POSTED: Sunday December 28th 2008
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Maryland’s Jordan Steffy and Nevada’s Luke Lippincott receive Student Humanitarian Awards at Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl

The award, recognizing community service excellence for players in the annual WAC, ACC bowl game matchup

BOISE, Idaho—Maryland quarterback Jordan Steffy and Nevada-Reno running back Luke Lippincott were honored with the World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame’s Student Humanitarian Awards, Saturday at the Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl Humanitarian Awards Dinner.  The award, recognizing community service excellence for players in the annual WAC, ACC bowl game matchup, is sponsored by the Idaho Sports Medicine Institute.

Steffy and Lippincott were voted by their teammates to receive the honor and were presented with the award by former NFL quarterback Jeff Kemp, who delivered the dinner’s key note address on “greatness” at the Boise Centre on the Grove.

Steffy, a senior from Leola, Pa. (Conestoga Valley HS), was recognized for his Children Deserve a Chance Foundation (http://www.childrendeserveachance.com), which aids underprivileged and disable youth.  The foundation, which Steffy forged while attending high school in Leola, Pa. has raised more than $50,000 in 2008.

Lippincott, a senior from Salinas, Calif. (Palma HS), gives his time to a variety of charities, elementary schools and hospitals in the Reno area.   His efforts are the driving force behind the team having already completed 1,800 hours of its 2,000 hour annual community service goal. 

In the bowl’s 12-year history, 26 student-athletes have been named to the annual award recognizing excellence in community service.

The annual Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl gets underway at 2:30 p.m. MST, Tues., Dec. 30 at Bronco Stadium on the Boise State University campus.  The game is televised live on ESPN.

About The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame

The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame (http://www.SportsHumanitarian.com), located on the Boise State University campus in Idaho, recognizes individuals and organizations from the world of amateur and professional athletics who, through their humanitarian efforts, distinguish themselves as role models in the community.  Over 40 sports-humanitarians have been enshrined in Boise including tennis great Arthur Ashe, Major League Baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, NFL coaching legend Tom Landry, the NBA’s David Robinson, soccer great Pelé and the Harlem Globetrotters.

The Hall was the inspiration behind Boise’s Humanitarian Bowl and its Humanitarian Awards program annually recognizes exceptional community-focused organizations and leaders from Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, National Football League, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, NASCAR, NCAA College Football and other organizations.  The World Sports Humanitarian Hall of Fame is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is open weekdays to visitors and humanitarians of all ages.

Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl

Student Humanitarian Award Recipients

 

2008     Maryland Jordan Steffy (QB), Nevada-Reno Luke Lippincott (RB)

2007     Georgia Tech Tashard Choice (RB), Fresno State Clint Stitser (PK)      

2006     Miami Khalil Jones (WR), Nevada-Reno Matt Hines (DT)

2005     Boise State Lee Marks (RB) / Alex Guerrero (DT), Boston College Dan Berglund (LB)

2004     Virginia Davon Robb (OT), Fresno State Jamal Jones (FB)

2003     Georgia Tech Nate Curry (WR), Tulsa James Kilian (QB)     

2002     Boise State B.J. Rode (QB), Iowa State Lane Danielson (WR)

2001     Clemson Nick Eason (DT), Louisiana Tech John Simon (RB)

2000     Boise State Matt Strohfus (FB), UTEP Jeff Seeton (OT) / A.J. Sheppard (DB)

1999     Boise State Jeff Udvarhelvi (TE), Louisville Anthony Byrd (OT)

1998     Southern Miss Lee Roberts (QB), Idaho Joel Thomas (RB)

1997     Cincinnati Fred Ward (DT), Utah State London McBride (WR)

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