Annual Report 2007 -
Success On and Off the Field
Rhema Fuller '06 '07 succeeded both on and off the field at UConn. While completing a bachelor's degree in finance at the School of Business and serving as co-captain of the football team, Fuller consistently ranked on the Dean's List and earned accolades for his academic and athletic achievements.
At UConn, Fuller received the Donald Kinsman Award, an honor given annually to two student-athletes who demonstrate exceptional academic and athletic achievement combined with outstanding leadership, service and character. He also was awarded the Robert G. Burton Endowed Scholarship, a private scholarship established by Robert G. Burton '00 H.
"Being a recipient of the Burton scholarship afforded me countless opportunities that I would not have had otherwise. Specifically, I was able to obtain an education at one of the finest public universities in the country while also playing collegiate football at the highest level in a BCS conference," says Fuller.
In addition to earning Academic All- Conference and Big East Academic All-Star honors, Fuller twice made the ESPN The Magazine CoSIDA First Team Academic All-District team.
Fuller was the first scholar-athlete at UConn to receive a postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, and be a finalist for the football foundation’s Draddy Trophy, known as the "academic Heisman." Fuller also was named to the group's inaugural National Honor Society.
Fuller will graduate from the UConn School of Education in December 2007 with a master's degree in sport management and sociology. Next, he plans to pursue an M.B.A. and enter a career in sports administration.
