What a pleasure it was to celebrate the achievements of
our student athletes at the 2013 UIS Athletics Banquet on Friday evening. Division II athletics is built on a
commitment to excellence in both academics and athletics and our two UIS
Athletes of the Year are great examples of that DII "life in the
balance" philosophy. Abby Vorreyer was named Female Athlete of the Year. A
senior Business major from Springfield, Abby has set several school records in
golf at the same time she has maintained a 4.0 grade point average! Kyle Gupton
is the Male Athlete of the Year. Kyle graduates in a few weeks with a Social
Work major at the same time he has earned All Conference honors for his
outstanding performance on the basketball court. My congratulations to all the
senior student athletes who are graduating this year!