Kennesaw State to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Jan. 29‚ 2007) — The Bobbie Bailey Awards‚ which will honor 32 young women from area…
Georgia (Feb 2, 2007) — Kennesaw State to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day
Jeremy Craig
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KENNESAW‚ Ga. (Jan. 29‚ 2007) — The Bobbie Bailey Awards‚ which will honor 32 young
women from area high schools for athletic excellence‚ will be held Feb. 5 as part
of Kennesaw State University’s 17th annual celebration of National Girls and Women
in Sports Day.
The event will be held at 7:30 p.m. in the Stillwell Theater of the Wilson Building
at KSU. This year’s theme is “Throw like a girl – lead like a champion!”
A list of the young women to be honored‚ hailing from schools in Cobb‚ Cherokee‚ Paulding‚
Bartow and Douglas counties‚ is at the bottom of this release.
The award is named for Bobbie Bailey‚ a longtime supporter of KSU academics and athletics.
The ceremony will also highlight the successes of Kennesaw State University’s women’s
athletic teams. It is sponsored by the Department of Health‚ Physical Education and
Science; the Health‚ Physical Education and Science Majors Club; the KSU Athletic
Department; and the Georgia Association for Health‚ Physical Education‚ Recreation
and Dance.
This year’s guest speaker will be Karin Korb‚ the regional program director for the
Eastern Region of BlazeSports America. Korb is ranked No. 2 in the U.S. and No. 20
in the world in wheelchair tennis. She is also a coach and mentor for young athletes
with disabilities and was recently featured in Jodi Buren’s book “Superwomen: 100
Women−100 Sports.”
National Girls and Women in Sports Day began in 1987 as a day to honor the memory
of Olympic volleyball player Flo Hyman for her athletic achievements and her work
to assure equality for women’s sports. Hyman died of Marfan’s Syndrome in 1986 while
competing in a volleyball tournament in Japan. Since that time‚ NGWSD has evolved
into a day to acknowledge the past and recognize current sport achievements‚ the positive
influence of sports participation‚ and the continuing struggle for equality and access
for women in sports. For more information on NGWSD‚ visit www.aahperd.org/ngwsdcentral.
For further information please contact the writer.
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A member of the 35−unit University System of Georgia‚ Kennesaw State University is
a comprehensive‚ residential institution with a growing student population approaching
20‚000 from 132 countries. The third−largest university in Georgia‚ Kennesaw State
offers more than 60 graduate and undergraduate degrees‚ including a new doctorate
in education.
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The recipients of the Bobbie Bailey Award for Athletic Excellence for 2006 are:
Asia Alexander Lithia Springs High
School
Dorsie Boddiford Marietta High School
Jonna Capehart Lassiter High School
Kari Chambers Woodstock High School
Crystal Davis Campbell High School
Lisa Donachie Chapel Hill High School
Joanna Frasier Cartersville High
School
Maggie Frederick BlazeSports Georgia
Heather Galante Walton High School
Kristen Hughes Kennesaw Mountain High
School
Morgan Little Sequoyah High School
Alicia Manning Etowah High School
Jordan McCullers Harrison High School
Jennifer Meredith Wheeler High School
Ginny Miller McEachern High School
Jessica Mitchell East Paulding High
School
Emily Morris The Walker School
Stephanie Morris Cherokee High School
Remoshay Nelson Douglas County High School
Jenna Newsome North Cobb High School
Lisa Ogide Paulding County
High School
Sarah Sassler Kell High School
Dallas Smith Alexander High School
Nicole Smith Pope High School
Alyssa Stokes Sprayberry High School
Belle Thomas Adairsville High School
Tiarra Tucker Osborne High School
Katrina Waller Hiram High School
Lacey Walters Cass High School
LaToya Watson Pebblebrook High School
Jessica Weaver Woodland High School
Ashley Whitmire South Cobb High School
MORE NEWS…
A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State University offers more than 150 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees to its more than 41,000 students. With 11 colleges on two metro Atlanta campuses, Kennesaw State is a member of the University System of Georgia and the second-largest university in the state. The university’s vibrant campus culture, diverse population, strong global ties and entrepreneurial spirit draw students from throughout the region and from 126 countries across the globe. Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2), placing it among an elite group of only 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities with an R1 or R2 status. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu.
