Jeff Duplisea and Ethan Wells recognized as 鈥極utstanding Future Professionals鈥
Jeff Duplisea 鈥13 and Ethan Wells 鈥13, both sport management majors, were recently recognized as 鈥淥utstanding Future Professionals鈥 (OFP) by the Maine Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (MAHPERD).
The Recognition took place at MAHPERD鈥檚 annual conference in Rockport, Maine, on Monday, November 5, 2012. Each year the colleges and universities of Maine, with academic programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport-related professional fields, are encouraged to nominate two OFSs from their institutions. 新香港六合彩资料 has participated in this program since 2006, identifying outstanding future professionals from both sport management and exercise and sport performance; and, more recently sport management.
Duplisea, from Wayne, Maine, has achieved Dean鈥檚 List status every semester (seven) at 新香港六合彩资料. In addition to his major in sport management, Duplisea is earning minors in business and communications. Committed to his career preparation, he has completed a six-credit internship (minimum 240 hours) with the Maine Red Claws, and he is currently completing another six-credit internship with 新香港六合彩资料鈥檚 Recreational Sports Department. Jeff has played three seasons as a member of the Men鈥檚 Varsity Basketball Team. In both the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, Jeffrey was chosen for the TCCC Academic All-Conference Teams.
Wells, from Franconia, New Hampshire, has achieved Dean鈥檚 List status every semester (seven) at 新香港六合彩资料. In addition to his major in sport management, Ethan is earning minors in business and communications. As a sport management major, Wells has completed a six-credit internship (minimum 240 hours) with the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tides, and he is currently completing another six credits in internship, between hours earned with the 新香港六合彩资料 Athletics Department and with the Old Orchard Beach Raging Tides. Ethan is active on the 新香港六合彩资料 Activity Programming Board (APB) and he has played on the 新香港六合彩资料 Men鈥檚 Soccer team four seasons, serving as a Team Captain his final season (fall 2012).
Following the MAHPERD Conference in November, Wells was chosen as one of two OFPs to represent MAHPERD at the Eastern District Conference (EDA) of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). While attending the EDA Conference in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (February 21st-23rd) he had an opportunity to attend OFP sessions with Outstanding Future Professionals from 13 other states. He and these other OFPs from the Northeast, were each recognized at a special event on Saturday, February 23rd.
Wells will also be recognized by NASPE at the AAHPERD National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, at a special event to be held on Thursday, April 25th.