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2009 Barrier Breaker, Adam Bender
Video and Acceptance Speech
October 27, 2009
Click here to watch in full screen.
2009 Hero Amongst Us, Kay Yow
Video and Acceptance Speech
Jenny Palmateer on Yow's behalf
October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 5:30 p.m.
Giant Steps Awards Banquet
The NCAS Giant Steps Awards Banquet has taken place annually since 1988. In conjunction with National STUDENT-Athlete Day, Giant Steps Awards are given in the categories of courageous student-athletes, coaches, civic leaders, athletic administrators, parents and teachers. Giant Steps Awards honor individuals who demonstrate the meaning of the day by using sport as a vehicle for positive social change, bring awareness to social issues, and help student-athletes achieve a balance between academics and sports. Chosen by a diverse selection committee from hundreds of nominations received nationwide, these individuals exemplify the meaning of National STUDENT-Athlete Day.
Click here to download bios on the 2010 banquet honorees. See full listing below.
For tickets or sponsorship information, contact Jacque Pannell at 407-823-4884 or jpannell@ncasports.org.
Download banquet invitation here (PDF).
2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
Nelson Mandela
Former South African President
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
1968 Summer Olympians
2010 Giant Steps Awards Winners
Aaron Fotheringham, Barrier Breaker
Wheelchair Moto X Athlete (Las Vegas, NV)
Charlie Wilks, Courageous Student-Athlete
Emporia High School (Emporia, KS)
Breanna McMahon, Courageous Student-Athlete
Freedom High School (Orlando, FL)
Glenn Johnson, Coach
Dunbar Vocational Career Academy (Chicago, IL)
Captain Ed Nicholson, Civic Leader
Project Healing Waters
Penn State Football Teams of '46 & '47, Heroes Amongst Us
The Pennsylvania State University
Click here for a list of Past Giant Steps Award Winners
Past Hall of Fame Inductees
1999
Nancy Lieberman
Eddie Robinson
Dean Smith
2000
Muhammad Ali
2001
Lee Elder
2002
Julius Erving
2003
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
2004
Rachel Robinson
Jackie Robinson (posthumously)
2005
Richard DeVos
2006
Thomas "Satch" Sanders
2007
Colonel Lawrence Roberts
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr.
(Tuskegee Airmen)
2008
Danny Wuerffel
2009
Anita DeFrantz