Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine recently announced the Top 20 male and female semifinalists for the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Award, and The American has six student-athletes on the lists.
Each year Diverse: Issues In Higher Education invites postsecondary institutions to participate in this awards program by nominating their sports scholars. In addition to their athletic ability, students named Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.2; and be active on their campuses or in their community.
Past Ashe scholars include: Baylor University’s Robert Griffin III (2011); the University of Tennessee’s Kara Lawson (2003); San Diego State University’s Marshall Faulk (1993); and the University of Kansas’ Jaque Vaughn (1996).