End of the Year Honors

On Monday May 16th, Senior Chelsea Albert was recognized as the female ONU representative for the Clyde Lamb Award. Ten male and ten female student-athletes representing each OAC school are chosen each year in honor of the man who organized the Department of Health and Physical Education at Ohio Northern in 1929. He served as coach, department chairman and athletics director at ONU from 1929-64. Criteria for the award include at least two years of participation in an OAC-sponsored sport, senior status, a minimum grade point average of 3.00 and sportsmanlike conduct that has brought credit to the athlete and the institution. As the first All American in program history, Chelsea's numerous accomplishments on the field over the past four years more than qualified her to receive this prestigious award, especially when coupled with her strong academic achievements. Carrying a 3.85 GPA as a Business Marketing major, Chelsea has set a tremendous example for current and future Polar Bears both on and off the field.

In addition to the Clyde Lamb award, earlier this month Chelsea was also named as the 2011 Female Athlete of the Year at ONU. The award named for Helen Ludwig was given out at Honors day and goes to a senior athlete that has made significant accomplishments during their time at ONU. Congratulations to Chelsea on a tremendous career at ONU. She along with fellow senior and Marketing major Natalie White will be crossing the stage as graduates this Sunday at ONU's commencement ceremonies. Congratulations to the both of you! Also, fellow senior MaryAnne Ventura will be back with the Polar Bears this time joining the coaching staff next season as she continues her 5th year in the Raabe college of Pharmacy! A BIG thanks and congratulations to all three of our seniors as they take the next step in their lives. We wish you the very best of luck in your future endeavors and look forward to seeing you all at the Alumni game! :)