Kent State Athletics Honors Student Athletes for 4.0 GPA
2/5/2016 12:15:00 PM | General
KENT, Ohio – The Kent State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics hosted its second annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast hosted in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom Balcony on Thursday morning.
"These student-athletes show remarkable determination and it's a great achievement," said Director of Athletics Joel Nielsen. "While these results are a credit to them individually, we need to recognize the outstanding support our student-athletes receive from the Kent State faculty and staff, along with our academic services personnel. The young men and women recognized today continue to set the gold standard for our department in balancing athletics with their academic responsibilities."
The 54 student-athletes who achieved a 4.0 term GPA in either the fall or spring of 2015 were invited to celebrate with President Beverly Warren and Nielsen. It was a record-high for Kent State Athletics as 17 of Kent State's varsity athletic teams were represented, including 31 different majors.
"To have record-breaking 11-percent of our student-athletes achieve a 4.0 GPA is nothing short of exceptional and is reflective of their dedication in the classroom and support from our University," said Associate Athletic Director Greg Glaus. Â
"This breakfast is more than an honor or award of my academic and athletic success," said Josée Doyon of the women's golf team. "To me, it is an event that demonstrates how President Warren and Joel Nielsen are proud and committed to all of their student-athletes."
"The demands of playing a sport in college have given me the self-discipline skills needed to stay on top of all my assignments which is a big reason why I got a 4.0 last semester," said junior Jared Skolnicki. It's great to see so many student-athletes at the breakfast and it's really encouraging to see President Warren supporting the student-athlete community like this."
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