From Joe Sewell Memorial Award Board
The Board of Directors of the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and John Sewell Memorial Scholarship will announce this year’s award recipients at tonight’s (Tues., May 2) annual Joe Sewell Memorial Banquet set to begin at 6:30 pm at the Wetumpka Civic Center in Wetumpka. Doors open at 6:00 pm.
This year’s banquet marks the 19th anniversary of the award, which was established in 2005 to recognize outstanding high school senior athletes in Elmore County who have consistently represented the highest ideals of Christian leadership. Each year, one male and one female senior from Elmore County high schools are chosen for the top honor – the Joe Sewell Memorial Award and $3000 John Sewell Scholarship. Male and female category winners are also selected for academics, athletics, leadership, and church, community, and character, with each student receiving a $1000 scholarship. The Joe Sewell Memorial Award is the only program of its kind in the River Region that presents scholarship money in conjunction with the awards to overall and category winners.
The keynote speaker for tonight’s banquet will be Abby Lutzenkirchen Forristall of the Lutzie 43 Foundation, created in memory of Abby’s older brother and former Auburn University football player, the late Philip Lutzenkirchen. She was a 4-year starter for the Crimson Tide women’s soccer team and was named 2015 SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. For more information regarding the Joe Sewell Memorial award and scholarship program, visit http://joesewellaward.com.
