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	COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD CRITERIA INDIVIDUAL PROFESSIONAL (is a professional or amateur athlete or someone who works in a professional, non-profit or academic sports-related organization or industry): Has a history of putting service to others above personal gain Has demonstrated courage of his/her convictions Serves as a excellent role model for youth Is committed to equal opportunity for all regardless of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender or sexual orientation. INDIVIDUAL STUDENT (full-time student, 12-18 years old, who participates in a sports-related activity): Has shown creativity and leadership in providing service to others in the community Serves as an excellent role model to other youth Has a record of achievement in academics, as well as sports ORGANIZATION (a professional or amateur sports organization, retail sports industry organization or non-profit youth organization): Has actively promoted partnerships among sports professionals or organizations and the community Has provided mentorship for youth Has encouraged student athletes to stay in school, become financially responsible or pursue healthy lifestyles Is committed to equal opportunity for all regardless of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender or sexual orientation.

PAST COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNERS 2004-8

Amber Rose Harvath (Student); Arizona Cardinals; Bill Dickey; ASU Women’s Basketball ;City of Glendale; Connie Harris (School Principal); Danielle Borth (Student) ;Family of Pat Tillman; Gayle Hopkins U of A; Jerry Colangelo (Phoenix Suns); Kimberly Rose (Student); LaTanya Sheffield; Loretta Bennett (Student); Luis Gonzales (AZ Diamondbacks); Lute Olson (U of A); Petar Draksin Grand Canyon U ;Phoenix Mercury Phoenix Suns Wives; Rodney Smith (Future for Kids); Ryan McBride (Student); Shane & Andrea Doan (Phoenix Coyotes); Susan Byrne Rossi; Deuce Lutui (AZ Cardinals); Tina Bambury (Turnbow; Foundation); Tom Ambrose (Phoenix Suns); Tony Clark (AZ Diamondbacks)

ORGANIZATIONAL WINNER 2009

JOHN JUNKER-PRES & CEO, FIESTA BOWL

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2009 WINNERS!

The Leadership Consortium (TLC) Linking Sports & Communities announced its 2009 Community Leadership Awards winners. They include Solid Rock Foundation’s rock legend Alice Cooper; Special Olympics Arizona, the Fiesta Bowl; Tucson PPEP-TEC high school teacher Abdul Arzani; and students Izzy Arrona and Kendra Stineman. James Bruner, a civic and community leader, who played a major role in the history of baseball in Arizona, succeeds last year’s winner Tom Ambrose, as the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

2009 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT WINNER JAMES BRUNER

ALICE COOPER--ADULT INDIVIDUAL WINNER

ABDUL ARZANI--INDIVIDUAL ADULT WINNER

IZZY ARRONA--STUDENT WINNER

KENDRA STINEMAN--STUDENT WINNER

THE 2009 AWARDS BREAKFAST

NEW DATE!

The 6th Anniversary Linking Sports and Communities Community Leadership Awards 2009 will NOW be presented at the Linking Sports and Communities Awards Luncheon at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) on Saturday, November 14, 2009. The Linking Sports and Communities Community Leadership Awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals. Following are the criteria for the awards.

FOUHY RETURNS AS EMCEE

Craig Fouhy--ABC15 Sports Director--will again be the emcee for the Community Leadership Awards.

EDDIE JOHNSON IS KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Eddie Johnson-Retired NBA Star will be the keynote speaker at the Awards Breakfast.

Click here to learn about Johnson's Basketballl Academy!

“If you ever wanted to see someone shooting with text book form, accuracy, and follow thru, Eddie Johnson is the man..." Reggie Miller

Considered one of the greatest pure jump shooters to ever play in the NBA, Eddie Johnson played for seventeen years for six NBA teams:

Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1981 – 1987)

Phoenix Suns (1987 – 1990)

Seattle Supersonics (1990 – 1993)

Charlotte Hornets (1993 – 1994)

Indiana Pacers (1995 – 1997)

Houston Rockets (1997 – 1999)

Scoring over 19,000 career points, Eddie has the distinction of being the NBA's all-time leading scorer off the bench having fewer than 500 starts. In the 1988-89 season, he won the NBA’s "Sixth Man" of the Year Award averaging 21.5 PPG for the Phoenix Suns.

"Eddie Johnson's outside shot can change the tempo of a game", says Cotton Fitzsimmons, the former NBA coach who drafted him. Eddie is best known for his 24 foot buzzer beater against the Utah Jazz in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals in 1997. In 1999, Eddie retired from the Houston Rockets and is currently the radio/television analyst for the Phoenix Suns.

TRISH BEAR-CHAIR, SPECIAL OLYMPICS ARIZONA