The Rhodes College Athletic Department held its annual Awards Banquet April 15 honoring its 475 student-athletes. This year’s recipient of the Rebecca Rish Gay award is senior women’s basketball player Sarah Johnson, and the recipient of the Walter E. Gay award is Justin Toliver, a member of the Rhodes football team.
The Rebecca Rish Gay and Walter E. Gay awards were established in 1997 in honor of the parents of Libby Daughdrill, wife of Rhodes past president James Daughdrill. The awards honor the outstanding female athlete of the year and the outstanding male athlete of the year.
In addition, Toliver received the Lester Crain Award given to the graduating senior football player who exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership and commitment to his teammates.
The banquet also included the new George Lapides Sportsmanship Award given to the senior athlete who best exemplifies the highest level of sportsmanship. Dy’Nelle Todman, senior women’s basketball player, received the award.