Walter Selected as Recipient of ABCA/Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award
7/21/2021 10:45:00 AM | Baseball
The veteran head coach will receive the award during the 2022 ABCA Convention on Jan. 6-9, 2022.
ABCA Release
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Wake Forest baseball head coach Tom Walter was selected as the recipient of the ABCA/Dave Keilitz Ethics in Coaching Award, as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
Walter, who enters his 13th year as head coach in 2022, receives this a prestigious honor that is given annually to a coach who embodies the organization's core values of honesty, integrity, respect and personal responsibility.
Walter will be presented the award during the 2022 ABCA Convention on Jan. 6-9, 2022 in Chicago, Ill.
In 2011, Walter selflessly donated a kidney to outfielder Kevin Jordan just days before the season opener. Nine years later, both Walter and Jordan came together to create Get in the Game, an organization aimed to enhance cross-racial communication for students.
In its inaugural season, Get In the Game launched programs for middle and high school students, facilitated by trained educators. The students, known as "GameChangers," are empowered to be the best version of themselves by fostering challenging yet meaningful conversations on race and social justice in the classroom and on the field. Get In the Game develops leadership skills to empower GameChangers to reframe equity in their schools and local communities through words, actions and deeds.
On July 12, Get In The Game, Walter and Jordan were awarded the Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award at the Sports Humanitarian Awards, hosted by ESPN. The Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award, created in honor of former ESPN anchor Stuart Scott who battled cancer until his passing in 2015, celebrates someone who has taken risks and used an innovative approach toward helping the disadvantaged.
The Sports Humanitarian Awards will be aired on ABC during a ninety-minute special at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 24.
To learn more about the work of Get In the Game, visit its website and social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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