Williams Ice Hockey Players Finalists for Humanitarian Award
WILLIAMSTOWN - Two Williams College athletes are finalists for the Hockey Humanitarian Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management of Minneapolis, Minn.The company said a record eight finalists from 22 NCAA college hockey players have been nominated for the 2008 award. The award is given annually and seeks to recognize college hockey players, Division I or Division III, male or female, who give back to their community.
Two Williams seniors are among the eight finalists – William Bruce and Caralyn Quan.
Bruce, of Nashville, Tenn., recently received the Wooden Cup from Athletes for a Better World as the nation's top role model among college athletes. He has previously been honored by Williams with the Grosvenor Cup, Campus Life Dedication to Service Award and in the community by the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition for his involvement with 17 different community service organizations he has created or is directly involved in.
Quan, of Toronto, has volunteered at Williamstown Elementary School as a reading buddy and a teaching assistant, as a coach in the goal-setting program at Pownal (Vt.) Elementary School, participates in Best Buddies, was a peer health adviser on campus, worked on two Habitat for Humanity trips to New Orleans and this year is organizing a group of Williams students for a Habitat trip to New Orleans over spring break. She also coordinates visits by Williams students to Sweet Brook Care Center to visit with the elderly.
The other six finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Ryan Adler, junior, Hobart College
Ethan Cox, sophomore, Colgate University
Jeff DeFrancesca, senior, University of Wisconsin at Stout
Missy Elumba, junior, Northeastern University
Jody Heywood, junior, Ohio State University
Ashley King, senior, Wayne State University
Members of the selection committe will interview each of the finalists. Additional information will be released in late February.
The 13th recipient of the Hockey Humanitarian Award will be selected from the group of finalists and named in a ceremony held in conjunction with the NCAA Skills Competition and Hobey Baker Award on Friday, April 11, at the Pepsi Center in Denver during the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four.
More information on the history of the award, the 2008 schedule of events and a list of past nominees, finalists and recipients can be found at www.hockeyhumanitarian.org.
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