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is year's Balanced Man Scholarship banquet was a huge success. ere were 61 applicants for the scholarship, which was an increase from 35 applicants
last year. Of those who applied, there were 25 finalists, which included six scholarship winners. e finalists were awarded e Leadership Challenge, which is
a book co-authored by SigEp alumnus Barry Posner. is book focuses on building leadership skills and it is also the foundation for the curriculum at Ruck.
e scholarship winners were awarded a total of $1,800. e first place recipient of the Gary Ordway Balanced Man Scholarship was Wil Dublin '22. Wil
is from Kirksville, Missouri, and is double majoring in finance and marketing. ere were various SigEp alumni and professors present at the event, but the
highlight was the keynote speaker, Drake University President Marty Martin. He spoke on the importance of living a balanced life, but also the challenges
of that in the busy world we live in. By far the biggest success was the number of finalists to join the Chapter. Fourteen finalists joined, including four of the
scholarship winners. anks to all who attended!
2018 Balanced Man Scholarship Banquet
is summer brother Kevin Vaughan-Carber '19 competed in the Chessboxing Am-
ateur World Championships in Kolkata, India. e sport of chessboxing combines
chess and boxing into one competition. A fight consists of three-minute alternating
rounds of chess and boxing. e first competitor to get a victory in either chess or
boxing wins the entire competition.
Kevin first heard about the sport from an alumni's brother who recommended he
should compete. Kevin had a background in wrestling and had always played chess as
a hobby, so naturally, chessboxing was the ideal sport for his skill set.
In order to get into prime physical and mental shape, Kevin stuck to a strict work-
out regimen. During the summer, he would wake up at 7 a.m. for 45 minutes of
conditioning in his local gym. After work, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., he would spend
two hours practicing boxing. After boxing, he would practice chess strategies and
techniques for 90 minutes. Kevin stuck to this routine until his tournament in July.
Kevin Vaughan-Carber '19 Becomes
Chessboxing Amateur World Champion
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