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The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is awarded annually to top seniors in nine National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I sports. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched in 2001 to honor the attributes of college basketball seniors who remained committed to their university and pursued the many rewards that a senior season could bring. In addition to the core requirement that a candidate be an NCAA Division I senior, the award winner is selected based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. These areas of excellence are defined by the four Cs:

CLASSROOM – Academic achievements and progression toward a college degree.
CHARACTER – Attributes that define personal character, including leadership, integrity, teamwork, overcoming obstacles and work ethic.
COMMUNITY – Involvement in community and charity activities, utilizing status as a college athlete to make an impact in worthwhile causes.
COMPETITION – Achievements within the athlete’s sport and their role in the success of the team.

Award winners are determined by a selection process that includes NCAA Division I college coaches in the respective sport, national media and fans. The voting process determines the winner in addition to a Senior CLASS All-America Team. Public fan voting via text messaging and on the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Web site takes place each year during the month leading up to the NCAA Championship.^[1]

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Sportscaster Dick Enberg suggested a national award for seniors during the NCAA Men’s Final Four on CBS in 2001 when Shane Battier, a potential NBA lottery pick who chose to return for his senior season, helped lead Duke University to the national championship and earned his college degree. With Enberg’s call for an award, Premier Sports Management created the Senior CLASS Award in late 2001 in response to the growing trend of college basketball players leaving college early to enter the professional ranks. With Enberg as the program’s honorary chair and CBS as a broadcast partner, Premier began presenting the award annually in men’s and women’s basketball. With the addition of Lowe’s as a title sponsor in 2006, the program has expanded to include more sports and grown in awareness. ^[2]

A timeline of the award program is below.

November 2001: Formation of Senior CLASS Award announced by Premier Sports Management, Inc., along with event host, the Kansas City Club
April 2002: CBS Sports announces first winners of Senior CLASS Award for men’s and women’s basketball on national television during NCAA Men’s Final Four, and the first Senior CLASS Award Gala hosted in Kansas City, MO. Enberg served as Master of Ceremonies; Shane Battier received Honorary Senior CLASS Award, Juan Dixon of Maryland and Sue Bird of UConn receive first-ever awards
August 2003: Bayer becomes first title sponsor of Senior CLASS Award
August 2006: Lowe’s takes over as title sponsor of Senior CLASS Award
January 2007: Senior CLASS Award expands to four additional NCAA sports – baseball, softball, men’s hockey, men’s lacrosse; joining men’s and women’s basketball to bring the total number of sports to six
August 2007: Senior CLASS Award expands to two additional NCAA sports – men’s soccer and women’s soccer, bringing the total number of sports to eight
August 2008: Senior CLASS Award adds football (Bowl Subdivision), bringing the total number of sports to nine

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