WSU Athletics Deans' Award winners announced

Each April for 19 consecutive years (2001-19), the Wayne State University Department of Athletics has held its annual Academic Recognition luncheon to honor those student-athletes who received at least a 3.5 term GPA for the fall semester of that particular academic year.

Winners have been announced online in place of a luncheon to recognize those individuals who earned the Deans' Award for having the highest cumulative GPA among all student-athletes in that particular college.

The Mike Ilitch School of Business Athletics Deans’ Award winner is Alexis Miller.

Miller was a sophomore on the women's basketball team last year (2019-20). A finance major, she was a GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team selection in 2020.  Miller has earned a spot on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) all four semesters at WSU with a 4.00 term GPA every semester.  A 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award, she was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee this past season. Miller has played in 59 career games in two years, totaling 199 points, 102 rebounds and 92 assists.

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