The University of Mississippi Athletics
Powe Named To SEC Community Service Team
12/10/2010 | Rebel Ready
Dec. 10, 2010
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Southeastern Conference has announced Ole Miss senior DT Jerrell Powe as a member of its 16th annual Football Community Service Team, recognizing the superior community service efforts of the league's student-athletes.
The Community Service Team consists of one student-athlete from each SEC institution, nominated by his school's personnel, who has devoted himself to community service.
"These student-athletes have worked hard outside of the classroom and practice fields to make a positive influence in their communities," said SEC Commissioner Mike Slive. "The student-athletes who comprise the SEC Community Service Team are symbolic of what is good about intercollegiate athletics. I am proud to have these student-athletes represent the SEC."
A two-time All-SEC honoree from Waynesboro, Miss., Powe volunteered with the annual National Student-Athlete Day Community Service Project and participated in the Challenger Basketball League, which offers youths and adults with physical and developmental disabilities the opportunity to compete and enjoy team sports.
A 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee, Powe also visited various children's hospitals and was an active member of the "Reading with the Rebels" program where he read to local school children and mentored students on the importance of education.
The Southeastern Conference also sponsors Community Service Teams for men's and women's basketball and the league's men's and women's Olympic Sports.