A Trio of Hurricanes Tapped into the ODK
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – Two University of Miami student-athletes and a Hurricanes Athletic staff member have been tapped into the elite Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) National Leadership Society.
Men’s tennis player Kevin Bondar, basketball player Chris Stowell and Miami’s graphic designer, Leo Ramos, all earned the prestigious distinction.
“We congratulate Chris, Kevin and my colleague, Leo, for all their achievements and contributions as members of the Hurricane Family,” Miami associate athletic director of academic services David Wyman said. “This is a tremendous honor and distinction and we celebrate it with them.”
A junior on the men’s tennis team, Bondar has tallied 20 career singles victories and 26 doubles victories.
The Calabasas, Calif., native has made the Provost’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.75 GPA) in all five of his collegiate semesters, as well as earned President’s Honor Roll (4.0) accolades four times. Enrolled in Miami’s Honors Program in Medicine – a seven-year BS/MD program associated with the Miller School of Medicine, Basdavanos was also named an ITA Scholar-Athlete following the 2016 season.
A junior forward on the men’s basketball team, Stowell, a native of Exeter, N.H., has made the Provost’s Honor Roll (minimum 3.75 GPA) in all five of his collegiate semesters, as well as earned President’s Honor Roll (4.0) accolades four times. Majoring in entrepreneurship and business technology with minors in international business and sports administration, Stowell was one of 560 students (out of 10,000 undergrads) to be named a Foote Fellow at Miami. This is a program that is offered to select incoming freshmen who have a record of curricular and co-curricular distinction in high school and exhibit an interest in and capacity for independent and self-motivated learning
Ramos is a graphic designer for the University of Miami Athletics Department and handles many of the graphic design needs and graphic style guide for the Hurricanes programs. Ramos joined the Miami Athletics program in May 2013 after spending the previous seven years at the University of Miami School of Medicine. Ramos graduated from Miami in 2012 with a degree in graphic design and illustration.
Additional information on the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society can be found on its official website HERE.
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