Twenty Big 12 student-athletes have been selected to receive 2011-12 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships, the Conference office announced.
The scholarships are named in honor of the late Dr. Prentice Gautt, a former Big 12 Conference staff member and student services' pioneer who passed away in March 2005. The list of all-time recipients has grown to 293 since the inception of the league in 1996-97. Starting in 2002-03, additional funding increased scholarship award winners to two per member institution.
To date the Big 12 has provided over $2 million for postgraduate education. The individual grants began at $2,500 in 1996-97, were raised to $5,000 in 1999 and increased to $6,900 for 2004-05. The awards climbed to $7,500 in 2006-07 and moved to $9,000 in 2011-12.
Criteria for the awards includes a cumulative grade point average of 3.500 on a 4.000 scale, participation in at least two years of intercollegiate athletics at the nominee's respective institution and completion of athletics' eligibility. The student-athletes also must graduate from their respective member institutions within 15 months of their selection for a postgraduate scholarship and are expected to enroll in graduate/professional schools within two years of graduation. Three faculty representatives, one senior woman administrator and one director of athletics form the selection panel for the awards.
2011-12 Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarship Recipients
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Sydney Wilson
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Baylor
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Softball
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Jon Rigenberg
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Baylor
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Baseball
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Kianna Elahi
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Iowa State
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Track & Field
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Brett Bueker
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Iowa State
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Football
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Rebeka Stowe
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Kansas
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CC / Track & Field
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Zach Zarda
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Kansas
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CC / Track & Field
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Ryan Krais
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Kansas State
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Track & Field
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Matthew Giller
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Kansas State
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Baseball
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Allison Heizelman
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Missouri
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Gymnastics
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Andreas Plackis
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Missouri
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Baseball
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Megan Ferguson
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Oklahoma
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Gymnastics
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Patrick Piscitelli
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Oklahoma
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Gymnastics
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Chelsea Garcia
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Oklahoma State
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Softball
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Mark Nelson
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Oklahoma State
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CC / Track & Field
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Ashleigh Fontenette
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Texas
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Basketball
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Austin Dicharry
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Texas
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Baseball
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Sheri Olivier
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Texas A&M
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Tennis
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William Barry
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Texas A&M
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CC / Track & Field
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Holley Gentsch
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Texas Tech
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Softball
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Scott LeJeune
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Texas Tech
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Baseball
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