美高梅博彩宣布返校节活动； 汤米·托马斯被评为杰出校友
September 5, 2007
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美高梅博彩宣布返校节活动； 汤米·托马斯被评为杰出校友
VALDOSTA - 美高梅博彩’s 2007 Homecoming weekend
is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday, September 27-29, with a
variety of exciting events and the annual awarding of the
Distinguished Alumnus. The following schedule will display the
highlights of the weekend:
Thursday, Sept. 27
• 7-10 p.m. vs上 社区 Pep Rally, P.E. Complex
Friday, Sept. 28
• 10:30 a.m. 校友 Golf Tournament, Valdosta Country Club
(Reservations Required)
• 6 p.m. vs上 Homecoming Parade, North Patterson Street
• 7 p.m. Twilight Centennial Concert/Laser Show and Family
Activities, vs上 front lawn
Saturday, Sept. 29, sponsored by the Valdosta Tourism
Authority
• 11:30 a.m. 校友 Association Annual Meeting and Lunch, Magnolia
Room, University Center (Reservations Required)
• 2-3:30 p.m. vs上 社区 Indoor “Tailgate” Party, University
Center, (Reservations Required)
• 4 p.m. vs上 Blazers vs. Ouachita Baptist, Bazemore-Hyder
Stadium
The 2007 Distinguish Alumnus of the Year, Tommy Thomas, will
receive his award at the 校友 Association Annual Meeting at 11:30
a.m. Saturday, as well as special recognition during the 4 p.m. vs上
Blazer football game. Thomas graduated from Valdosta State after a
four-year baseball career where he played third base and batted
.316. A business degree led him into the business world for just a
short time before he decided to return to school to get a master’s
degree in Education from Georgia Southern. In 1966, Thomas again
joined the Valdosta State family as an assistant baseball coach for
Billy Grant and was head coach by 1967.
Over the next 40 years, Thomas led the vs上 baseball team through 34
winning seasons, 1,000 wins, 25 opportunities for post-post season
play, eight trips to the national tournament, Gulf South Conference
titles in 1995 and 2002, Divisional titles in 1983, 2001 and 2003,
and a Division II national title in 1979, the school’s first
national title of any kind.
His leadership supported players into All-American honors 28 times
and All-Gulf South Conference honors 76 times. He was named the
American Baseball Coaches Association’s National Coach of the Year
in 1979 and GSC Coach of the Year in 1995 and 2002. In 2006, he
became the first and only active player/coach to be inducted into
Valdosta State’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
Off the baseball field, Thomas was known for his comfortable,
effective teaching style. Guy D. Ervin ’95, treasurer for the
校友 Association Board of Directors and member responsible for
nominating Thomas for the award, explained he always remembered how
Thomas was very patient, entertaining and focused on students. When
it came time for nominations, Ervin knew there was no other man for
the award.
“I feel like he was very deserving. He has done a lot for the
university as a student, a coach and a teacher,” he said.
Thomas will be honored throughout Homecoming weekend as other vs上
alumni and supporters enjoy the festivities. The Class of 1947 will
also be recognized at the special lunch Saturday in honor of its
60th anniversary. For a complete list of events and descriptions,
visit www.valdostastate.org or contact
Office of 校友 Relations, (229) 333-5797.
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