HRH Prince Feisal Bin Al Hussein Visits Campus to Receive Eagle
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Official Publication of the United States Sports Academy Alumni Association HRH Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein Visits Campus To Vol . 37, No . 1 Winter 2015 Receive Eagle Award And Honorary Doctorate IN THIS ISSUE Highlights . 2-3 ASAMA . 4-5 Awards of Sport Sport Artist of the Year . 6 College Football Game of the Year . 7 Athletes of the Year . 8 Honorees . 9-11 Alumni Achievements . 12-13 International Outreach . 14-16 HRH Prince Feisal bin Al Hussein receives his Honorary Doctorate and the Order of the Eagle Exemplar with Rosette. From left: Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich, Prince Academy Spotlight .. 17-19 Feisal, and Don Porter long-time President of International Softball and a mem- ber of the Academy Board of Visitors. he United States Sports Congressional District, Prince Feisal Living Sport, a new national strategy Academy is pleased to announce graciously agreed to address the to encourage sport to play a part in the T the presentation of the 2014 International Baccalaureate faculty and lives of all Jordanians. Eagle Award and Honorary Doctorate students from the surrounding high In 2007, he founded Generations to His Royal Highness Feisal bin Al schools at the Daphne High School for Peace, one of the leading non- Hussein for his accomplishments as campus. profit peace-building organizations in the current president of the Jordan The Eagle Award, the United the world. Olympic Committee along with his States Sports Academy’s highest inter- Through his development of advocacy for peace through sport. national honor and a portion of the peace through sport, Prince Feisal was Academy President and CEO, annual Awards of Sport program, is elected to the International Olympic Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich, proudly presented annually In 2007, Prince Feisal Committee in 2010 revealed His Royal Highness Feisal to a world leader to founded Generations for and has led the bin Al Hussein, Prince of Jordan, as recognize that indi- Peace, one of the leading Jordanian Olympic the recipient of the 2014 Eagle Award vidual’s contribu- non-profit peace-building Committee since Novak Djokovic in June of this year. Prince Feisal was tions in promoting organizations in the world. 2007. 2014 Male Athlete of the Year honored with this award, along with a international har- The organization’s mission As the prestigious Honorary Doctorate, dur- mony, peace, and is to empower youth to Chairman of the ing a ceremony where he was hooded goodwill through lead sustainable change in National Resources and presented with the Order of the the effective use of communities experiencing Development Eagle Exemplar with Rosette by Mr. sport. The recipi- conflict through free edu- Company and a Don Porter, the long-time President of ent of this award cation and the use of sport, member of the art, advocacy and dialogue. International Softball and a member must have tempered National Resources of the Academy Board of Visitors. strength with keen judgment in using Investment Institute, Prince Feisal Maria Sharapova 2014 Female Athlete of the Year The ceremony, which was followed authority wisely as a means of bring- helped to improve and market by a reception, occurred on Thursday, ing nations together through sport resources for the Armed Forces of October 23, 2014, on the campus in for the betterment of mankind. The Jordan. In addition to these and other To read more about the other Daphne, Ala. Academy’s Awards of Sport program numerous clubs and committees, he is 22 outstanding nominees included on the 2014 ballot, In addition to being welcomed to is a long-standing awards program the current president of the Jordanian turn to page 8 . the state of Alabama by Representative dating back to 1985. Gliding Club and the chairman of the Bradley Byrne from Alabama’s first Prince Feisal recently launched Motor Sport Executive Council. n THE ACADEMY HIGHLIGHTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairman, Mr. Robert C. Campbell III, Mobile, AL Dr. Robert S. Block, Reno, NV Mr. Tom Cafaro, Dudley, MA Mr. William Clark, Mobile, AL Academy Academic Programs Lauded Dr. Milly Cowles, Fairhope, AL By Top Management Degrees, Military Advanced Education, Ms. Joan Cronan, Knoxville, TN Dr. Gary Cunningham, Santa Barbara, CA U.S. News & World Report Dr. Robert M. Goldman, Chicago, IL Dr. Lee McElroy Jr., Albany, NY Ranked 14th by Top Management our men and women in uniform. Dr. Linda Moore, Unionville, CT Degrees Now in its eighth year of publishing the Guide, Dr. Monica Motley, Mobile, AL Dr. Marino Niccolai, Mobile, AL The United States Sports Academy (USSA) was MAE was the first publication to launch a reference Dr. T.J. Rosandich, Fairhope, AL ranked fourteenth by Top Management Degrees tool of this type. This year, institutes were evaluated Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich, Daphne, AL on their list of the 25 Best Schools for Online on their military culture, financial aid, flexibility, Mr. Jack Scharr, St. Louis, MO Mr. Peter Tichansky, New York, NY Bachelor’s Degrees in Sport Management. Top on-campus support and online support services. Dr. Don C. Wukasch, Austin, TX Management Degrees is an online guide that ranks Each school’s TRUSTEES EMERITI and reviews the best management and business performance Dr. Liston D. Bochette III, Miami, FL degree programs. rating by cat- Secretary General, World Olympians Assoc. Schools were ranked based on faculty credentials, egory is rep- *Mr. Charlie Cape, Milwaukee, WI Founding Trustee, Attorney student services and engagement, course delivery resented by an *Mr. Jimmy Carnes, Gainesville, FL technology, student satisfaction, and tuition costs. easy-to-recog- President USA Track and Field The data was derived from the most recent and nize dashboard. Dr. Harold Collins, Mobile, AL Superintendent, Mobile County Schools publicly available sources, including U.S. News This will enable Dr. Evie G. Dennis, Denver, CO & World Report and The National Center for prospective stu- Superintendent, Denver School System Education and Statistics. dents to quickly Mr. Ron Dickerson, Montgomery, AL First President of the Black Coaches Association “To be honored with a ranking like this is very target schools *State Sen. Dr. Warren Giese, Columbia, SC exciting for the Academy. The bachelor’s program that follow Dean of Physical Education, South Carolina with its flexibility and mentorship program is in a best practices Mr. Gerald Hock, Green Bay, WI Founding Trustee UW-Milwaukee class by itself,” says Dr. Tim Foley, Dean of Student in military education, and then put these in context Mr. Pfhil Hunt, Mobile, AL Services at the United States Sports Academy. with other academic or career considerations. Senior Vice President, Morrisons The United States Sports Academy is the largest “We used strict criteria to individually evalu- *Mr. Jack Kelly, Nicholasville, KY President of the Goodwill Games free-standing sports university in the world and is ate the submissions of respondents, and we had a Mr. Jack Lengyel, Surprise, AZ regionally accredited. With outstanding faculty that record number of schools participating this year,” Director of Athletics Emeritus, U.S. Naval Academy present relevant curricula in sports management, said Kelly Fodel, MAE’s editor. Mr. Gene Policinski, Nashville, TN Sports Editor, USA Today sports medicine, and coach- Dr. Homer C. Rice, Atlanta, GA ing. USSA awards bachelor, “To be honored with a U.S. News & World Report Director of Athletics Emeritus, Georgia Tech master, and doctoral degrees ranking like this is very Ranks the Academy *Dr. Mary Roby, Tucson, AZ Women’s Athletic Director, University of Arizona worldwide. exciting for the Academy. The Academy was also ranked by Ms. Sally Rosandich, Daphne, AL The bachelor’s program U.S. News & World Report’s Best Founding Trustee, Secretary Top School in Military with its flexibility and Online Bachelor’s Programs. The Dr. Judith M. Sweet, San Diego, CA Advanced Education President Emerita, NACDA mentorship program is factors U.S. News selected to make Dr. George Uhlig, Daphne, AL Guide in a class by itself,” comparisons between programs were Dean of Education, South Alabama The Academy was also -Dr. Tim Foley, not measured like high school class *Dr. Leroy Walker Sr., Durham, NC Dean of Student Services President Emeritus, U.S. Olympic Committee awarded the Military Advanced rank or standardized test scores. *Deceased Education (MAE) designation Instead, U.S. News chose factors UNITED STATES SPORTS ACADEMY as a Top School in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges that weigh how these programs are being deliv- "America’s Sports University®" & Universities, measuring best practices in military ered and their effectiveness at awarding affordable One Academy Drive and veteran education. degrees in a reasonable amount of time. U.S. News Daphne, AL 36526-7055 Phone: (251) 626-3303 Fax: (251) 621-2527 The Guide presents results of a questionnaire of assessed schools based on four general categories: E-mail: [email protected] the military-supportive policies enacted at more Student engagement, Faculty credentials and train- Website: www.ussa.edu than 600 institutions including private, public, for- ing, Peer reputation, and Student services and tech- Editor: Patricia Tomley Layout and Design: Jennifer Kelly profit, not-for-profit, four-year, and two-year colleg- nology. es. From community colleges to state universities, The Academy was ranked better than the top The United States Sports Academy is an independent, non-profit, accredited, special mission sports university created to serve the nation and the world online universities and nationally known centers of 50% of all schools that offer online bachelor degree with programs in instruction, research and service. The role of the Academy is higher learning, MAE’s 2015 Guide to Colleges & programs. Interestingly, the Academy’s faculty was to prepare men and women for careers in the profession of sports. Universities arms students with information about ranked higher than two schools in the Top 10 and The United States Sports Academy is accredited by the Commission on n Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission institutions that go out of their way to give back to higher than six schools in the Top 25.