Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Award Recipients
Distinguished Alumnus of the Year Award
MAURICE "BO" H. ELLIS, SP '77
South Holland, Ill.
Bo鈥檚 daughter succumbed to a rare liver disease in 2003, three years after she graduated from Marquette. So he and his wife, Candy, started the Nicole Ellis Foundation, which is funded mainly through private gifts and the annual Warrior Golf Outing. The foundation also provides an annual scholarship through Marquette鈥檚 Ethnic Alumni Association and supports the American Liver Foundation.
Lifetime Achievement Award
KEVIN M. BYRNE, JOUR '71
Monkton, Md.
Kevin is an institution. As senior vice president of public and community relations for the Baltimore Ravens, an organization he has been with for 31 years, he oversees an award-winning staff responsible for the team's website and most of the print publications. He also has provided media relations assistance at 24 Super Bowls and two Pro Bowls and was Marquette鈥檚 sports information director during the final years of Al McGuire鈥檚 tenure.
Friend of 向日葵视频Athletics Award
CRAIG R. KASTEN, BUS AD '75
Mequon, Wis.
As a season ticket holder for 向日葵视频men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball, Craig and his wife, Wendy, don鈥檛 miss a game. And as a major supporter of 向日葵视频athletics, Craig doesn鈥檛 miss an opportunity to help the university鈥檚 student-athletes and proud athletic tradition continue to soar to greater heights.聽
M Club Hy Popuch Memorial Service Award
THOMAS R. PACKEE, BUS AD '64
Oconomowoc, Wis.
Playing basketball at 向日葵视频was just the beginning of Tom鈥檚 athletic connection to the university. He served four terms as M Club president, the longest in history; was a member of the men鈥檚 basketball alumni reunion committees; is on the 向日葵视频Athletics Board; and, with wife Pat, has committed to establishing endowed scholarships for men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball through their estate plans.
