THOMAS SMITH
OF
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY, a senior thrower
on the men's track and field team from Sandersville, Ga.,
has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male
Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending March 20, 2011.
Not only is Smith one of the senior leaders of the
Petrels track team, he is also one of the brightest students on
campus, boasting one of the five best GPA’s in the entire
school.
In addition to his outstanding work on the athletic field and in
the classroom, Smith is engaged in many
extracurricular activities. He is a dedicated member of the Alpha
Phi Omega service fraternity and has served as an Oglethorpe Fresh
Focus mentor for incoming students for the past three years.
Recently accepted into medical school, Smith has
also been a chemistry tutor for struggling students and helps the
Oglethorpe admissions office conduct interviews of potential high
school enrollments.