Visa-U.S.A. Names Pettigrew Humanitarian Athlete of the Year.Business Editors ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000 Olympic 4x400m relay gold An earlier communications program that supported modem transmission and mainframe file transfer. Originally developed by Microcom, it was marketed by Relay Technology until the company was acquired in the late 1990s by NetManage. medalist Antonio Pettigrew Antonio Pettigrew (born November 3, 1967) was a 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He also won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo. has been named the Visa-U.S.A. Humanitarian Athlete of the Year Athlete of the Year
He will be presented with the award at the Xerox Hall of Fame and Jesse Owens Awards Dinner on Saturday, December 2, in Albuquerque, N.M. The event will be held in conjunction with USA Track & Field's Annual Meeting at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Nov. 29 - Dec. 3. This is the fourth year for the award, which recognizes contributions athletes have made off the field of competition. Jackie Joyner-Kersee Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. was the inaugural winner in 1997, and Olympic champion hurdler Allen Johnson
Allen K. Johnson (born March 1, 1971) is a hurdling athlete and won Olympic Gold in the 110 metre high hurdles at the 1996 games in Atlanta, Georgia. and middle distance ace Joetta Clark were co-recipients in 1998. Two-time Olympic 100-meter champ Gail Devers Yolanda Gail Devers (born November 19, 1966 in Seattle, Washington, USA) is a three-time Olympic 100 m champion in athletics for the US Olympic Team. Devers grew up near National City, CA and graduated from Sweetwater High School in National City, CA. was presented with the award in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. last year. Since May of 1999, Pettigrew has served as a major supporter of the Garner Road Family YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. in Raleigh, N.C., which is one of seven independent African-American YMCAs in the U.S. The Garner Road Family YMCA works to build strong bodies, strong minds and strong communities in an area where more than 65% of its members are from single parent homes. The YMCA prides itself in providing financial assistance for individuals who participate in all of its program areas. Pettigrew recently hosted an event that raised proceeds for the YMCA that featured a group of his fellow Olympians. After seeing Pettigrew's Olympic gold medal, one youngster Jamal Alutes, asked if he could have the medal. Pettigrew laughed and told the youngster that he would be happy to arrange a trade after he won one of his own. "Antonio provides a wonderful example of how successful athletes can make a tremendous difference in the lives of aspiring youngsters," said Courtney Mangone, Visa U.S.A. director of event and sponsorship marketing. "He is a terrific role model, and all of us at Visa are proud to have this opportunity to acknowledge his many accomplishments." "I'm truly grateful to Visa for this tremendous honor," said Pettigrew. "I've always enjoyed taking a leadership role in giving back to the community, and I look forward to continuing with those efforts in the years to come." About Visa U.S.A. Visa U.S.A. is the leading payment brand and the largest payment system in the United States, with more volume than all other major payment cards combined. Visa plays a pivotal role in advancing new payment products and technologies to benefit its more than 14,000 U.S. member financial institutions and their cardholders. There are more than 345 million Visa credit, commercial and check cards, which generate more than $765 billion in annual transaction volume. Visa-branded cards are accepted at over 19 million locations worldwide, including more than 627,000 ATMs in the Visa/PLUS Global ATM Network. Visa's Internet address is www.visa.com. |
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