University of North Carolina Athletics
Smith Selected For NCAA Women's Enhancement Scholarship
May 11, 2007 | Women's Gymnastics
May 11, 2007
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina gymnast Claire Smith, a senior from Chapel Hill, has been awarded an NCAA Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship. Smith is one of 13 student-athletes selected for the scholarships, which are worth $6,000 each.
The awards go to graduating student-athletes who intend to pursue careers in athletics. Along with 13 NCAA Ethnic Minority Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship awarded, they are intended to help increase the pool of and opportunities for qualified minority and female candidates in intercollegiate athletics.
Smith, who will graduate from UNC this weekend, completed a double major in psychology and exercise and sport science. She has a 3.9 grade point average and has been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honorary society. She plans to go on to graduate school to earn master's degrees in business administration and sports administration.
A team captain as a senior, Smith competed on balance beam and uneven bars during the 2007 season. In addition to earning Dean's List and Atlantic Coast Conference Academic Honor Roll recognition, she was named to the East Atlantic Gymnastics League All-Academic team in each year of her career.
Smith participated in the Carolina Leadership Academy, earning the organization's highest leadership honor, the Three-Dimensional Leader (3-DL) Award. She also was involved in community service as a member of Best Buddies and as the team's Carolina Outreach representative.
The 2007-08 Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship winners are: Andrea Brandt, California State University, San Bernardino; Amanda Chester, Wingate University; Lesley Dickinson, James Madison University; Megan Dort, Ashland University; Kathryn Krtnick, University of Wisconsin, River Falls; Lacey Lavarias, University of Utah; Kristina Meissen, University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse; Amanda Pezzullo, University of Missouri, Columbia; Claire Smith, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Laura Stanley, Duke University; Amarachi Ukabam, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Melissa Venturi, George Mason University; and Audrey Volstad, St. Olaf College.
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