Cingular Wireless Donation To Benefit NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women's Scholarship Programs
01 Juin 2005 - 1:08AM
PR Newswire (US)
Cingular Wireless Donation To Benefit NCAA Ethnic Minority and
Women's Scholarship Programs OKLAHOMA CITY, May 31 /PRNewswire/ --
Cingular Wireless is enhancing its support of NCAA athletics and
postgraduate studies by presenting a check for $43,500 to the
NCAA's Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate
Scholarship Programs. Cingular, an NCAA Corporate Champion since
2003, will make the presentation during Opening Ceremonies of the
Women's College World Series (WCWS) on June 1. The WCWS will take
place at Don Porter Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame
Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from June 2-8, and will be
televised on ESPN2. "This is just one way that Cingular can use its
relationship with the NCAA to help strengthen the role that
intercollegiate athletics and higher education play in a
student-athlete's life," said David Garver, executive director of
national marketing and sponsorships for Cingular. "It is important
for us to continue to create opportunities for women and
minorities, both on the playing field and in the classroom. The
Women's College World Series is an excellent platform to announce
this scholarship contribution." The Ethnic Minority and Women's
Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship Programs were created by the
NCAA to increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified
minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics through
postgraduate scholarships provided by the NCAA national office.
Sixteen scholarships to ethnic minorities and 16 scholarships to
women are available annually to college graduates who are entering
the first year of their initial postgraduate studies in a sports
administration or related program. Cingular's donation will allow
for an additional six scholarships to be given in the 2005-2006
school year. The goal of the program is to assist students
interested in gaining careers in intercollegiate athletics. The
scholarship donation helps further Cingular's mission to foster
learning, balance, character, community, spirit and fair play among
the NCAA's 360,000 student-athletes. In addition, Cingular provides
financial resources, manpower and expertise to help emphasize the
important role intercollegiate athletics, including 88
championships in 23 sports, plays in our society. Its participation
in this program also provides funding for related NCAA youth
programs. Melody Eclavea, Cingular's marketing director for
Oklahoma, will make the check presentation to Kimberly Ford,
Associate Director for Professional Development at the NCAA. ABOUT
CINGULAR WIRELESS Cingular Wireless is the largest wireless carrier
in the United States, serving more than 50 million customers.
Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications Inc.
(NYSE:SBC) and BellSouth Corporation (NYSE:BLS), has the largest
digital voice and data network in the nation and the largest
mobile- to-mobile community of any national wireless carrier.
Cingular is the only U.S. wireless carrier to offer Rollover(SM),
the wireless plan that lets customers keep their unused monthly
minutes. Details of the company are available at
http://www.cingular.com/ . Get Cingular Wireless press releases
e-mailed to you automatically. Sign up at
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom . About the NCAA The NCAA is a
membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities
committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for
more than 360,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member
colleges and universities. Each year, more than 49,000
student-athletes compete in NCAA Championships in Division I, II
and III sports. For more information, go to http://www.ncaa.org/ .
DATASOURCE: Cingular Wireless CONTACT: Clay Owen of Cingular
Wireless, +1-404-236-6153, or ; or Gail Dent of NCAA,
+1-317-917-6119, or Web site: http://www.cingular.com/
http://www.cingular.com/newsroom http://www.ncaa.org/
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