Boeheim Selected As "Father Of The Year" Award Recipient
1/5/2011 2:48:24 PM | Men's Basketball
NEW YORK, NY – The National Father's Day Council today announced that it has selected Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University Men's Basketball Coach, as a 2011 "Father of the Year" Award recipient. The awards will be presented at the 70th Annual Father of the Year Awards in New York City on Thursday, June 16, 2011. Mr. Boeheim joins Brendan Hoffman, President and CEO of Lord & Taylor, as a fellow 2011 “Father of the Year.” The Committee expects to announce additional honorees in the coming weeks.
With proceeds benefitting Save The Children's U.S. Programs, the awards luncheon will take place at 12:00 p.m. at the Sheraton New York Hotel. For tickets and sponsorship, please contact the Council office at 212-594-5977 or info@fathersdaycouncil.org.
Mr. Boeheim has served as Head Men's Basketball Coach at Syracuse University, his alma mater, for 34 years. He is a four-time Big East Coach of the Year and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2005. Mr. Boeheim ranks fifth on the all-time Division I coaches victory list trailing only Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp and Mike Krzyzewski. This past year, he and his wife Juli started the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foundation, a non-profit organization to benefit children in need. Mr. Boeheim has also dedicated his time to various charitable causes such as Coaches vs. Cancer, the Children's Miracle Network, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Special Olympics. He is the father of four children: Elizabeth, James Arthur, and twins Jack and Jamie.
“We are thrilled to honor Jim Boeheim as one of our 2011 'Father of the Year' recipients,” said Stuart M. Goldblatt, Chairman of the National Father's Day Committee and Executive Vice President of Macy's Merchandising Group. “Jim is a true leader on and off the basketball court, devoting his life not only to his own family, but to children everywhere who are suffering. He is an inspiration to all fathers.”
As part of its commitment to support meaningful philanthropies dealing with issues affecting mothers, fathers and children, the National Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc. has donated more than $24 million to date to meaningful charities nationwide.
About The National Father's Day Council
The National Father's Day Committee is part of the Father's Day/Mother's Day Council, Inc., a non-profit membership association that has as its mission the recognition and awarding of honors to role model contemporary Fathers and Mothers, while at the same time contributing to issues affecting the life and well-being of men, women and families. Past honorees have included Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan, Generals Douglas MacArthur, Colin Powell and Norman Schwarzkopf, sports notables Dwyane Wade, George Forman and Steve Young, and communications leaders Tim Russert and Brian Williams. To learn more about The National Father's Day Council, visit our website at http://www.momanddadday.com.
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