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Oklahoma State Tops Big 12 In Academic Honorees
February 27, 2018 | General
STILLWATER – Oklahoma State tied for the Big 12 lead with 14 recipients of the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, which the conference refers to as its highest academic honor.
Half of OSU's 14 honorees come from the track and field program, with an additional two honorees coming from football, softball and soccer and one honoree coming from equestrian.
Perhaps the most prominent Oklahoma State honoree is two-time softball All-America selection Vanessa Shippy, who is a senior majoring in marketing and finance. In addition to earning All-America honors on the field each of the last two seasons, she has also been honored as a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in both 2016 and 2017.
Also included on the list is two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree Brad Lundblade from the Cowboy football team. A first-team All-Big 12 offensive lineman in 2017, Lundblade was a finalist for the 2017 William Campbell Trophy, which is referred to as the Academic Heisman and also served on the NCAA Autonomy Governance Committee.
In order to be eligible for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, student-athletes must have lettered at least once in their career while maintaining residence at their institution for at least one academic year. The honoree, who can only be recognized once, should have 100 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.
The award is in memory of Lage, who served as the Oklahoma State faculty athletics representative with the NCAA and the Big Eight/Big 12 Conference from 1983 until his death in 2007. He was the chairman on three occasions (1985-86, 93-94 and 2003-04).
Lage had been a member of the Oklahoma State family since 1966, when he joined the College of Business Administration as an assistant professor. During his tenure at OSU, he served as the director of graduate studies in the department of economics (1974-77), head of the department of economics and finance (1978-84), director of the OSU Center for International Trade and Development (1985-87), and associate dean for research and graduate programs in the college of business administration (1997-2004).
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship, scheduled for March 7-10 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
Half of OSU's 14 honorees come from the track and field program, with an additional two honorees coming from football, softball and soccer and one honoree coming from equestrian.
Perhaps the most prominent Oklahoma State honoree is two-time softball All-America selection Vanessa Shippy, who is a senior majoring in marketing and finance. In addition to earning All-America honors on the field each of the last two seasons, she has also been honored as a CoSIDA Academic All-America selection in both 2016 and 2017.
Also included on the list is two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America honoree Brad Lundblade from the Cowboy football team. A first-team All-Big 12 offensive lineman in 2017, Lundblade was a finalist for the 2017 William Campbell Trophy, which is referred to as the Academic Heisman and also served on the NCAA Autonomy Governance Committee.
In order to be eligible for the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award, student-athletes must have lettered at least once in their career while maintaining residence at their institution for at least one academic year. The honoree, who can only be recognized once, should have 100 hours of earned credit with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.80 at the time of the nomination.
The award is in memory of Lage, who served as the Oklahoma State faculty athletics representative with the NCAA and the Big Eight/Big 12 Conference from 1983 until his death in 2007. He was the chairman on three occasions (1985-86, 93-94 and 2003-04).
Lage had been a member of the Oklahoma State family since 1966, when he joined the College of Business Administration as an assistant professor. During his tenure at OSU, he served as the director of graduate studies in the department of economics (1974-77), head of the department of economics and finance (1978-84), director of the OSU Center for International Trade and Development (1985-87), and associate dean for research and graduate programs in the college of business administration (1997-2004).
The Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award recipients will receive public recognition at the Phillips 66 Big 12 Men's Basketball Championship, scheduled for March 7-10 at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.
| 2018 Oklahoma State Recipients of the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award | ||
| Name | Sport | Academic Major |
| Britton Abbott, R-Jr. | Football | Management and Marketing |
| Kirsten Chamberland, Sr. | Equestrian | Pre-Veterinary Animal Science |
| Lana Duke, R-Jr. | Soccer | Human Nutrition/Pre-Medical Science |
| Stephanie Ferrante, Sr. | Track & Field | Biochemistry and Microbiology/Cell & Molecular Biology |
| Kambri Gabel, R-So. | Track & Field | Health Education & Promotion/Exercise & Health |
| Emily Hart, Sr. | Track & Field | Pre-Veterinary Animal Science |
| Erin Hart, Sr. | Track & Field | Marketing and Customer Interface Excellence |
| Anna Hurlbut, R-Jr. | Track & Field | Management Science & Computer Systems and Mathematics |
| Jamie Lowrie, Sr. | Softball | Child & Family Services |
| Brad Lundblade, Sr. | Football | Marketing and Management |
| Allie Rivers, R-Jr. | Soccer | Psychology |
| Sarah Robinson, Sr. | Track & Field | University Studies/Education |
| Vanessa Shippy, Sr. | Softball | Marketing and Finance |
| Cole Verble, Sr. | Track & Field | Psychology |
| Most Student-Athletes Recognized as 2018 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award Winners | ||
| 1. Oklahoma State | 14 | |
| 1. Kansas | 14 | |
| 1. Oklahoma | 14 | |
| 4. Kansas State | 12 | |
| 5. West Virginia | 10 | |
| 6. Iowa State | 7 | |
| 6. Texas | 7 | |
| 8. Baylor | 6 | |
| 9. TCU | 5 | |
| 10. Texas Tech | 3 | |
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