Official Publication of the United States Sports Academy Alumni Association Vol. 37, No. 2 Fall 2015 H.E. Sam Kahamba Kutesa, President of the United Nations General Assembly, Honored by the Academy His Excellency Sam “We are pleased to Kahamba Kutesa honor Kutesa with was awarded a 2015 our Distinguished Distinguished Service Service Award due to Award (DSA) by the his outstanding work Academy in recognition of with the Sustainable his contributions to sport Developmental Goals throughout the world. using sport as a funda- Kutesa was elected mental vehicle in attaining President of the United them,” said Dr. Thomas P. Nations (UN) General Rosandich, President and Assembly’s sixty-ninth ses- CEO of the Academy. sion in June 2014. At the The DSA is part of time of his election, he had the Academy’s Awards been serving as Uganda’s of Sport program and is Minister for Foreign Affairs given annually to indi- since 2005, a post he still viduals who have made holds today. From left to right, Academy Trustee Joseph Szlavik, 2015 outstanding contributions A lawyer, parliamen- Distinguished Service Award recipient H E. . Sam Kahamba to national or international tarian, and businessman, Kutesa, Academy Vice President and COO Dr . T J. . Rosandich, sports through instruction, and Academy Trustee Peter Tichansky at the UN Headquarters Kutesa has a wide range in New York City, N Y. ,. on Monday, 14 September 2015 . research, or service. of experience in interna- Instruction means that tional affairs. During his tenure as Foreign Conference and focus on goals which will assist all the individual must have been engaged in the Minister, Uganda has hosted high-level meet- relevant stakeholders in developing comprehensive act or process of imparting or acquiring knowledge ings of key intergovernmental bodies such as the programs for their advancement. Sport and sport- in the area of sports on two continents. Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in related activities are a fundamental element of the Research means that the individual must have 2007, the Council of Ministers of the Organization SDGs. been engaged in the organized and systematic of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in 2008, and the In its statement of purpose, the members inquiry of investigation into sports to discover or African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit in declared that they wanted to establish an “inclusive revise facts, theories, or publications in the disci- 2010. and transparent intergovernmental process open to pline spanning two or more continents. Kutesa’s contributions to the world of sport all stakeholders, with a view to developing global Service means that the individual must have been come from the UN’s program of “Sustainable sustainable development goals to be agreed by the engaged in the organized and systematic supply of Development Goals” (SDGs), which he spear- General Assembly,” and sport plays a vital role in sports required by the public on two or more conti- headed. The SDGs were an outcome of the Rio+20 that process. nents for more than 20 years. n

IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Column-Special Graduation Ceremony...... 2 American Sport Art Museum and Archives...... 3 Awards of Sport...... 4-5 Alumni Achievements...... 6-7 International Outreach ...... 8-9 People, Places, and Programs...... 10-11 David Wallechinsky Franco Ascani National Honorary International Honorary Doctorate Recipient Doctorate Recipient PRESIDENT’S COLUMN THE ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Mr. Robert C. Campbell III, Chairman, Mobile, AL A Special Graduation Ceremony In Dr. Robert S. Block, Reno, NV Mr. Tom Cafaro, Dudley, MA Conjunction With The Awards of Sport Dr. Milly Cowles, Fairhope, AL We had the privilege of honoring three outstanding individuals during a Graduation Ceremony held in Ms. Joan Cronan, Knoxville, TN conjunction with the Academy’s Awards of Sport Ceremony on Thursday, 5 November 2015. Dr. Gary Cunningham, Goleta, CA Dr. Lee McElroy Jr., Troy, NY Professor Franco Ascani, 2015 International Honorary Doctorate Recipient