Sports

Jeffrey R. Wilson, Arizona State University professor of statistics and biostatistics, has been chosen to receive the 2024 ASU MLK Jr. Faculty Servant-Leadership Award. Wilson, an ASU faculty member since 1985, has an extensive history of leadership that proves his dedication to serving his community.

During Charlotte Bowens decade-long journey to improve her health, she created a way to help more people like her become more fit. Bowens, a research administrator at Arizona State University, invented an ultralight hydration vest that’s designed for people with bigger bodies, so they can drink water easily while exercising or hitting the trails.

ASU School of Art instructor Miguel Godoy is the designer of a new Phoenix Suns jersey that has popped up on the courts this season — an El Valle design that pays tribute to Chicano culture.

One of the most memorable lessons Taylor Merwin, a soon-to-be graduate of the Master of Sports Law and Business (MSLB) program at ASU Law, learned as a student was the importance of sowing the seeds of relationships. That lesson will be important in his future career in the sports industry. Between the relationships he has built through the MLSB program and his current position as a community impact intern with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Merwin feels prepared to take the next steps in his career.

The college soccer team for the international university ASU collaborates with, Hainan University, in China is not just winning games — they are also winning hearts and forging a powerful sense of belonging among their players.

Only a year after appearing on the list of notable 2022 graduates from ASU News, soccer star and classroom wizard Lieske Carleer is back on the 2023 list as she graduates with her master’s degree in clinical exercise physiology. Carleer, from Winterswijk, Netherlands, is being honored as the College of Health Solutions' Outstanding Graduate.