Georgia Tech Alumni Honored with Prestigious NCAA Awards
By: Jennifer Herseim | Categories: Alumni Interest
Matt Kuchar, Mgt 00
Kuchar’s prolific golf career includes nine PGA Tour victories, two international titles, an Olympic bronze medal, and seven appearances representing the U.S. National Team. In 2012, he won The Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s flagship tournament.
Kuchar was a four-year letterwinner for Georgia Tech, starting in 1996. One year later, he won the U.S. Amateur, becoming only the second Yellow Jacket at the time to do so. (Legendary golfer Bobby Jones was the first.) Kuchar’s work ethic off the green was just as stellar. He was a two-time ACC Academic Honor Roll honoree in 1997 and 2000, and he was awarded player of the year three times by his team during his collegiate career. Kuchar has also used his platform to give back to his community and his alma mater. For more than 15 years, Kuchar has been involved with Camp Twin Lakes, which provides fully adaptive camp experiences to children and families affected by serious illnesses, disabilities, and other life challenges. He has hosted the camp’s annual golf tournament for many years. He and his wife, Sybi Kuchar, Mgt 99, are both proud Yellow Jackets and have endowed a women’s tennis scholarship at Georgia Tech since 2013, and Kuchar has been a Golden Jacket since 2014.
Danielle Donehew, IE 01
Donehew, the executive director of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), has dedicated her life to growing women’s and girls’ basketball. Since being named WBCA’s executive director in 2014, she has strengthened relationships with the NCAA and Kay Yow Cancer Fund and created the WBCA Code of Ethics. In 2023, she was recognized with the Trailblazer Award by the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
Donehew was a four-year letterwinner with Tech’s Women’s Basketball team from 1996 to 2000. A leader on and off the court, she served as team captain her senior season and helped the team to a WNIT post-season appearance that year. She broke school records in women’s basketball with eight three-pointers in a game twice and seven three-pointers in a game four times. (Both records still stand but have since been tied.) In 2013, she was recognized as an ACC Legend for her significant contributions to Tech during her collegiate career. A proud alumna, Donehew has endowed a women’s basketball scholarship since 2015. In addition to her work with WBCA, Donehew serves as a member of 12 boards and committees, including the NCAA’s Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee. She also serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Kay Yow Cancer Fund board. Donehew was also the co-founder of the Pat Summitt Foundation and has served as the president since 2011.
