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UO alumni aim to inspire ■This spring, Thomas Jernstedtand Ed Colligan will be presented with alumni awa rds for their success By Hank Hager Oregon Daily Emerald Hoping to provide inspiration to graduating seniors, the Alumni As sociation has planned to honor two alumni with achievement awards at this year’s commencement in June. Thomas Jernstedt, senior vice president for the NCAA, will receive the Distinguished Alumnus Award, while Ed Colligan, founder and sen ior vice president at Handspring, Inc. will receive the Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. Paul Stieber, assistant director of communications and marketing for the Alumni Association, said Jernst edt is responsible for the current popularity of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and is a leader in colle giate athletics. “It’s amazing what Tom’s been able to do in 30 years at the NCAA,” he said. Jernstedt, who graduated from the University in 1967 with a degree in political science, is also the president of USA Basketball and serves on the U.S. Olympic Committee. “The University has always been very special for me,” he said. “It was a very challenging place for me.” He said his greatest influence af ter attending the University was Len Casanova, the legendary foot ball coach at the University. “I feel Len Casanova has been the greatest ambassador for the Univer sity,” he said. „Jernstedt said an NCAA banner located outside his office in Indi anapolis is decorated in Oregon’s green and gold. This reminds him of where he came from , he said, and he’s excited to be coming back to where he received his master’s degree in education in 1973. Daniel Rodriguez, executive di rector of the Alumni Association, said he is proud to have Jernstedt attend the ceremony and represent success. “We’re really excited for him and all of his accomplishments,” he said. Colligan, former vice president of marketing for Palm Computing, graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science. He will not be able to attend the ceremony. Rodriguez said he still expects the graduating students to take a particular interest in Colligan. “I think the students really zero in on the young alum,” Rodriguez said. In 1997, Marketing Computers Magazine named Colligan the Mar keter of the Year. In the same year, the magazine Advertising Age named him one of the top 100 Mar keters. “ [Colligan’s] a young guy who has done tremendous things in the computing industry,” Stieber said. Rodriguez said the association gives out the annual awards to fo cus on individuals from the Uni versity and their accomplishments, but also to inspire future alumni. “In that audience, I believe there will be a future award winner,” he said. Established in 1967, the Distin guished Alumnus Award has hon ored prestigious University alumni such as author Ken Kesey, leg endary track and field coach Bill Bowerman and Otto Frohnmayer, father of University President Dave Frohnmayer. The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award began in 1984, and requires the recipient to be younger than 45 years old. Jemstedt and Colligan are “exam ples of what Oregon alumni have accomplished and what Oregon alumni can do,” Stieber said. 2001 110 Summer § Session Ouch Gal/Duck Web Starts May 7. Register for Summer Glasses. •esiU l BookYour Summer in Oregon Summer session starts June 25. Pick up your free summer catalog today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, or at the UO Bookstore. You can speed your way toward graduation by required courses during summer. 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