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LOS ANGELES – The 13th annual Billie Jean King and Friends Event will be held Sept. 25, 2010, at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena. The public is invited to the popular fund-raiser for the Cal State L.A. Athletics Department benefiting the student-athlete scholarship fund. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception and silent auction with the dinner program following at 7 p.m. ]]>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:02:03 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2010/7/20/GEN_0720102328.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A. had 20 student-athletes earn California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Awards following the 2009-10 academic year, CCAA commissioner Robert J. Hiegert announced on Tuesday. To be eligible for the awards, student-athletes must have earned a varsity letter in one of 13 CCAA-sponsored sports and have had a grade point average of 3.40 or higher. ]]>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:12:40 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2010/6/3/GEN_0603102854.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics honored its student-athletes Wednesday night at the annual Student-Athletes Awards Banquet with track stars Damein White and Josh Como and women’s soccer star Liz Franco receiving top honors. White and Como shared the Frank J. Candida Award as the top male athlete, while Franco picked up the Billie Jean King Award as the top female athlete in the banquet held in the Golden Eagle Ballroom. ]]>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:23:22 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2010/5/12/GEN_0512102314.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – The 31st annual Golden Eagle Golf Tournament, held on Monday at the Via Verde Country Club in San Dimas, was highlighted by outstanding weather, impeccable course conditions and a lively and competitive field. The participants enjoyed golf played on a partly-cloudy and pleasantly mild day at Via Verde in the tournament that raises money for student-athlete scholarships at Cal State L.A. ]]>Wed, 12 May 2010 11:18:22 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/10/20/GEN_1020094117.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – The Billie Jean King and Friends, Honoring Joe Shapiro event included some special presentations, a few surprises and a spirited live auction that put the finishing touch on a fun-filled evening Saturday night in Pasadena. The 12th annual event was held once again at the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa with more than 400 people attending. The event celebrated a big 2009 for Billie Jean King. ]]>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:38:43 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/7/31/GEN_0731094009.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A. alumna Billie Jean King has been named as one of 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. This country’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is awarded to individuals who make an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. ]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:34:01 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/7/28/GEN_0728091132.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A. had 16 student-athletes earn California Collegiate Athletic Association All-Academic Awards following the 2008-09 academic year, the conference announced. To be eligible for the awards, student-athletes must have been a varsity letterwinner who competed in one of 13 CCAA-sponsored sports during the 2008-09 academic year and had a grade point average of 3.40 or higher in a minimum of 24 semester or 36 quarter units completed at the certifying institution during 2008-09. ]]>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:05:52 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/5/28/GEN_0528091813.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – Cal State L.A.’s Division of Intercollegiate Athletics honored its student-athletes Wednesday night at the annual Student-Athletes Awards Banquet with track stars Josh Linker and Vivien Wadeck taking home top honors. Linker captured the Frank J. Candida Award as the top male athlete, while Wadeck picked up the Billie Jean King Award as the top female athlete in the banquet held in the Golden Eagle Ballroom. ]]>Thu, 28 May 2009 12:16:56 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/4/22/GEN_0422095100.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – The 30th annual Golden Eagle Golf Tournament, held on Monday at the Via Verde Country Club in San Dimas, turned out to be an overwhelming success. A field of more than 120 participants enjoyed golf played on a sunny and warm day at Via Verde in the tournament that raises money for student-athlete scholarships at Cal State L.A. ]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:47:33 GMThttp://www.csulaathletics.com/news/2009/1/20/1-20 bjk receives ford award.aspxGeneral

LOS ANGELES – The National Collegiate Athletic Association presented Cal State L.A. alumna Billie Jean King with this year’s NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award at its convention last week. King is the seventh recipient of the award, which honors individuals who have provided significant leadership as an advocate for higher education and intercollegiate athletics on a continuous basis. ]]>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:01:35 GMT