Sept. 18, 2000
Football: Van Sickle Corporation to
Sponsor Rudy Award
Robert Van Sickle,
founder of the Van Sickle
Corporation, has established the
Rudy Award Scholarship to be given
annually to a Youngstown State
football player who began his career
as a walk-on member of the Penguins
football team and through desire,
perseverance and tenacity, earned a
football scholarship.
The award is established by Robert Van Sickle, a 1973
graduate of Youngstown State
University.
Head Coach Jim Tressel said it will be a privilege to
give the award to a Youngstown State
student-athlete to reward their
efforts.
"Robert Van Sickle in his outstanding business career,
has typified persistence and
tremendous determination," Tressel
said. "This is very fitting, and we
are honored to give a scholarship in
his name for a similar-type person."
The recipient of the award must possess an attitude
that "above all odds" has achieved
his goals. The scholarship will be
given preference to a
student-athlete from the tri-county
area, and the recipient must
maintain high academic standards,
and preferably major in health care
or hospitality management. |
