Eph seniors Will Bruce & Caralyn Quan among 8 Finalists for Hockey Humanitarian Award
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The Hockey Humanitarian
Award, presented by BNY Mellon Wealth Management, today announced a
record eight finalists from 22 NCAA college hockey players that
have been nominated for the 2008 award, The Hockey Humanitarian
Award is awarded annually to college hockey's finest citizen and
seeks to recognize college hockey players, Division I or Division
III, male or female, who give back to their community in the true
humanitarian spirit. It has been said of the Hockey Humanitarian
Award that we seek not to celebrate Hall of Fame athletes, but
rather Hall of Fame human beings.
Two Williams seniors are among the eight finalists – William
Bruce and Caralyn Quan.
Bruce (Nashville, TN) 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 (Toronto, Ontario) has volunteered at Williamstown Elementary
School as a Reading Buddy and a Teaching Assistant, a coach in the
goal-setting program at Pownal (VT) Elementary School, she
coordinates Williams students who visit the Sweet Brook Care Center
in Williamstown to visit with the elderly, participates in Best
Buddies, served as a Peer Health Adviser on campus, has work on two
Habitat for Humanity trips to New Orleans and this year is
organizing a group of Williams students for a Habitat for Humanity
trip to New Orleans over Spring Break.
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The eight finalists, listed in alphabetical order, are:
Ryan Adler -- Jr. -- Hobart College
William Bruce -- Sr. -- Williams College
Ethan Cox -- So. -- Colgate University
Jeff DeFrancesca -- Sr. -- University of Wisconsin –
Stout
Missy Elumba -- Jr. -- Northeastern University
Jody Heywood -- Jr. -- Ohio State University
Ashley King -- Sr. -- Wayne State University
Caralyn Quan -- Sr. -- Williams College
Members of the selection will interview each of the finalists
Committee. Additional information about each student-athlete 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 11th at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado
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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