Page 338 - 2019-20 NJCAA Handbook - May, 2020

BETTY JO GRABER FEMAIL STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
&
DAVID ROWLANDS MALE STUDENT-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
The NJCAA will honor a Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year.
1. The student-athlete will be nominated for this award by his/her athletic director, with approval from the college president.
2. The criteria for selection will be based on the following: athletic ability and achievement.
a. The student-athlete must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and must have completed his/her second year of NJCAA
competition.
b. The student-athlete must have achieved NJCAA All-American status at least one year in his/her sport.
c. The nomination form, two 3x5 pictures, a copy of his/her college transcript, and any supporting documentation
(letters of recommendation, newspaper clippings, statistical reports, etc. will be submitted directly to the NJCAA
National Office).
3. Nominations must be submitted annually via an online nomination process, on or before JULY 1 ST
4. A $1000 honorarium will be awarded to the member college from which the respective award winners are nominated. This
honorarium is to be used by the college to acknowledge/celebrate the student-athlete’s accomplishments.
5. Award winners will receive a ring from the NJCAA.
6. Award winners will be chosen by the NJCAA National Office

LEA PLARSKI AWARD
The NJCAA will select a male or female student-athlete to receive the Lea Plarski Award.
1. The student-athlete will be nominated for this award by his/her athletic director, with approval from the college president.
2. The criteria for selection will be based on the following: sportsmanship, leadership, community service, academic
excellence, athletic ability and achievement, and other activities within the college.
3. The nomination form, two 3x5 pictures, a copy of his/her college transcript, and any supporting documentation (letters of
recommendation, newspaper clippings, statistical reports, etc. will be submitted directly to the NJCAA National Office).
4. Nominations must be submitted annually via an online nomination process, on or before JULY 1 ST
5. A $1000 honorarium will be awarded to the member college, from which the respective award winner is nominated. This
honorarium is to be used by the college to acknowledge/celebrate the student-athlete’s accomplishments.
6. Award winners will receive a ring from the NJCAA.
7. Award winners will be chosen by the NJCAA National Office