The Award's Significance

The trophy bears the name of the Minneapolis, Minnesota company that is a leading provider of products and services that help people recognize achievement and affiliation throughout their lives. Jostens products include yearbooks, class rings, graduation products, school photography and business service and achievement awards. As Jostens celebrated its 100th year recognizing achievement in America, it proudly inaugurated the Jostens Trophy as a symbol of excellence for the Division III student-athlete.

ABOUT THE TROPHY

Designed and sponsored by Jostens and the Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia, this sixty-four pound trophy stands nearly two feet tall and features an eight-inch crystal basketball. This impressive award will honor the Division III Men's and Women's Basketball Outstanding Athletes of the Year. Recipients of the Jostens Trophy must exhibit excellence in basketball, academics and community service. Nominations will be submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of the participating NCAA Division III colleges.

The Process

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AWARD

Letters are sent to all NCAA Division III schools participating in basketball.

NOMINATIONS RECEIVED

Nominations submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of Division III institutions to the Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia.

NOMINEES SCREENED

Jostens Committee reviews all nominations and selects 10 finalists based on the following criteria:

­ Basketball ability

­ GPA requirement

­ Extra-curricular and/or civic activities exemplifying the Rotary motto of "Service Above Self"

Nomination Form

FINALISTS REVIEWED BY NATIONAL COMMITTEE

Names, qualifications and ballots are forwarded to the National Selection Committee. Ballots are returned to the Rotary Club of Salem and counted by Budd & Company, CPA's.

1999 Award Winners

WOOLDRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION FUND, INC.

In addition to the Jostens presentation, the Rotary Club of Salem has created the Wooldridge Scholarship Foundation Fund, Inc.  Each trophy recipient will be honored with a $1,000 scholarship given to their institution in their name.  The scholarship has been named in honor of Dan Wooldridge, a Salem Rotarian and the retired commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.  The scholarship was devised as a way to honor Wooldridge for his love of, and longtime commitment to, Division III athletics.

Rotary Club of Salem, Virginia

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