PROVIDENCE, RI – Commissioner Mike Aresco has announced that Memphis men’s soccer player Chandler Klemm and ECU swimmer Vendela Norrman have been chosen as the recipients of the Commissioner’s Postgraduate Leadership Awards. The selections were made by The American’s Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs).
The awards are given to one male and one female student-athlete from an American Athletic Conference-sponsored sport who have completed all athletic eligibility and have been admitted to a degree-granting or professional program or have intentions of applying and are committed to enrolling in a graduate or professional program. In addition, those selected also have demonstrated leadership through excellence in academic credentials, athletic performance and depth of commitment to service within the institution or in the community.