Princeton University Athletics
Art Lane '34 Award
August 02, 2000 | General
HAMIN ABDULLAH:
Hamin Adbullah was the first Princeton offensive lineman ever to start a game as a freshman. At the time it was his most noteworthy contribution to Princeton athletics.
Now, almost four years later, it's not even close to the top of the list.
Abdullah finished his football career as a four-year starter as a guard, where he was a three-time All-Ivy League honoree. As a senior he served as a captain for the Tigers.
As a freshman Abdullah was one of five new starters on the offensive line, but he quickly became the leader of that group. With his presence, the offensive line grew to be a veteran unit that was a strength of the team. His ability as a player was recognized when he was named to the Princeton Athletic News all-decade team for the 1990s.
His major was chemical engineering, one of the tougher disciplines.
Off the field he also established himself as one of the most visible faces on the Princeton campus. He was a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, a group that has been able to voice concerns by student athletes and work for changes that have helped better integrate athletes within the framework of the campus.
He also spent considerable time off campus, where he worked with young people in all sorts of endeavors. He was a volunteer with the Millhill Child Abuse Center, where he worked with abused children. He also was a part of the football team's annual work with the Newgrange School, where Princeton football players spend time with learning disabled children. Abdullah was a tutor for the Grice Middle School in Hamilton, and he was a counselor with the Rising Stars Football Camp.
His other contributions at Princeton included membership in the National Society of Black Engineers and on the Uni-versity's NCAA Certification Committee.
Career Highlights
o 1999 second-team All-Ivy League
o 1998 first-team All-Ivy League
o 1997 honorable mention All-Ivy League
o 1999 team captain
o 1996 Donold Lourie Award as offensive rookie of the year
o Princeton Athletic News "Team of the Decade"
SUSAN REA:
You would think that someone who worked to feed the less fortunate in a nearby city, who worked with the Special Olympics, who devoted time to an inner-city gardening project and who was a Big Sister to an autistic person would have little time for anything else.
When you realize that Susan Rea did all that and still tossed in two varsity sports and a near-perfect grade-point average in chemical engineering, well, then you can't help but be impressed.
To say that Susan Rea got all she could out of her college career would be an understatement. Athletically, she was a seven-time letterwinner. She started every game of her four-year soccer career and helped lead her younger teammates to the NCAA tournament as a senior. Twice she was named All-Ivy League. She also played three seasons of basketball at Princeton, and she played no fewer than seven sports, including baseball and Australian Rules Football, during a semester stay Down Under.
Academically, her accomplishments are even more staggering, with a 3.96 grade-point average in the demanding field of chemical engineering, a national Academic All-America award, three Academic All-Ivy League selections and finally a Marshall Scholarship that will allow her to earn a Ph.D. in the next three years at Cambridge.
Beyond that, she has been involved in a host of campus social activities and has even run the Boston Marathon.
Career Highlights
o 1999 second-team All-Ivy League
o 1998, 1999 GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America
o 1997, 1998, 1999 Academic All-Ivy League
o 1996 honorable mention All-Ivy League
o 1996, 1997 All-New Jersey
o 2000 Marshall Scholarship
o 2000 Spirit of Princeton Award