Clarksville, Ark.-Dedication to service within their campus and local communities was recognized by the American Southwest Conference Directors of Athletics who selected University of the Ozarks student-athlete Cory Wilhelm as one of two recipients of the 2018-19 Community Service Award.
The ASC Community Service Award is presented for the tenth time this year and honors a male and female student-athlete who best displays leadership and action in fostering community service on their campus and local community. Each ASC member institution has the opportunity to nominate student-athletes to the conference-wide ballot.
Wilhelm, a junior basketball player from Ratcliff, Ark., served as Vice-President of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during the school year and has been elected as President for the upcoming 2019-2020 academic year. During the 2018-2019 year, Wilhelm helped with the OZZY athletic awards banquet, a Field Day for local youth and read to children at the Clarksville Elementary School. Additionally, he helped with a campus haunted house and a campus Science Day. He volunteers as an assistant coach with two different local AAU basketball teams. His memberships include the Campus Activities Board, Tri-Beta and Ozarks Biological Society. In May, he won the University's Physics Student of the Year and he was selected to attend the NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum in April. He has achieved membership on the President's List and ASC All-Academic Team multiple times.
"Cory has a wonderful attitude when it comes to helping others and serving in the community," said Athletics Director Jimmy Clark. "One of our university's core values is service, and Cory has been a leader with this on and off campus. His positive attitude with service is a great example to all of us."
Shannon Mathis, a women's basketball player at UT Dallas, was the ASC's Female winner.
"The amount of involvement by the award nominees and their fellow student-athletes over the course of the year is remarkable, and our member campuses and communities benefit from the interest the student-athletes have in bettering lives of others," said Amy Carlton, ASC commissioner.
Cory Wilhelm Named ASC Community Service Athlete of the Year
Posted: Jun 18, 2019