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O’Conner to speak at Bonds Memorial Symposium Panel
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POSTED: Jul 28, 2010
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The seventh annual symposium will focus on
baseball programs at historically black colleges and universities and has
become a think tank for the African American community on how to
revitalize communities through education and sport.
Last year, O’Conner announced his Diversity Initiative aimed at diversifying the ownership, executive and staff personnel, fan base and business-to-business relationships within Minor League Baseball.
Additionally, he set out on a series of steps to introduce Minor League Baseball as an investment, career, entertainment and business option to the diverse community.
O’Conner also developed a speakers’ series at Historically Black Colleges and Universities as a means of educating and informing young people on the opportunities within the industry.
Some of the HBCUs at which he has spoken include
Florida A&M, Grambling State University, Morehouse College and
Virginia State University.
In June, O’Conner was presented with the third annual
Allan H.
(Bud) Selig Mentoring Award, which is presented to a person in athletics
administration who has been at the forefront in creating equal
opportunities for minorities in the field of athletics.
The award is presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors
of Athletics (NACDA), which founded the John McLendon Scholarship Awards
program and the John McLendon Foundation.
Each year, the McLendon
Foundation Steering Committee, comprised of the 15 minority Division I-A
athletics directors, selects the winner.
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