JANICE
OKEKE OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE,
a junior from Jackson, Miss., has been selected the SCAC
Character & Community Female Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for
the week ending February 13, 2011.
Okeke currently leads the SCAC in rebounding
(10.5 rpg) and is 14th in scoring (12.5 ppg) while leading the
Majors to an incredible turnaround season in 2010-11.
Currently progressing toward a Biology Major with a Minor
in Sociology, Okeke has
received numerous academic honors while at Millsaps. She is
a member of Phi Eta Sigma and has been both a Dean's
and President's Scholar as well as an SCAC Academic Honor Roll
selection.
She has served in various volunteer roles with local churches and
children's hospital in the Jackson community, and, on the Millsaps
campus, is a member of the Black Student Association as well as the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Okeke currently works as a student volunteer
at the Methodist Speciality Care Center where she assists residents
with day-to-day needs. At her church, she helps to host a
monthly play day for neighborhood children every
third Friday.
SCAC Character & Community Female Student-Athlete of the Week |
|
Week 1 | Christina Hadly, Southwestern University |
Week 2 | Kelly Prak, Rhodes College |
Week 3 | Meredith Ranney, Centre College |
Week 4 | Erin Brahm, Sewanee-University of the South |
Week 5 | Heather Newell, Hendrix College |
Week 6 | Katie Sack, Birmingham-Southern College |
Week 7 | Charis Whitnah, Colorado College |
Week 8 | Eliza Newland, Oglethorpe University |
Week 9 | Victoria Romano, Millsaps College |
Week 10 | Jordan Anderton, Austin College |
Week 11 | Joyce Lindig, Trinity University |
Week 12 | Sajel Tremblay, DePauw University |
Week 13 | Mary Cunningham, Sewanee-University of the South |
Week 14 | Jennifer Tindle, Southwestern University |
Week 15 | Sharwil Bell, Rhodes College |
Week 16 | Sam Davidson, Birmingham-Southern College |
Week 17 | Katie Burns, Colorado College |
Week 18 | Michelle Chelemer, Oglethorpe University |
Week 19 | Sheryl Burt, Hendrix College |
Week 20 | Janice Okeke, Millsaps College |