WEST HAVEN, Conn. – JP DiTommaso (Farmington, Conn./Farmington),
Sierra Stein (Sherman, Conn./Immaculate) and
Cassidy Haigh (Woodbury, Conn./Nonnewaug) have been named the University of New Haven Scholar-Athletes of the Month for November.
DiTommaso, of the men's soccer team, majoring in Business Management and Management of Sports Industries, was nominated by Dr. Kimberly Mahoney, Assistant Professor of Sports Management. Dr. Mahoney says that JP is, "a hard-working, focused student and always a leader in group projects that consistently makes thoughtful contributions to class discussions and always produces quality work."
He helped the men's soccer team to a 4-12-1 overall record while averaging 88.2 minutes per game.
Stein and Haigh of the women's soccer team, majoring in Forensic Psychology and Criminal Justice, respectively, were nominated by Dr. Melissa Whitson, Assistant Professor of Psychology. Both Sierra and Cassidy were cited for their "comprehensive and well-researched" daycare project and for receiving perfect scores on the most recent examination in Dr. Whitson's Child Development course.
The duo aided the women's soccer team to a 10-5-4 overall mark with a 6-5-3 record in conference play and its third Northeast-10 Championship appearance in four seasons.
The Scholar-Athlete of the Month initiative was created by Faculty Athletics Representative
Dr. Charles Vigue beginning in the 2014-15 academic year. Each month of the academic year, University faculty and the Department of Athletics will recognize a UNH student-athlete who has demonstrated success in the classroom.
To be eligible for the award, a scholar-athlete must demonstrate exemplary academic performance and be nominated by a member of the faculty. Dr. Vigue will solicit nominations from faculty every month and a committee of faculty will review nominations for student-athletes worthy of the recognition.
The Scholar-Athlete of the Month has been established to show support to the student-athletes in the classroom, to create a greater awareness of student-athletes as scholars on campus and to provide a stronger connection between athletics and academics.
