Malcolm Mitchell (football) and Keturah Orji (women’s track and field) claimed Male and Female Student-Athlete of the Year awards at the UGA annual Student-Athlete Awards Banquet hosted by the University of Georgia Athletic Association on Monday, April 25.
 
 
DJ Shockley, former Georgia quarterback who led the Bulldogs to the 2005 SEC Championship, hosted the event.
 
 
Seniors Sylvie Brick (women’s golf) and Kisean Smith (men’s track and field) were named Georgia’s nominees for the SEC Brad Davis Community Service Postgraduate Scholarships, while sophomore Jeb Blazevich (football) and senior Brittany MacLean (women’s swimming) were named recipients of the UGA Athletic Association Sportsmanship-Ethics Award.
 
 
Swimmer Ty Stewart and basketball player Majorie Butler were recognized for receiving the Boyd McWhorter SEC Postgraduate Scholarship.
 
 
The men’s cross country and women’s swimming and diving teams were recognized as the recipients of the Faculty Athletics Representative’s award, after earning the highest team grade point averages of 3.42 and 3.16, respectively, during the 2014-15 academic year.
 
 
Other special award winners included:
 
Marilyn Vincent Scholar-Athlete Award: Liliana Rios, Women’s Soccer
Dick Bestwick Scholar-Athlete Award: Ty Stewart, Men’s Swimming
Clifford Lewis Leadership Award: Vanessa Gillette, Equestrian
Dick Copas Leadership Award: Nick Salyers, Men’s Swimming
Hornsby Howell Community Service Award: Brandie Jay, Gymnastics
Inspiration Award: Morgan Reynolds, Gymnastics
 
 
2014-15 Scholar-Athlete Award Winners:
 
Baseball- Taylor Hicks
Men’s Basketball- Taylor Echols
Women’s Basketball- Marjorie Butler
Equestrian- Allie Harbert and Morgan Justiss
Football- Patrick Beless
Men’s Golf- Matthew Beringer
Women’s Golf- Sammi Lee
Gymnastics- Demetria Hunte
Men’s Swimming- Joshua Kenway
Women’s Swimming- Hali Flickinger, Chantal Van Landegham, and Annie Zhu
Men’s Tennis- Ben Wagland
Women’s Tennis- Lauren Herring
Men’s Track & Cross Country- Charles Grethen
Women’s Track & Cross Country- Morgan Green
Soccer- Liliana Rios
Softball- Kate Browne
Volleyball- Tirah Le’Au