GLIAC -- Ferris State women's soccer player Bri Rogers and Purdue Northwest men's soccer player Raul Garrido Garcia have been named the recipients of the 2021-22 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship. The honor, which awards each recipient, one male and one female, $5,000 in aid to the graduate school of their choice, was voted on by the Faculty Athletic Representatives (FARs) of the GLIAC member institutions.
The GLIAC Postgraduate Scholarship is named after former Northwood University Athletic Director and head football coach Pat Riepma who passed away in July of 2015 after a lengthy and courageous battle with cancer. Pat spent over 21 years at Northwood and was the all-time winningest coach in football history as well as the long time Athletic Director. While his achievements on the field and on behalf of the athletic department are impressive, Pat will be forever remembered for the person he was. Pat was a passionate, spiritual man who inspired thousands of people even before he became sick. While Pat is gone, his mantra of "Go MAD"- Go Make a Difference, will live on.
Bri Rogers, Ferris State |
Raul Garrido Garcia, Purdue Northwest A native of Madrid, Spain, Raul Garrido Garcia, was a four-year member of the Purdue Northwest men's soccer team. In the fall of 2021, he helped the Pride advance to the GLIAC tournament semifinals for the first time in program history. A physics major, with a minor in applied mathematics, he boasts a 3.78 grade point average and was recently accepted into a Ph.D. program in physics. Garrido Garcia has held the Chancellor’s International Student Merit Scholarship since 2018 and has been a member of the Honors College and on the Dean's List since 2019. He serves as President for the Society of Physics Students and as the Vice-President of both the Chemistry and Physics Clubs at Purdue Northwest. A three-time GLIAC Player of the Week Honorable Mention nominee, he also received the College Player Award of Distinction by United Soccer Coaches during the 2020-21 year. Garrido Garcia has served as a research assistant at PNW and was selected to participate in the highly-coveted role of research intern at the University of California-Davis this past summer. He has also spent significant time serving as a tutor in the subjects of math, physics and chemistry. He has also served as both a Resident Assistant as well as a Senior Resident Assistant for University Village campus housing management group, assisting over 600 residents and students with all housing needs that arise (notably during the COVID-19 pandemic). Raul has also annually volunteered his time at the Food Bank of Northwest Indiana, assisted with organizing Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a 5K run for childhood cancer, and has participated in the Quarknet workshop hosted on the PNW campus. |