Commitment to Academic Excellence
Athletic Academic Services provides a variety of services to help meet the academic and personal goals of every student-athlete. The staff is comprised of professionals with extensive backgrounds, experience, and expertise within academics and athletics. In addition to providing the tools necessary to achieve academic success, academic services continues to move forward in implementing components that provide continuous support for student-athletes throughout their academic and personal development. Some of the services include orientation, tutoring, advising, mentoring, recognition of academic achievement, and nomination for Conference and National Awards.

Athletic Academic Services employs nine full-time professional staff, two part-time graduate assistants, nine mentors, and over 50 tutors.

The cornerstones of Academic Excellence lies in the Tutorial Program and Mentor Program, as well as the low advisor-to-student athlete ratio.

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Conference and National Awards
Texas Tech is competitive within the conference and nationally for awards, honors, and postgraduate scholarships. Some of the awards and honors claimed by Texas Tech student-athletes during the 1998-'99 and 1999-'00 academic year include:

• National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete Award. This is one of 15 postgraduate scholarship awards offered nationwide. Keith Cockrum, a senior strong safety for the Red Raider football team, was one of nine Division I-A athletes to garner the $18,000 scholarship and will be honored at the Foundation's 42nd annual dinner held at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

• The Burger King Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Awarded to a senior starting football player with outstanding football ability and performance as a first team player. Also considers campus leadership and citizenship.

• Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar-Athlete Award. Four Texas Tech student-athletes were recognized for this award, the most selections from the Big 12 Conference for two straight years. The awardees were Janelle Jones, volleyball; Brandon May, track; Kaneshia Polk, track; and Jeremy Hernandez, football.

• Freedom Forum/NCAA Foundation Sports Journalism Scholarship. Awarded to eight student-athletes nationwide for academic achievement and excellence in sports journalism. Andrew Schoppe, a junior on the Red Raider Track Team, claimed the $3,000 scholarship.

• Big 12 Postgraduate Scholarship. Bobbi Crill, a senior on the Red Raider Track Team, claimed one of eight awards given to Big 12 athletes for academic and athletic excellence, and their commitment to the community.

• Big 12 Conference/Bank of America Community Champion Award. Former Tech standout and current Denver Bronco Montae Reagor claimed this award for his involvement in community outreach.

• GTE Academic All-America selections, women's softball player Paula Workman and football's Keith Cockrum were recognized with this tremendous honor for their work in the classroom, community, and playing field.

• GTE Academic All-District selections. Texas Tech had four football student-athletes selected to the GTE Academic All-District 6 Team, the most selections from any one school in District 6.

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