ANN ARBOR, Mich. March 23, 2005–Concordia University (CUAA) Volleyball team has announced Christina Menke, a native of North Canton, Ohio, has been named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Datronics All-America Scholar-Athlete for 2004.
Recipients must be a junior or above in academic standing and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale. Menke is currently a junior at CUAA with a GPA of 3.963 and is enrolled in the Elementary Education program. She is Concordia’s 15th NAIA All-American Scholar Athlete and 18th All-American overall.
Menke has also been nominated for the A.O. Duer Award. Named in honor of the NAIA’s former executive secretary for his 26 years of service, the award is presented annually to the outstanding male and female junior student athlete with an overall GPA of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale.
Concordia University – Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its four schools – School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Haab School of Business and Management, and School of Adult and Continuing Education. CUAA is accredited by NCA, the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and was among the first colleges to be accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) under the new 2000 standards. CUAA is listed as one of America’s Best Private Colleges®. For more information on Concordia University-Ann Arbor, visit: www.cuaa.edu
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