The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has recognized Georgian Court with the Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence. With 44 out of 303 Division II schools earning the honor this year, Georgian Court ranks in the top 15% of member schools for academic performance.
The award is given annually to Division II schools with a four-cohort (2012-15) Academic Success Rate (ASR) of 90% or higher. Georgian Court, a member of the NCAA’s Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, is one of only two Division II schools in New Jersey to receive the honor.
The NCAA is a member-led organization dedicated to college athletes’ well-being and lifelong success. Nearly 500,000 college athletes across all three divisions compete for about 1,100 member schools in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Regardless of where they start, student-athletes strive to end each season at one of the NCAA’s 90 championships in 24 sports.
This award isn’t the only honor bestowed on Georgian Court by the NCAA this year. Hannah Thrainsdottir, a double major in digital communication and psychology, was named one of nine finalists for the NCAA Woman of the Year award last month. Hanna and the other eight finalists, selected out of a pool of 577 nominees, will be celebrated at the NCAA Convention in San Antonio on Jan. 12th.
