Student-Athletes honored for academics at Athletic Director's Breakfast of Champions

Athletic Director's Breakfast of Champions Photo Gallery

While student-athletes at Texas A&M University-Commerce have recently succeeded on the playing surface, many have been successful in the classroom as well.

The A&M-Commerce athletic department honored the student-athletes who have achieved a 3.0 GPA or better or have maintained an institutional GPA of a 3.0 or better through the 2008 fall semester at the Athletic Director’s Breakfast of Champions on Friday morning.

“We celebrate this day in conjunction with National Student-Athlete Day, where all across the country athletes are being recognized at their various institutions for the hard work and dedication they put in to not only their athletics, but their academics as well,” said Associate Athletic Director for Academic Affairs/SWA Judy Sackfield.

Overall, 78 student-athletes representing all 11 sports, cheerleading and athletic training, gathered at the event which included 35 athletes that made the Dean’s List and 11 that received Presidential honors in the fall semester.

“You all worked hard to be honored and come to this event,” said A&M-Commerce President Dr. Dan Jones to the athletes. “Things like GPA really do matter. Things like graduation rates really do matter.”

Many other administrators, as well as faculty and staff throughout campus joined the students to celebrate their achievement.

“It is a special day,” said A&M-Commerce Director of Athletics Carlton Cooper. “Academics is very near and dear to me. Our vision is to be a nationally recognized program both academically and athletically.”