Monthly Archives: December 2009

Canadian Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc has been named the winner of the 2010 United States Sports Academy’s Juan Antonio Samaranch IOC President’s Disabled Athlete Award. The Quebec native has been a dominant figure in wheelchair racing, having won five gold medals in each of the last two Paralympics — Athens in 2004 and Beijing in 2008. [...]

United States Sports Academy Board of Trustees member Dr. Gary Cunningham, left, presents a Distinguished Service Award to Michael Josephson, the founder of the Josephson Institute of Ethics. Michael Josephson, the founder of “Character Counts,” a sports program that gives coaches and parents the tools to build athletes’ character and create champions, has been named [...]

Dr. Anthony Borgese with Sports Marketing Students Dr. Anthony Borgese, a member of the United States Sports Academy’s Distance Learning Faculty, taught a seminar on Sports Marketing in Kingston, Jamaica on 19-22 November. The seminar was staged by the International Best Practice Network (IBPN). Borgese is an Associate Professor of Tourism and Hospitality with the [...]

The United States Sports Academy’s staff and faculty show their donations to the Toys for Tots cause. The Academy is a regional collection center for Toys for Tots in Baldwin County. The United States Sports Academy and the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Foundation are teaming up for the 15th year to help underprivileged children enjoy [...]

Emergency Aid Program Director Martha Howard, left, accepts a donation of Wisconsin cheese and sausage gift packages from United States Sports Academy Vice President Dr. T.J. Rosandich. Director of Ecumenical Ministries Sally Dean also accepted the donation. The United States Sports Academy donated fifty (50) boxes of Wisconsin cheese and sausage to Ecumenical Ministries, for [...]

Alabama’s dramatic come-from-behind 26-21 victory over in-state rival Auburn was selected by the United States Sports Academy’s panel of experts as the College Football Game of the Week. The Crimson Tide’s national championship hopes were in jeopardy before Alabama embarked on a seven-minute fourth-quarter drive that culminated with a four-yard touchdown pass from Greg McElroy [...]

Who were the greatest athletes of 2009? Have your say in the United States Sports Academy’s Athlete of the Year balloting, presented to the world by NBCSports.com and USATODAY.com. Balloting begins at today at noon and continues through 24 December. The Athlete of the Year ballot is the culmination of the Academy’s yearlong Athlete of [...]