In an effort to honor the achievements of exceptional student-athletes, the Missouri Valley Conference has created the MVC Leadership & Service Award.  Ten student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as the honorees for the 2014-15 Spring season.

This year’s Spring honorees include Eric Delvo, Bradley, Men's Outdoor Track & Field; Kathryn Clausen, Drake, Women's Golf, Junior; Marketa Trousilova, Evansville, Women's Tennis, Senior; Kelly McShea, Illinois State, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Junior; Megan Stone, Indiana State, Softball, Senior; Annie Korth, Loyola, Softball, Senior; Ali Trickey, Missouri State, Softball, Senior; Alexina Wilson, Northern Iowa, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Senior; Oscar Medina, Southern Illinois, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Senior; Brianne Bond, Wichita State, Softball, Senior.

In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition.  The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees.  Institutions select their MVC Leadership & Service Award honorees.

Eric Delvo, Bradley, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Senior

• 3.21 Cumulative GPA
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)
• MVC Honor Roll (2013, 2014)
• Dean's List (2014)
• Bradley Country Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week (2014)
• Braves Council (SAAC) President
• MVC SAAC representative
• Student representative for MVC Sportsmanship Committee
• Student Senate representative (2013, 2014)
• Volunteer for Washington, IL tornado clean up (2013)
• Volunteer for Megan Fong Blood Drive (2013, 2014); Lead organizer (2015)
• Volunteer/speaker for District 150 College Colors Days (2015)
• Organize shoe drive to benefit community youth (2014, 2015)
• Service on Saturday volunteer (Spring & Fall 2014)
• Over 100 hours volunteered at local races

Kathryn Clausen, Drake, Women's Golf, Junior

• Drake CBPA Outstanding Junior-of-the-Year Award
• President's List (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
• Dean's List (Fall 2012, Spring 2013)
• National Golf Coaches Association Academic All-American (2013, 2014)
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
• MVC Academic Honor Roll
• Drake Relays Event Sponsor and Elite Athlete Host
• First Tee of Greater Des Moines volunteer
• Principal Charity Classic
• Food Truck and Bell Ringing for the Salvation Army
• Walk to End Alzheimer's
• Ugly Sweater Run
• Adopt-a-Family volunteer
• Seeds of Success
• Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity

Marketa Trousilova, Evansville, Women's Tennis, Senior

• 3.761 Cumulative GPA in Organizational Communications
• Dean's List (all semesters)
• Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Academic All-American Scholar-Athlete (2012-13, 2013-14, 2014-15)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
• MVC All-Select Team
• Volunteer International Orientation Leader at Evansville (Fall 2014)
• Executive Board Member of International Club at UE (2013-2014)
• Ronald McDonald House of Evansville Volunteer
• Volunteer at Project Linus
• The Arc of Evansville (school helping children with special needs)
• Boys and Girls Club of Evansville volunteer
• Volunteered at the Tri-State Athletic Club
• Evansville Community Tennis Association
• Evansville Rescue Mission volunteer
• Tennis Team Captain (2014-15)

Kelly McShea, Illinois State, Women' Outdoor Track & Field, Junior

• 3.37 Cumulative GPA in Teaching Elementary Education
• Honor Roll (Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete Team (2014)
• Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) President
• Day of the Dozer volunteer
• Volunteer at Pen Pals with local elementary children
• Sheridan Back to School Parade volunteer
• Weekly participant in Recess Buddies
• Volunteer at Heyworth School Carnival
• Reading at Shining Lights Preschool

Megan Stone, Indiana State, Softball, Senior

• 3.5 Cumulative GPA
• Dean's List (Fall 2011, Fall 2014, Spring 2014, Fall 2015)
• Presidential Scholar Athlete of the Year Nominee (2014)
• Female Presidential Scholar Athlete of the Year (2015)
• SAAC President (2014-15)
• MVC All-Conference Scholar-Athlete Second Team
• Terre Haute Children's Museum volunteer
• Ryves Hall Youth Center volunteer
• Volunteer at Toys for Tots
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure volunteer
• Volunteer at the Red Cross on MLK Day
• Served on the Craft Committee for SAAC March of Dimes fundraiser
• Habitat for Humanity participant
• Lighthouse Mission volunteer

Annie Korth, Loyola, Softball, Senior

• 3.045 Cumulative GPA in Biology with a Biostatistics minor
• Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (2012-13)
• Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley - Howard E. Charles Jr. Scholarship recipient (Fall 2012-Spring 2015, each semester)
• Dean's Scholarship (Fall 2011-Spring 2015, each semester)
• SAAC (Fall 2013-Spring 2014)
• Special Olympics Field Hockey Volunteer (Fall 2011-Fall 2013)
• Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Volunteer (Fall 2012)
• Volunteer at Mac Neal Hospital (Fall 2012)
• Misericordia Volunteer (Fall 2012)
• Special Olympics Volleyball Volunteer (Fall 2014)
• St. Thomas of Canterbury Soup Kitchen Volunteer (Fall 2014)

Ali Trickey, Missouri State, Softball, Senior

• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2012, 2014)
• MVC Honor Roll (2013)
• Dean's List (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
• Maroon & White Scholar-Athlete (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014)
• Springfield Miracle League Volunteer Buddy (Fall 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Bass Pro Half Marathon water station volunteer (Fall 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Grand St. Trash Pick Up (Fall 2011)
• Friends Against Hunger Meals-A-Million Volunteer (Fall 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
• Volunteer at Boys and Girls Club
• Volunteer Coach at Missouri State Softball Camps (Winter 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
• Volunteer Coach at Missouri State Softball Spring Clinics (Spring 2013, 2015)
• Greene County Juvenile Detention Center volunteer (Spring 2013)
• Head Start Volunteer (Spring 2014)
• Missouri State SAAC Thank-A-Thon (Spring 2014)
• Adapted Physical Education Volunteer: Delaware Elementary School in Springfield; Rivendale Center for Autism; Arc of the Ozarks (Spring 2015)
• Acute Care Physical Therapy Rehab Volunteer at CMH in Bolivar, Mo. (Summer 2014)
• St. Louis Children's Hospital Physical Therapy (Winter 2013)
• Women's Inter-sport Network of Springfield (Fall 2011, 2012, 2013)

Alexina Wilson, Northern Iowa, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Senior

• Dean's List (four semesters)
• Athletic Director's Honor Roll (six semesters)
• MVC Scholar-Athlete for Cross Country 
• Academic All-Conference (each year)
• Volunteer at the Boys and Girls Club (each Spring)
• Participates in Jr. Panther
• Panther Reading Program
• National Girls and Women in Sports Day volunteer (each year)
• Active volunteer with the Waterloo Department of Corrections working with Waterloo Women's Center for Change

Oscar Medina, Southern Illinois, Men's Outdoor Track & Field, Senior

• 3.10 Cumulative GPA
• MVC Conference Honor Roll (2012-13)
• Valiant Player - visits to Carbondale Memorial Hospital and VA Hospital
• Sexual Assault Awareness Campaign Volunteer
• Keep Carbondale Beautiful Participant
• Volunteer at Saluki 5k Kickoff
• Parrish Elementary School Pumpkin Festival Volunteer
• Volunteer at St. Jude Up 'Til Dawn
• Victory Dream Center Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen Volunteer
• Volunteer at the 5K Road Race
• MVC Women's Swimming & Diving Championship timer
• Murphysboro Grade School Running Club Volunteer
• Volunteer at Giant City Family Fun Night
• SIU Athletics Thank-A-Thon Volunteer

Brianne Bond, Wichita State, Softball, Senior

• 3.68 GPA in Communication Sciences and Disorders with a minor in Sociology
• Dean's list - 3.5+ GPA (five semesters)
• Shocker Scholar - 3.2+ GPA (seven semesters)
• AD Honor Roll - 3.0+ GPA (seven semesters)
• MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2013, 2014)
• MVC Honor Roll (2013, 2014)
• SAAC member
• SAAC Leadership Council
• Head of the Banquet Committee - year-end student-athlete banquet
• Completed over 35 hours of community service
• Volunteer at Rainbows United "Pictures with Santa"
• Pen Pal Program volunteer with a local school
• Lord's Diner volunteer
• Volunteer at the Hunger Games Food Drive
• Habitat for Humanity Volunteer