Fontbonne runner named SLIAC Scholar of the Year

ST. LOUIS - Fontbonne University senior William Boxdorfer will be presented the 2011-12 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Male Scholar Athlete of the Year award. The presentation will be made at the conference's inaugural Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 15, at the Soccer Park in Fenton, Missouri. The evening's events start at 5:15.

Boxdorfer, who will graduate on May 19 with a dual degree in sports management and business administration, was a four-time Academic All-SLIAC recipient and a part of two SLIAC championship teams in 2008 and 2009. He has held several leadership positions throughout his four years at Fontbonne, including serving as President of Fontbonne's chapter of Delta Mu Delta, Vice President of Admission Events for Fontbonne Student Ambassadors and Executive Chair of St. Louis Adventures for the Fontbonne Activities Board. He has also interned in the Fontbonne Admissions Office, gaining the hands on experience that will assist him in his graduate studies in either Higher Education and/or Student Personnel.