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UD's Pam Gregory wins Coach of Year honors
10:45 a.m., June 7, 2006--University of Delaware figure skating coach Pam Gregory, who works with World Champion Kimmie Meissner, has been named the Professional Skaters Association Coach of the Year. Gregory was honored with the EDI award during the organization's conference held May 25-27 in Charleston, S.C. The EDI awards symbolize “education and dedication international,” and are given in memory of Edi Scholdan, a World and Olympics coach and the first president of the Professional Skaters Association. The coach of the year EDI is presented to a coach who has made a significant impact on an athlete's performance and has distinguished themselves through years of successful teaching culminating in a special career achievement during the past year. The year was particularly rewarding for Gregory, as Meissner finished second in the 2006 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships and thereby earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Team that competed in Turin, Italy. Meissner finished sixth in the Olympics and made great use of that experience to win the gold in the International Skating Union's World Figure Skating Championships held in March in Calgary. Gregory was named the Professional Skaters Association Developmental Coach of the Year in 2004 and last year was a finalist for the U.S. Olympic Committee Developmental Coach of the Year Award. Photo by Kathy F. Atkinson |
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