April 25, 2008

GREEN BAY, Wis. - Green Bay men's basketball forward Cordero Barkley (Racine, Wis.) was selected by the NCAA Leadership Development Committee to represent the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay at the 2008 NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference. The conference, which is in its 12th year, will be held in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. from May 25-27.

Barkley, a junior, was one of 1,840 nominees received by the committee, coming from 462 schools across the country. The committee then selected 700 individuals from the pool of student-athletes that it felt would best represent their institution.

"Cordero Barkley is one of the finest young people I've ever had the pleasure of coaching," head coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "He is an outstanding student, a great team guy and a leader in every sense of the word. He is someone who will represent the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay in the finest manner."

It is the goal of the NCAA Leadership Development Conference to provide an opportunity for the country's top student-athletes to take part in challenging, thought-provoking activities that allow them to become better leaders at their schools and in their communities. The conference helps develop student-athletes' leadership, communication, decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Each student-athlete nominated was required to write a personal essay detailing his/her academic, athletic, and community achievements. Also, all those nominated must be returning to school for the 2008-09 academic year, have participated in an NCAA sponsored sport during the 2007-08 academic year, be in good academic standing, show the ability or a strong desire to lead and participate fully in all conference activities.

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