University of North Carolina Athletics
Shelton Selected For Massey Award
February 25, 2011 | Field Hockey
Feb. 25, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina field hockey coach Karen Shelton is one of six UNC employees selected by Chancellor Holden Thorp to receive 2011 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Awards, one of the most coveted distinctions the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill gives faculty and staff.
"I'm incredibly humbled to be selected for this prestigious honor," Shelton said. "Serving the University of North Carolina has been and remains a privilege and a joy, and to be honored for doing what I love is a recognition that I find deeply touching. I always have been and always will be extremely proud to wear Carolina blue and represent UNC."
Shelton has served as the head coach of the UNC field hockey team for 30 years, leading the Tar Heels to six NCAA titles and 16 Atlantic Coast Conference championships.
"In 30 years of service, Karen Shelton has been a great representative of Carolina athletics and of the University as a whole," UNC Director of Athletics Dick Baddour said. "We're all very proud of the national and ACC championships, but especially as proud of the way her student-athletes reach high standards in the classroom and community. Karen is a true Tar Heel and it's wonderful to see her honored with this award."
In addition to Shelton, those honored are:
- Jane D. Brown, James L. Knight Distinguished Professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, of Chapel Hill;
- Ruben Gonzalez-Crespo, interpreter in the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, of Mebane;
- Helen M. Marsh, environmental technician in Housekeeping Services, of Siler City;
- Mark Meares, director of corporate and foundation relations in the Office of University Development, of Chapel Hill;
- Tom Sudderth, landscape installation supervisor in Grounds Services, of Pittsboro.
The late C. Knox Massey of Durham created the awards in 1980 to recognize "unusual, meritorious or superior contributions" by University employees. In 1984, he joined the families of his son, Knox Massey Jr., and daughter, Kay Massey Weatherspoon, in creating the Massey-Weatherspoon fund. Income from the fund supports the Massey Awards and Carolina Seminars.
Thorp will honor the recipients, who were chosen from nominations from the campus community, at an awards luncheon on April 9. Each will receive a $6,000 stipend and an award citation.
