NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the winners of the Merle Chapman Leadership Award Wednesday.
The award, which began during the 2002-03 academic year, is named after the longtime football coach/athletics director at Millikin University and the second commissioner of the CCIW. Chapman served in that capacity from 1997-2002. The award identifies the student-athletes from the eight member institutions that best exemplify the traits that Chapman displayed and encouraged during his three-plus decades of service as teacher, coach and mentor to the athletes, coaches and administrators of the CCIW. Those traits are loyalty, enthusiasm, and commitment to academic, athletic and personal excellence, leadership and sportsmanship.
Each school is allowed to name one male and one female student-athlete. The winners were honored on Monday, April 11 at the CCIW’s SAAC leadership workshop and luncheon.
2010-11 CCIW Merle Chapman Award Winners
Augustana
Amy Walsh – Track & Field (Psychology/Biology major)
Matt Somers – Track & Field (Marketing)
Carthage
Kelsey Harrington – Women’s Soccer (Communication major)
Prentis Wilbourn – Track & Field (Business Administration & Accounting major)
Elmhurst
Erin Thill – Volleyball (Business major)
Charlie Homoky – Football (Exercise Science major)
Illinois Wesleyan
Lori Johnson – Volleyball (Business (Marketing) major)
Travis Rosenkranz – Men’s Basketball (Biology (Pre-Med Curriculum) major)
Millikin
Elizabeth Gabel – Volleyball (Biology major)
Brandon Barney – Football (Graphic Design/Business Administration major)
North Central
Jackie Errico – Women’s Basketball (Exercise Science major)
Nick Hicks – Football (Broadcast Communication major) – co-winner
Steve Motsinger – Wrestling (Management major) – co-winner
North Park
Michelle Howard – Volleyball (Engineering major)
Nick Hoekstra – Men’s Basketball (Advertising major)
Wheaton
Kelly Brooks – Women’s Basketball (Applied Health & Science major)
Tim McCrary – Men’s Basketball (Business & Economics and Christian Formation & Ministry major)