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PRESENTATION ANNOUNCEMENT
 UK PUBLIC ADDRESS ANNOUNCER
"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
"PLEASE DIRECT YOUR ATTENTION TO CENTER COURT, WHERE THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION WILL PRESENT A SPECIAL AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR - C. M. NEWTON. (Click here for a
larger rendition of the photograph)
"REPRESENTING THE NATIONAL WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE
UNION TODAY ARE NATIONAL PRESIDENT SARAH F. WARD, KENTUCKY WCTU PRESIDENT REVEREND HENRIETTA GRIFFITH, AND KENTUCKY VICE PRESIDENT NELLIE BUCHANAN."
SARAH WARD "MR. NEWTON, YOU WERE SELECTED FOR THIS
AWARD BECAUSE YOU CHOSE TOÂ PUT THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF UK STUDENTS AHEAD OF THE INTERESTS OF THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY.
"ALCOHOL IS THE MOST WIDELY USED AND ABUSED DRUG AMONG
OUR YOUTH. IT CAUSESÂ SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEMS.
"YOUR DECISION TO REFUSE ALCOHOL ADVERTISING AT UK
ATHLETIC EVENTS AND IN UK ATHLETICS PUBLICATION HAS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF REVENUE THAT THE UKAA HAD BEEN RECEIVING FROM THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY.
"MR. NEWTON, ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL WCTU, WE ARE
PROUD TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD THAT IS NAMED AFTER THE WCTU'S FIRST PRESIDENT. THIS â€˜ANNIE
WITTENMYER WHITE RIBBON AWARD' IS BEING PRESENTED TO YOU FOR YOUR FIRM STAND AGAINST ALCOHOL ABUSE ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES."
UK PA ANNOUNCER
"THE WCTU NOW ASKS YOU TO PLEASE STAND AND JOIN THEM IN
APPLAUSE AS WE ALL HONOR OUR OWN C. M. NEWTON."
Annie Wittenmyer was the first National President of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union, serving from 1874-1879. The white ribbon bow was adopted as the official
symbol of the organization at the fourth National Convention in 1877.
The plaque presented to accompany the hand blown crystal
vase states:
ANNIE WITTENMYER
WHITE RIBBON AWARD
Presented to
C. M. Newton
for his firm stand in refusing alcoholic beverage advertising at
athletic events at the University of Kentucky
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union December 18,
1999
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