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The 16th Annual Fighting Illini Scholar-Athlete Banquet was held Tuesday, May 2, at the Assembly Hall.
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The finalists for the 2006 Dike Eddleman University of Illinois Female Athlete of the Year.
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Julie Crall, the 2006 Female Newcomer of the Year with Gymnastics Coach Bob Starkell.
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Rasa Virsilaite, the 2006 Fighting Illini Spirit Award winner with Volleyball Coach Don Hardin.
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The 2006 Dike Eddleman University of Illinois Athlete of the Year finalists.
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The 2006 Fighting Illini Newcomer of the Year, Kyle Hudson, with Football Coach Ron Zook and Baseball Coach Dan Hartleb.
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Dee Brown and Christen Karniski, the 2006 Illinois recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor.
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Director of Athletics Ron Guenther addressed a crowd of nearly 600 at the Scholar-Athlete Banquet.
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Dee Brown with Teddy Eddleman, the wife of the late Dike Eddleman, for whom the UI Athlete of the Year awards are named.
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Dawn Riley Duval, one of the comeback speakers at the Banquet, along with former teammate and current Illinois assistant track coach Tonja Buford Bailey.
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