2008 Woodie Awards
Swoopes plans motivational speech for lecture
Megan Locke
Issue date: 10/10/08 Section: News
Sheryl Swoopes, a pioneer player in the Women's National Basketball Association, is scheduled to speak at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Curris Center Large Ballroom.
Swoopes' lecture topic is "Dedication and Determination: The Keys to Success," and is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.
Swoopes spent her childhood in Brownfield, Texas, where her mother raised her alongside three brothers. She started playing basketball at an early age and won honors as a part of the 1988 Texas State championship team and the 1993 NCAA women's basketball championship team at Texas Tech University.
Swoopes is one of the best-known players in the WNBA, having signed with the Houston Comets in 1997, the first year of WNBA basketball. The Comets won the 1997 WNBA championship, and Swoopes led the team to three more championships. Swoopes played with the Comets for 11 years before signing as a guard with the Seattle Storm in 2008. In the league, Swoopes grabbed the MVP award three times. This season, she averages 7.1 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Outside of the WNBA, Swoopes is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She is also the only female athlete to have a line of Nike footwear, "Air Swoopes," named in her honor. Swoopes gives back to the world through the charity she established, the Sheryl Swoopes Foundation for Youth.
Swoopes announced, in 2005, she is a lesbian. She is one of the most high-profile American-American athletes to do so.
Jeanie Morgan, Student Government Association coordinator, helps plan the SGA Lecture Series and said the idea for the series came from the recommendations of several students.
"In our lecture series, we always look for something that can add to (a student's experience)," she said. "We try to bring someone that will add to the educational experience."
Morgan said SGA tries to bring in a wide variety of speakers throughout the year, whether they are motivational speakers, such as Swoopes, or someone entirely different. For example, the SGA helped promote the Presidential Lecture by Robert Kennedy, Jr., last year.
Swoopes' lecture topic is "Dedication and Determination: The Keys to Success," and is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board.
Swoopes spent her childhood in Brownfield, Texas, where her mother raised her alongside three brothers. She started playing basketball at an early age and won honors as a part of the 1988 Texas State championship team and the 1993 NCAA women's basketball championship team at Texas Tech University.
Swoopes is one of the best-known players in the WNBA, having signed with the Houston Comets in 1997, the first year of WNBA basketball. The Comets won the 1997 WNBA championship, and Swoopes led the team to three more championships. Swoopes played with the Comets for 11 years before signing as a guard with the Seattle Storm in 2008. In the league, Swoopes grabbed the MVP award three times. This season, she averages 7.1 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game.
Outside of the WNBA, Swoopes is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She is also the only female athlete to have a line of Nike footwear, "Air Swoopes," named in her honor. Swoopes gives back to the world through the charity she established, the Sheryl Swoopes Foundation for Youth.
Swoopes announced, in 2005, she is a lesbian. She is one of the most high-profile American-American athletes to do so.
Jeanie Morgan, Student Government Association coordinator, helps plan the SGA Lecture Series and said the idea for the series came from the recommendations of several students.
"In our lecture series, we always look for something that can add to (a student's experience)," she said. "We try to bring someone that will add to the educational experience."
Morgan said SGA tries to bring in a wide variety of speakers throughout the year, whether they are motivational speakers, such as Swoopes, or someone entirely different. For example, the SGA helped promote the Presidential Lecture by Robert Kennedy, Jr., last year.
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wandi
posted 10/13/08 @ 12:40 PM CST
I am really happy to hear about Sheryl Swoopes she is one of my favorite all time player. I really happy that she is involved with the youth. they all need some guidance and she is perfect to do it. (Continued…)
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