April 19, 2000

COLUMBIA, MO. - Below are listed the winners of a variety of awards presented this morning at the University of Missouri's 14th annual GTE Student-Athlete Academic Awards Breakfast. GTE's sponsorship of the event was part of its ongoing partnership with the University of Missouri Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Vic Faust, sports anchor at Columbia's KMIZ-TV and a former football player at MU, was the featured speaker.

COACH'S ACADEMIC ENHANCEMENT AWARD
Stephanie Thurman, assistant coach, women's basketball


DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS LEADERSHIP AWARD
Brian Grawer, men's basketball


BIG 12 CONFERENCE SCHOLAR-ATHLETE MEDAL RECIPIENTS
Rob Riti, football
Stacy Gemeinhardt, softball


STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL
"MOST INSPIRING PROFESSORS
Rex Campbell, rural sociology
David Webber, political science
Randy Miles, soil and atmospheric science
Mike Land, English/journalism


TOTAL PERSON PROGRAM ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Women's Track & Field Team


LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Softball Team


TOTAL PERSON PROGRAM ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARDS
(highest GPA for 1998-'99 academic year, each sport)

Mark Wampler, men's basketball, communications
Michael Weiss, baseball, undeclared
Tim Geiger, football, finance & banking
Andy Espe, men's golf, accounting
William Randall Swift, men's swimming, language arts education
Trae Meyr, men's track and field, political science
Andrew Niewald, men's cross country, biology
Chad Hertzog, wrestling, math education
Ann Marie Brooks, women's cross country, parks, recreation & tourism
Lisa Morris, volleyball, mathematics
Lindsey Miller, women's track and field, accounting
Amy Monsees, women's basketball, communications & psychology
Tobi Probst, women's golf, finance & banking
Meggen Smiley, gymnastics, physical therapy
Heather Buchheit, soccer, human nutrition & foods
Stacy Gemeinhardt, softball, social work
Whitney Nigh, women's swimming, business
Andrea Friedman, tennis, journalism