Murray State University Athletics
MSU Names Anna Brown as its Coca-Cola Community All-American
3/17/2008 5:00:00 AM
Murray State University announced Monday that Anna Brown has been selected as its Coca-Cola Community All-American for her excellence in community service. The Coca-Cola Community All-American program is all about recognizing, celebrating and applauding student-athletes who are making a difference in their communities.
Brown distinguished herself by being involved in numerous community service and campus service projects on the local and national level. She is a co-founder and board of director's member for WEEP for Southern Sudan, a national non-profit organization. Brown also volunteered at eh Cristo Vive camps working with special needs children, spent time with Habitat for Humanity, Angels Attic and Needline. She also spent a summer in Swaziland as a World Mission Volunteer and she sponsors a child through the World Vision program.
"We are extremely proud of all our student-athletes and het tremendous commitments they have made to this institution and our community through their community servce efforts," said Matt Kelly, Associate Director of Athletics. "In addition to bringing national attention to the issues of volunteerism and community involvement, the Coca-Cola Community All-Americans program provides a platform for colleges and universities to honor and recognize student-athletes, like Anne, for their outstanding contributions to the communities in which they live, learn, work and play."
As a Coca-Cola All-American, Brown will be MSU's nominee at the national level. A panel of representatives from the National Association of Colelgiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) will select seven student-athletes from NCAA, NAIA and Junior/Community College member institutions as national Coca-Cola Community All-Americans. The final Coca-Cola All-Americans and their institutions will be recognized this summer at the annual NACDA Convention. Additionally, the seven national honorees will receive an award and Coca-Cola will make a $5,000 donation to the community/philanthropic cause of their choice.
