Missouri State University

Missouri State student-athlete David Arkin, a sophomore offensive guard on the MSU football team, has been named to the initial class of Missouri Valley Conference Good Neighbor Award recipients the league announced this week.

The MVC created the MVC Good Neighbor Award in an effort to honor model student-athletes.  Ten student-athletes have been named by Commissioner Doug Elgin as the honorees for this fall.

In order to be eligible for the award, the student-athlete must be in good academic standing, must demonstrate good citizenship through good sportsmanship and significant community service, and must participate in a sport, during the season of recognition.   The Valley will recognize 10 student-athletes three times annually (fall, winter, spring), for a total of 30 honorees.  Institutions select their Good Neighbor Award honorees.

David Arkin, Missouri State

• Football, Sr.
• Valley Football Honor Roll
• Valley Football Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
• MSU Academic Scholarship
• Midwest Student Exchange Progam Scholarship
• Assisted with Just Read program
• Assisted with American Heart Association at the Go Red Luncheon
• Assisted with Football Youth Clinic for Area Schools in Springfield

Other league honorees include Brian Lock, Bradley; Jeff Thayer, Creighton; Theodore Scheisman, Drake; Kellee Widener, Evansville; MC Richmond, Illinois State; Kelli Whitaker, Indiana State; Ben Schmidt, Northern Iowa; Larry Warner, Southern Illinois; and Katie Niggemeyer, Wichita State.