NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville City Civitan Club met on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Swetts Restaurant in West Nashville, to announce their annual A.D. Hancock-Walter Nipper Basketball Awards. Trevecca basketball players Chelsey Taylor and Peyton Henry were honored in the college basketball category.

In Photo (Nashville City Civitan Club Chaplain James "Doc" Shelton and President Monae Fletcher bookend around Trevecca women's basketball player Chelsey Taylor)

 

The award is presented annually to a player from each of the Davidson County college teams that best displays outstanding sportsmanship qualities.The award is named after two long-time members of the Nashville City Civitan Club: A.D. Hancock, a highly-respected educator, and Walter Nipper, owner of Nashville Sporting Goods, who contributed much to the Nashville community.

 

The A.D. Hancock - Walter Nipper Basketball Sportsmanship Award is presented by the Nashville City Civitan Club, which is a local organization that volunteers with community outreach groups such as the Salvation Army, Big Brothers & Big Sisters and the Special Olympics.

 

The Nashville City Civitan Club meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at 11:30 at Swett's Restaurant on Clifton Ave. Visitors are welcome. For more information, visit the Nashville City Civitan Club website at http://www.nashvillecitycivitan.com/