Becky Ellis of Atlanta to be Inducted into the Oglethorpe University Athletic Hall of Fame

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Becky Ellis

ATLANTA, GA (04/13/2010)(readMedia)-- Oglethorpe University will induct alumna Becky Ellis '97 into its Athletic Hall of Fame in recognition of her achievements on the University's women's basketball team. The honor will be given during the 175th Anniversary Gala and Awards Banquet on Friday, April 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at The Retreat of Dunwoody at Perimeter Summit in Atlanta, Georgia.

A 1997 Oglethorpe graduate, Becky Ellis is an Atlanta native and attended Morrow High School. At Oglethorpe, Ellis was a four-year starter on the women's basketball team from 1993-1997. She served as a co-captain during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. She was selected All-SCAC Honorable Mention in 1994, 1995, and 1996, and All-SCAC Second Team in 1997.

She was the first woman basketball player at Oglethorpe to score over 1,000 career points and finished with 1,342. At the end of her career, Ellis held multiple school records including total career points, career scoring average, career three-point field goal percentage, career free throw percentage, total career steals, single season scoring average, single season three-point field goal percentage and single season free throw percentage. She was also a member of the OU women's tennis team for four years. At graduation, she received the award for Outstanding Female Senior Athlete. She currently holds a faculty position in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University.

Oglethorpe University

Celebrating the 175th anniversary of its founding in 1835, Oglethorpe University enrolls over 1,000 students representing 34 states and 36 countries. The Princeton Review's The Best 361 Colleges 2010 edition ranks Oglethorpe in its prestigious list, and puts Oglethorpe at #20 for its Professors, #17 for Theatre and #10 for class/race interaction and also names it a Best Southeastern College. Oglethorpe University is Georgia's only coeducational member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America's most selective liberal arts institutions. Since 2006, Oglethorpe has been named annually to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for commitment to and achievement in community service. The university plays in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. Georgia Shakespeare is the professional theater-in-residence at Oglethorpe. www.oglethorpe.edu