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UGA, Mitchell House agreement
The UGA Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library and the Margaret Mitchell
House and Museum in Atlanta have entered into a cooperative agreement.
A collection of Margaret Mitchell correspondence and manuscripts will be placed on permanent loan at the Hargrett Library, which houses one of the most extensive collections of Mitchell memorabilia.
“This occasion marks the beginning of a cooperative relationship that will significantly raise awareness of Margaret Mitchell’s life and writings for scholars as well as fans of one of Georgia’s Pulitzer Prize-winning authors,” says Mary Ellen Brooks, director of the Hargrett Library.
Sports medicine handbook
A sports medicine emergency plan developed at UGA has been adopted by the NCAA for a national handbook.
Written by Ron Courson, UGA’s director of sports medicine, and reviewed by all members of the Georgia sports medicine staff, the plan is designed to establish the steps that must be taken in the event of an emergency at an athletic competition or practice. The NCAA has added the plan to its sports medicine handbook and its Web site to give member institutions a starting point for plans of their own.
“With as many sports as we have and with as many athletes and coaches as we have, both our own and from visiting teams, we have to be ready,” Courson says. “This plan puts everyone on the same page as far as what to do. Preparation makes a huge difference. If it’s an ankle sprain, a couple of minutes may not make a significant difference. But those couple of minutes following a cardiac arrest or an obstructed airway may mean the difference between life and death.”
The Georgia template includes location of supplies, equipment, telephones and access gates or doors. Since UGA has so many different venues--Sanford Stadium, Stegeman Coliseum, the Ramsey Student Center, Foley Field, the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, the UGA Golf Course, Spec Towns Track, the Women’s athletic complex and Woodruff Practice Field--the plan has been made site-specific.
National award nomination
Twin basketball guards Kelly and Coco Miller have been named by the Amateur Athletic Union among 10 finalists for the James E. Sullivan National Athlete of the Year Award. It is the first time a dual nomination has been given for the award.
Other finalists are Christian Ahrens (rowing); Mark Ruiz (diving); Matt Busbee (swimming); Stephen Neal (wrestling); Mateen Cleaves (men’s basketball); Ron Dayne (football); Luke Donald (men’s golf); Jason Jennings (baseball); and Stacey Nuveman (softball).
The AAU Sullivan Award recognizes athletes who have achieved athletic excellence and who exhibit leadership, character, sportsmanship and the ideals of amateurism. It has been presented annually by the AAU since 1930 as a salute to founder and past president James E. Sullivan, a pioneer in amateur sports.
“This year’s selection of award finalists represents a diverse group of athletes participating in a number of different sports,” says AAU president Bobby Dodd. “The common thread that links our finalists is that they are not only first-class athletes, but first-class individuals as well. We hope that they will continue to serve as positive role models for the youth of America.”
The 10 first-round finalists will be reduced to the top five, and their names will be released in mid-February. From the top five names, the national winner will be formally announced in late March in New York City.
The Sullivan Award has been previously presented to Chamique Holdsclaw, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Peyton Manning, Bill Bradley and Greg Louganis.
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