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Poly trio gains Olympic work experience

February 20th, 2006

Four Cal Poly students participating in study abroad programs are experiencing the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, with three working at and around the games.
Cal Poly business students Tracy Clarke, Kevin Foley, Katie Grachen and David LaCampagne are attending the University of Turin as part of the Cal Poly study abroad experience. The campus is [...]

IOC Olympic Solidarity scholarships

January 27th, 2006

The Olympic Solidarity is once again offering Maltese coaches the opportunity for a three-month scholarship to attend the next international coaching course being organised by the Institute of Coaching and Sport Education (ICSE) from 22 March to 14 June, in Budapest, Hungary.
IOC President Jacques Rogge has expressed the importance of the coaches’ training and for [...]

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Paralympic great Waddell earns Legacy Scholarship

February 13th, 2007

Paralympian Chris Waddell of Park City, Utah, has been awarded a grant from the 2002 Winter Games Legacy Scholarship. The Legacy Scholarship was started after the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The USOC 2002 Olympic Winter Games Legacy Scholarship is intended to help offset the academic costs for [...]

Women’s swimming scholarship established at Clarion

February 6th, 2007

A women’s swimming scholarship has been created at Clarion University by former swim coach Rebecca Rutt Leas and former swimmer Milissa (Steiner) Bauer, a 1984 CUP graduate.
Leas, who will retire in June, was the head women’s swimming coach from 1979-1987, leading Clarion to six Division II national team titles and a second and a third [...]

Clarion University Creates Women’s Swimming Scholarship

January 13th, 2007

THE Dr. Rebecca Rutt Leas Women’s Swimming Scholarship has been created at Clarion University by former swimming coach Dr. Rebecca Leas and Milissa (Steiner) Bauer a former Clarion University swimmer and a 1984 Clarion University graduate.
Leas was the head women’s swimming coach from 1979-1987, leading Clarion to six Division II national team titles and a [...]

Petro-Canada Supports the U of A With a Prestigious Scholarship Program

January 12th, 2007

Pictured is Ron Brenneman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Petro-Canada presenting a cheque for $1 million to University of Alberta President Indira Samarasekera. They are joined by the students selected to receive Petro-Canada’s new Emerging Leaders awards.
These scholarships will assist post-secondary students in areas of study related to Petro-Canada’s business. Valued from $2,500 [...]

United States Sports Academy Offers Full Tuition Scholarship to U.S. Olympians

October 14th, 2006

THE United States Sports Academy has announced an Olympian Scholarship Program, in which past and present United States Olympians can receive a full tuition scholarship into the Academy’s Bachelor of Sports Science degree program.
Academy Founder and President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich, a former Olympic coach, has developed the Olympian Scholarship as a way to give [...]

Academy Offers Full Tuition Scholarship to U.S. Olympians

October 11th, 2006

The United States Sports Academy has announced an Olympian Scholarship Program, in which past and present United States Olympians can receive a full tuition scholarship into the Academy’s Bachelor of Sports Science degree program.
Academy Founder and President Dr. Thomas P. Rosandich, a former Olympic coach, has developed the Olympian Scholarship as a way to give [...]

Kenya: SA Splash Scholarship On Sensational Kenyans

September 30th, 2006

Kenya’s sensational swimmers, Rama Vyombo and Pina Ercolano, have landed a three-year swimming scholarship in South Africa.
Kenya Swimming Federation (KSF) second vice-chairman, Joe Mutune, confirmed that the two have won a scholarship deal through the federation.
“KSF in collaboration with Olympic Solidarity, managed to secure two scholarship package for Vyombo and Ercolano,” said Mutune yesterday.
But Mutune [...]