University of Connecticut Athletics
Kanuch Named Semifinalist For Campbell Trophy
10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 1, 2009
DALLAS - University of Connecticut senior wide receiver Brad Kanuch (Johnstown, Pa.) has been named as a semifinalist for the 2009 William V. Campbell Trophy (formerly known as the Draddy Trophy) and the candidates for the 2009 Natioanl Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
Semifinalists must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. Renamed this fall in honor of Bill Campbell, the chairman of Intuit, former player and head coach at Columbia University and the 2004 recipient of the NFF's Gold Medal, the award comes with a 25-pound bronze trophy and a $25,000 post- graduate scholarship.
Kanuch is a social science/sport and leisure major and carries and overall grade point average of 3.676 on a 4.0 scale. He has been a Dean's List selection at UConn and has also earned Academic All-BIG EAST honors.
Kanuch has made nine receptions this year for 133 yard with one touchdown. He is the second-leading receiver on the Husky team. For his career, he has made 56 receptions for three TDS.
He has been active in a number of community service programs, including the "Goal Line Project" - where UConn football players make weekly visits to the children of the East Hartford Middle School.
The NFF Awards Committee will select and announce up to 15 finalists on Oct. 29. Each finalist will be recognized as part of the 2009 NFF National Scholar- Athlete Class, receiving an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship. The Campbell Trophy winner, who will have his scholarship increased to $25,000, will be announced live at the NFF's Annual Awards Dinner on December 8 at the prestigious Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. A total distribution of $277,000 in scholarships will be awarded that evening.
Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-athlete program became the first initiative in history to award post- graduate scholarships based on both a player's academic and athletic accomplishments. The William V. Campbell Trophy, first awarded in 1990, adds to the program's mystique, having previously honored two Rhodes Scholars, a Rhodes Scholar finalist and a Heisman winner.
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