Child, Stegeman Receive Big 12 Postgraduate
6/2/2015 12:00:00 AM | Swimming and Diving
FORT WORTH, Texas - TCU equestrian's Alexi Child and swimming and diving's Joseph Stegeman have been selected to receive the 2014-15 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship, the Big 12 conference announced today.
Child, a native of Aurora, Oregon, racked up all-conference and NCEA All-America accolades during her career at TCU competing in the western events and also earned the NCAA postgraduate scholarship.
Stegeman, from Springfield, Illinois, was a two-time All-Big 12 and Academic All-Big 12 honoree and helped lead the men's team to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships all three years in the league.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 361 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $2.5 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07, moved to $9,000 in 2011-12 and are now at $10,000 since 2013-14.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of 3.200 on a 4.000 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution and completion of athletics' eligibility. The student-athletes also must graduate from their respective member institutions within 15 months of their selection for a postgraduate scholarship and are expected to enroll in graduate/professional schools within two years of graduation. Three faculty representatives, one senior woman administrator and one director of athletics form the selection panel for the awards.
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