Sports
2008 SCIAC Distinguished Service Award Recipients
The Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference has chosen two admirable recipients for the 2008 SCIAC
Distinguished Service Award.
This prestigious award is presented annually to those individuals
who have made outstanding contributions and rendered such
meritorious service to intercollegiate athletics at their
institutions and to the Southern California Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference. The award will be formally presented
during the SCIAC Awards Banquet in Chino Hills, California on May
7, 2008.
John K. Roth, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges
Professor Roth was the Faculty Athletic Representative at Claremont
McKenna College from 1969-2005. During that time he served as
the
Chair of the SCIAC Faculty Athletic Committee; significantly
contributed
to the SCIAC's transition from NAIA to NCAA membership; supported
the development of women's programs; and helped the SCIAC adapt
to
the evolutionary changes within collegiate athletics.
Rex Huigens, University of La Verne
Coach Huigens has dedicated his entire career to higher
education and
has excelled on the field as a player, coach and
administrator. Having graduated from La Verne in 1970 with
seven letters in three sports, Huigens went on to serve as
assistant and head football coach, and head golf coach.
He has served his alma mater since 1971 in many roles as professor,
chairperson in the Movement Sports Department, and Associate
Athletic Director. In 2007, Huigens was bestowed the
university's Excellence in Teaching Award for undergraduate
faculty.