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Pac-12 Selects 2016-17 Postgraduate Scholarship Winners
8/2/2017 2:47 PM | General, Softball, Men's Swimming & Diving
Flippen and Nguyen selected by conference
SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference announced that former Utah student-athletes Hannah Flippen and Brendan Nguyen have been named recipients of Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarships for the 2016-17 academic year.
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The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
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To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
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Student-athletes awarded this scholarship plan to pursue postgraduate education and both Flippen and Nguyen will continue their work at the University of Utah. Flippen, a softball standout, will be pursuing her degree in special education while Nguyen, a former swimmer, is working in public health
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In 1999, the Postgraduate Scholarship Program was created to both honor and financially assist some of the Conference's most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for careers in their chosen industries. The Pac-12 annually awards up to 24 scholarships of $9,000 each to former and graduating student-athletes across the conference. Through its institutional selection process, each Pac-12 institution may select two student-athletes, one man and one woman, to be awarded the scholarship. Â
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The scholarships, worth $9,000 each, are awarded to two student-athletes from each Pac-12 school annually. These worthy student-athletes maintained a minimum 3.0 grade point average and demonstrated a commitment to education, campus and community involvement, and leadership.
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To be selected for a Pac-12 Postgraduate Scholarship, a student-athlete must have:
- Maintained an overall undergraduate minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 (based on a 4.00 scale);
- Completed his/her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility in all sports or be in his/her final year of undergraduate study, having exhausted athletics eligibility in all sports;
- Been accepted to or already be enrolled as a full-time student in a graduate or professional program at an accredited institution, or in a postgraduate program for which an undergraduate degree is required for admission;
- Performed with distinction as a member of a varsity team; and
- Exemplified behavior, both in competition and beyond, in a manner that has brought credit to the student-athlete, the institution, and intercollegiate athletics.
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Student-athletes awarded this scholarship plan to pursue postgraduate education and both Flippen and Nguyen will continue their work at the University of Utah. Flippen, a softball standout, will be pursuing her degree in special education while Nguyen, a former swimmer, is working in public health
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In 1999, the Postgraduate Scholarship Program was created to both honor and financially assist some of the Conference's most outstanding athletes and scholars as they continue their educations and prepare for careers in their chosen industries. The Pac-12 annually awards up to 24 scholarships of $9,000 each to former and graduating student-athletes across the conference. Through its institutional selection process, each Pac-12 institution may select two student-athletes, one man and one woman, to be awarded the scholarship. Â
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