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Amy Brown of Stanford and Jared
Karlebach of Skidmore have been selected as the 2008
Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA)
Internship Award Program winners, the ITA has
announced.
The Wilson/ITA Internship Award Program recognizes
individuals who promote the game of tennis at the
collegiate level, by devoting consistent time and
effort to promotional activities, and who support
and bring awareness to either their school program
or to the sport as a whole. Two categories of
collegiate promoters have been established: Varsity
Team Managers and Varsity Student-Athletes. One
individual from each category – Brown and Karlebach,
respectively – have been selected to receive a paid
summer internship at Wilson's
global headquarters in
Chicago, Ill.
Amy Brown, the winner of the 2008 Wilson/ITA
National Promoter of the Year for a Varsity Team
Manager, is an integral part of Stanford varsity
tennis. Amy has managed the men's varsity team for
all four of her years at Stanford. A senior majoring
in Sociology, Amy co-founded the Cardinal Court
Club, a student booster club which promotes Stanford
tennis. Since its inception four years ago, the club
has grown to include over 500 student members, and
helps to publicize matches and organize special
events and promotions for the teams. Amy also
designed specifications for an automated attendance
tracking system, so the club could monitor their
success. Additionally, she serves as vice president
of the Stanford Tennis Club, an active participant
in the USTA Tennis On Campus program.
Jared
Karlebach, a senior at
Skidmore
College, is the 2008
Wilson/ITA National Student-Athlete Promoter of the
Year. Jared has been
playing Division III tennis for four years, and will
graduate with a degree in anthropology this year. An
active volunteer, Jared
has worked with 15-Love, an after school tennis
program in the
Albany area. He also worked
as an intern at Hoops for Hope, a not-for-profit
global organization. Additionally,
Jared has had success
off the court: a Dean's List regular at Skidmore, he
was named to the 2007 Liberty League All-Academic
Team.
"Congratulations to Amy, Jared, and all of our
nominees," said David Benjamin, Executive Director
of the ITA. "This unique Wilson/ITA Awards Program
presents a wonderful opportunity for students to be
recognized for their promotional efforts of their
varsity tennis programs and tennis in general. Both
Amy and Jared have been outstanding in their efforts
to promote collegiate tennis, and this award will
offer them a special opportunity to
experience intern positions this summer with Wilson
Sporting Goods, a leader in the tennis industry."
"Wilson
joins the ITA in congratulating Amy and Jared and we
are very excited to have them join us this summer at
our Global headquarters in
Chicago," said Cory Springer,
Wilson;s Marketing Director
of USA Racquet Sports. |
