Princeton University Athletics
Four Share Art Lane Award For Service
May 31, 2002 | General
May 31, 2002
Catherine Casey (track and field), Jessica Collins (soccer), Pete Kingston (soccer) and Mary Mulcare (diving) are the four recipients of the 2002 Art Lane Award, given by the Pirnceton Varsity Club to honor selfless contribution to sport and society by an undergraduate.
The award is named for Art Lane '34, who captained the 1933 Princeton football team to the national championship before embarking on a career as a Naval officer, a federal judge and a corporate general council.
Catherine Casey, a two-time All-Ivy League selection as a distance runner, has worked for many service organizations, most notably the Association to Benefit Children, where she spent considerable time working on a Head Start program and a summer camp for homeless children in New York City. She spent considerable time each work at a homeless shelter, and on one occasion helped reunite a mother with her lost child. She has also worked as a "buddy" for an autistic child and at a Trenton area soup kitchen. After graduation, she will be working in Africa setting up sports programs and coaching children in refugee camps through Olympic Aid.
Jessica Collins, a four-year member of the women's soccer team who ended her career with two Ivy championships and two NCAA tournament appearances, volunteered full-time as a preschool teacher at an inner-city non-profit childcare organization that provided numerous services for low-income families. She also tutored high school students weekly through a temporary home for foster children.
Pete Kingston, a member of the Ivy League champion men's soccer team and a former manager for the men's basketball team, missed his junior year of soccer to work in Kenya. He spent most of his time was spent in the slums of Soweto, teaching dozens of orphans in subjects like math and English. He helped raise money to help supply textbooks in various subject areas and tutored orphans to prepare them for regular national exams. He also worked on a water project in southwestern Kenya and on an agroforestry project in Uganda.
Mary Mulcare, a diver, worked more than 20 hours a week as an EMT with the Princeton First Aid and Rescue squad. She spent time as the secretary for the group, working on correspondences and record-keeping. In addition, her ambulance crew was sent to Liberty Island on September 11th as part of the rescue operation. She has also been a Big Sister to a disadvantaged girl.