NORFOLK, Va., June 3, 2020—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced that Miranda White of Bethune-Cookman University is the 2020 recipient of the Nike Post-Graduate Scholarship.
“I would like to thank Nike for being the corporate partner for this award, and I am appreciative of our long-standing relationship,” MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas said. “In addition, I wish to congratulate Ms. White, who achieved this honor through her academic and athletic excellence, and I wish her well in her future endeavors – and I want to remind her to Just Do It.”
White was a volleyball student-athlete for the Wildcats who majored in Integrated Environmental Sciences and finished with a 3.97 GPA. She completed her undergraduate degree this past May and will begin the Master’s degree segment of an Integrated Environmental Science program that offers a 3+2 curriculum, allowing students to receive both degrees in five years.
The program focuses on field experience, local and regional issues and collaboration with government, academic and private practitioners. Students in the program will be able to explore environmental issues with firm grounding in natural and physical sciences.
Since 2000, the MEAC has awarded post-graduate scholarships in the amount of $5,000 each to a deserving male and female student-athlete for their outstanding academic and athletic performance.
In order to receive the scholarship, a student-athlete must be in his or her final season of intercollegiate athletics eligibility and competition under MEAC and NCAA regulations for the sport in which he or she was nominated.
Additional criteria include a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), having performed with distinction as a member of the varsity team in the sport in which he or she has been nominated, the intention to enroll in a graduate degree program at an academically-accredited graduate or professional school, and having been an outstanding citizen as a student-athlete and excellent role model for the institution.
Nike, a longtime corporate partner with the MEAC dating back to the 1990s, entered into a multi-year agreement with the conference in September 2016 that made it the official apparel, accessory and equipment provider for the conference. The MEAC currently has a conference-wide footwear agreement with Nike, and the apparel, accessory and equipment agreement encompasses 10 of the conference’s institutions.
The MEAC’s Nike Post-Graduate Scholarships are also part of that agreement.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) just concluded its 49th year of intercollegiate competition with the 2019-20 academic year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.