumn clear clear both margin-top 0px margin-bottom 0px -- /style -- include virtual "/includes/defaultMeta.htm" -- -- InstanceBeginEditable name"head" -- meta name"description" content"The Gabarron Foundation hosts "Pieces for Peace" Exhibit in New York " -- InstanceEndEditable -- --include virtual"/includes/12112004/script.asp"-- --include virtual"/includes/12112004/style.asp"-- --include virtual"/includes/12112004/style2Column.asp"-- -- InstanceParam name"Submenu" type"boolean" value"true" -- -- InstanceParam name"Publications" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"Partners" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"CourseLogin" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"OptionalNavBar" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"Title" type"boolean" value"true" -- -- InstanceParam name"Subhead" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"Subhead2" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"PressRelease" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"PressReleaseHead" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"Date" type"boolean" value"true" -- -- InstanceParam name"newsHeadlines" type"boolean" value"true" -- -- InstanceParam name"PDF" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"RobotsGoAway" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"OptionalRightColumn" type"boolean" value"false" -- -- InstanceParam name"MoreInformationButton" type"boolean" value"true" -- -- InstanceParam name"RSSFeedLinks" type"boolean" value"true" -- /head body div id"header" -- include virtual"/includes/12112004/search.asp" -- -- include virtual"/includes/12112004/header.asp" -- /div div id"tabs" -- include virtual"/includes/pageElements/tabs.asp"-- /div div id"mainBox" -- include virtual"/includes/pageElements/breadcrumbsOnly.asp" -- div id"mainBoxInside" div id"leftColumn" -- include virtual"/includes/pageElements/leftNavMain.asp" -- call navLeftList null, leftNavMain -- InstanceBeginEditable name"Submenu" -- call navLeftList "News and Events", leftNavArchive -- InstanceEndEditable -- call navLeftList "RSS Feeds", leftNavXML div id"requestInfoButton" a href"/inquiry/"span class"requestColon"/span More Information span class"requestColon"/span/a /div /div div id"centerColumn"a name"body"/a h1 class"Title" -- Title begin -- -- InstanceBeginEditable name"Title" --The Gabarron Foundation hosts "Pieces for Peace" Exhibit in New York -- InstanceEndEditable -- -- Title end -- /h1 -- InstanceBeginEditable name"Date" -- p align"center" class"date"06 March 2007/p -- InstanceEndEditable -- -- Body begin -- -- InstanceBeginEditable name"Body" -- div align"center" img src"/images/news/2007/March/gabarron.jpg" alt"The Gabarron Foundation hosts Pieces for Peace Exhibit in New York " width"500" height"245" border"1" style"bordersolid 1px black"p align"center" class"photoCaption" /pbr /div pThe Gabarron Foundation Carriage House Center for the Arts is hosting an art exhibit titled "Pieces for Peace" from 2 March through 30 April at the Gabarron Foundation in New York City. 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ASAMA is free and open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wed, 7 May 2008 06:29:48 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#217 The United States Sports Academys Sport Artist of the Year 1985 Donald Moss will open a public exhibit this month at Miss Porters School in Farmington, Connecticut featuring artwork by three generations of the Moss family. Wed, 7 May 2008 09:42:31 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#218 Dr. Harvey Schiller, Ph.D., Chairman of the Board and CEO of GlobalOptions Group, has been honored with the United States Sports Academys Eagle Award. Schiller, who is a nominee for the position of President of the International Baseball Federation, received the award from Academy Trustee Tom Cafaro in New York City on 27 February. Wed, 7 May 2008 09:42:31 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#219 Texas AM University Director of Athletics Bill Byrne was honored with the United States Sports Academys Carl Maddox Sports Management Award. Tue, 6 May 2008 08:53:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#220 John McKissick, the-80-year-old football coach who has guided Summerville S.C. High School to 10 state championships and 530 wins in 55 years, has been honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the United States Sports Academy. Tue, 6 May 2008 08:53:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#221 Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo was honored with the United States Sports Academys Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award. Tue, 6 May 2008 08:53:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#222 United States Sports Academy Director of Continuing Education/Special Projects Betsy Smith recently traveled to the Kingdom of Bahrain to evaluate the status of the Academys fitness program after the first year. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:41:21 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#223 Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning won the United States Sports Academys January Male Athlete of the Month award while American tennis star Serena Williams earned the Academys Female Athlete of the Month honor for January. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:23:57 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#224 University of Alabama gymnast Kassi Price has been named Alabama Athlete of the Month for January by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 01:23:57 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#225 In December, Swiss tennis star was crowned 2006 Academy Athlete of the Year through a worldwide online fan vote. Federer opened the 2007 season by winning his 10th career Grand Slam event. Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#226 On 8 February, students from the Advanced Art Class at Murphy High School in Mobile, Alabama toured the American Sport Art Museum and Archives, which is located on the campus of the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#227 The United States Sports Academy announced that Academy Sport Artist of the Year 2007 LeRoy Neiman has donated two pieces of art to the American Sport Art Museum and Archives ASAMA, which is located on the Academy campus. Fri, 9 May 2008 11:41:35 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#228 His Excellency Juan Antonio Samaranch and International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge presented Ljiljana Lilo Ljubisic with the United States Sports Academys Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC Presidents Disabled Athlete Award during a ceremony on 7 February at the International Olympic Committee headquarters in Switzerland. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:06:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#229 DAPHNE, Ala. Former Drake Relays Director Bob Ehrhart, 75, died of cancer at his West Des Moines home 7 January. The United States Sports Academy presented Ehrhart with a Distinguished Service Award at his home on 3 January for building the Drake Relays into a premier track and field event. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:48:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#230 United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich presented Sheila Johnson, president of the WNBAs Washington Mystics, with a Distinguished Service Award on 5 February at the Mystics office in Washington. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:48:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#231 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Daeshik Kim, founder of the United States Martial Arts Institute USMAI, passed away on 2 February 2007. He is remembered as a remarkable educator, athlete and mentor. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:48:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#232 Longtime United States Sports Academy associate and President of United Kingdom based Edusport2000 Ted Polson brown jacket and the Burnt Oak Safer Neighborhood Police team in London, England received commendations from the Deputy Commissioner for Police at the Metropolitan Police Headquarters at Scotland Yard. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:48:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#233 United States Sports Academy Fitness Instructor Nathan Wehunt recently arrived in the Kingdom of Bahrain to begin work on the Academys program with the Department of Public Security of the Ministry of Interior. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:48:08 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#234 Orange Beach Presbyterian Church Tours American Sport Art Museum and Archives Fri, 9 May 2008 07:37:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#235 DAPHNE, Ala. - Bishop State Community College Assistant Mens Basketball Coach Derrick V. Tinsley is on target to graduate from the United States Sports Academy in the fall of 2007 with a Bachelor of Sports Science B.S.S. degree in sports coaching. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:07:28 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#236 DAPHNE, Ala. - The United States Sports Academy has honored former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard H. Carmona with the Dwight David Eisenhower Fitness Award for his campaign against obesity. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:03:33 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#237 DAPHNE, Ala. - The United States Sports Academy has honored former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard H. Carmona with the Dwight David Eisenhower Fitness Award for his campaign against obesity. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#238 City of Mobile Mayor Samuel L. Jones c presents a Key to the City of Mobile, Alabama to His Excellency President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao l of East Timor. Also pictured is United States Sports Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich r. President Gusmao was in the Mobile area to receive an honorary doctorate from the Academy on 19 January 2007. The Academy and East Timor are developing plans to implement national sports programs in that country. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#239 United States Sports Academy Art Committee member Bruce Larsen presents a found objects sculpture to His Excellency President Kay Rala Gusmo during a ceremony at the Academy on 19 Jan. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#240 United States Sports Academy Art Committee member Bruce Larsen presents a found objects sculpture to His Excellency President Kay Rala Gusmo during a ceremony at the Academy on 19 Jan. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:43:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#241 DAPHNE, Ala. - The United States Sports Academy presented East Timor's President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmo, leader of one of the world's newest countries, with the Academy's International Honorary Doctorate on 19 January at the Academy in Daphne. Thu, 8 May 2008 12:47:15 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#242 Linda Moore, director of Business Administration for ESPN Original Entertainment, has earned the title of 2007 Alum of the Year from the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:08:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#243 The United States Sports Academy has announced that East Timor President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmo, leader of one of the worlds newest countries, will travel to the United States to receive the Academys International Honorary Doctorate on 19 January. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:29:50 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#244 DAPHNE - United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. R.H. Brian Costello, neuropsychologist and founder of Cassel Research Centre, has been named Cambridge Whos Who Professional of the Year in Neuropsychology. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:18:44 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#245 West Virginia University quarterback Patrick White was named United States Sports Academy Alabama Athlete of the Year today after an online fan vote presented by al.com. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:38:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#246 Twenty-seven United States Sports Academy students took their comprehensive final examinations on the Daphne campus 3-6 January. Thu, 8 May 2008 23:45:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#247 The United States Sports Academy announced the 10 international sports leaders who will be honored with Academy Distinguished Service Awards DSA in 2007. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#248 The University of North Carolina Womens Soccer Team has been named the Womens Team of the Year by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#249 Italys 2006 World Cup champion soccer team has been named the Mens Team of the Year by the United States Sports Academy. Fri, 9 May 2008 16:53:37 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#250 United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich was appointed to the Advisory Board of the International Child Art Foundation by the ICAF Executive Board and Founder and Executive Director Dr. Ashfaq Ishaq. Mon, 5 May 2008 23:02:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#251 The United States Sports Academy announced the 12 international sports leaders that will be honored in 2007 as part of the Academys Awards of Sport Medallion Series, which pays Tribute to the Artist and the Athlete. Fri, 9 May 2008 13:09:41 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#252 Tennis star Roger Federer of Switzerland was named the 2006 Academy Outstanding Athlete of the Year by the United States Sports Academy after a worldwide online fan vote presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Thu, 8 May 2008 12:41:59 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#253 Starting 22 December, sports fans can vote online for the 2006 United States Sports Academy Alabama Athlete of the Year presented by al.com. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:42:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#254 The United States Sports Academy recognized three employees who led improvements in staffing, building aesthetics and efficiency and two employees for five years of service at the annual Employee Awards ceremony on 21 December. Fri, 9 May 2008 00:42:25 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#255 United States Sports Academy National Faculty member Dr. Stanley E. Drawdy recently returned from a teaching assignment in the Kingdom of Bahrain, where he taught sports public relations and fundraising. Tue, 6 May 2008 03:32:00 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#256 The Salvation Army is a major benefactor of the US Marines Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. The majority of the toys donated to the Salvation Army by the Academy were collected at Daphne Middle School. These toys will be distributed to needy children in the Mobile area. Tue, 6 May 2008 03:32:00 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#257 A Congressional Record article detailing the proceedings and debates of the 109th Congress, Second Session praised the United States Sports Academy and His Excellency Abbot Shi Yongxin c for 'using their teachings to help foster international peace and understanding.' Fri, 9 May 2008 04:44:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#258 Dr. Raj Warrier c, Vice Chancellor at Manipal Academy of Higher Education and Dr. Bas Nair r, a former world class cricket player for Indias national team in the 1960s met with United States Sports Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich l at the Academy on 19 December to discuss the development of a national sports program in India. Fri, 9 May 2008 04:44:07 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#259 After 14 years as the head baseball coach for his alma matter, Maryville College Tenn., United States Sports Academy graduate Eric Etchison has been named the schools first full-time Sports Information Director SID. Wed, 7 May 2008 17:01:01 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#260 Swiss tennis sensation Roger Federer and Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova continue to lead the male and female online fan vote after the first two weeks of the 2006 United States Sports Academys Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. On the male side, golf superstar Tiger Woods has taken over sole possession of second place, followed by World Cup soccer Most Valuable Player Fabio Cannavaro of Italy. Tennis player Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium is currently in second on the womens side followed by LPGA sensation Lorena Ochoa of Mexico. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:53:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#261 Swiss tennis sensation Roger Federer and Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova continue to lead the male and female online fan vote after the first two weeks of the 2006 United States Sports Academys Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. On the male side, golf superstar Tiger Woods has taken over sole possession of second place, followed by World Cup soccer Most Valuable Player Fabio Cannavaro of Italy. Tennis player Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium is currently in second on the womens side followed by LPGA sensation Lorena Ochoa of Mexico. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:53:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#262 U.S. Marine Corps Reserve officers from the 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company 4th Marine Division in Mobile arrived in full dress to pick up thousands of toys at the United States Sports Academy on 15 December as part of the 2006 Toys for Tots campaign. Fri, 9 May 2008 08:53:10 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#263 United States Sports Academy Trustee Dr. Gary Cunningham will be traveling to Torino, Italy in January to serve as Chef de Mission for the United States at the World University Games. Fri, 2 May 2008 04:45:27 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#264 Louisiana State University quarterback JaMarcus Russell, a graduate of Williamson High School in Mobile, has been named Alabama Athlete of the Month by the United States Sports Academy for the second time in three months. Fri, 2 May 2008 21:14:55 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#265 After United States Sports Academy graduate Manel de la Matta died on the downside of a mountain climbing expedition, he was remembered not only for his courage but for his vision and compassion. Fri, 9 May 2008 12:33:14 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#266 Swiss tennis sensation Roger Federer and Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova lead the male and female online fan vote after the first six days of the 2006 United States Sports Academys Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com. Sun, 4 May 2008 23:10:29 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#267 United States Sports Academy Academy President and CEO Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich recently received a Bobby helmet from the Head of Scotland Yard in recognition of the Academys assistance in planning youth recreation and sport programs for implementation in London, England. The Bobby helmet worn by the London Metropolitan Police Force is a familiar British trademark. Wed, 7 May 2008 23:30:51 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#268 Lt. Thomas E. Sather, who earned his Master of Sports Science with a dual major in sports fitness and sports medicine in 1996 from the Academy, recently returned from Iraq. He was honored for his service in the air crew in Casualty Evacuation CASEVAC. Fri, 9 May 2008 14:47:04 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#269 In her 13th year as Head Athletic Trainer at Florida AM University FAMU, United States Sports Academy graduate Akima Abrakata-Dina is proud of her longevity and the growth of her athletic training program at the Division I school in Tallahassee, Florida. Wed, 7 May 2008 08:14:46 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#270 Starting 1 December, sports fans worldwide can vote online for the 2006 United States Sports Academy Athlete of the Year presented by USATODAY.com and MSNBC.com Fri, 9 May 2008 09:50:52 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#271 LPGA sensation Lorena Ochoa won the United States Sports Academys Female Athlete of the Month award for the second straight month while Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith earned Male Athlete of the Month honors for November. Fri, 9 May 2008 09:50:52 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#272 The United States Sports Academy is partnering with USA Track Field to provide graduate continuing education units CEUs for USA Track and Fields Coaching Education Program. Mon, 5 May 2008 15:23:18 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#273 The United States Sports Academy emerged on the scene as the leader in sports education seven years before ESPN did the same in sports media. For the past 10 years, Academy graduate Linda Moore has been involved in ESPNs evolution from a sports media outlet to a sports management and production entity. Wed, 7 May 2008 14:08:53 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#274 The United States Sports Academy is pleased to announce it will once again serve as a drop-off center for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program beginning 29 November 2006. Tue, 6 May 2008 14:35:24 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#275 Academy Art Committee members John Rezner and Bruce Larsen each presented a gift representing their unique art skills to His Excellency Abbot Shi Yongxin during a special reception at the Academy on 9 November. Fri, 9 May 2008 10:24:38 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#276 Academy China liaison Patrick Pang l, Academy Washington, D.C. liaison Joe Szlavik r and His Excellency Abbot Shi Yongxin c, the world leader of China Chan and Shaolin Kung Fu, recently held meetings with congressional delegates in Washington, D.C. to discuss the development of sports programs in China. A 10-part certification program to teach Kung Fu and other martial arts is being developed as a joint effort between the Academy and the Abbot, who received an Honorary Doctorate from the Academy on 10 November in Daphne, Ala. Thu, 8 May 2008 21:14:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#277 United States Sports Academy Vice President and Chief Academic Officer Dr. T.J. Rosandich signed a protocol for cooperation with the Nanjing Institute for Physical Education and Sports in Nanjing, China. Thu, 8 May 2008 21:14:16 GMT http://www.ussa.edu/news/index.asp#27