2000 - Outstanding Contributions to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, presented by Secretary Donna Shalala.
2000 - Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, American Association of Community Colleges. Selected from 1,500 Community Colleges throughout America and Internationally.
2000 - Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Wall of Fame, Del Mar Community College.
1999 - Nominee, Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
1998 - Support Award, Pratt Community College Foundation for Student Scholarships.
1997 - Guest, "Hour of Power" television program. Chosen to be featured in their yearly calendar.
1995 - Outstanding Alumnus of the Year, Kansas State University.
1995 - Leadership Award, Texas A&M University.
1993 - Bill Snyder, Head Coach Kansas State University, who accomplished the biggest turnaround in college football history, founded "The Kevin Saunders Never Give Up Award."
1993 - Reappointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports by President William J. Clinton.
1993 - President's Fitness Council Distinguished Service Award, presented by Chairman Arnold Schwarzenegger.
1992 - Alumnus of the Year, Pratt Community College.
1992 - First person with a disability appointed to President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports by President George H. Bush.
1991 - Torch of Freedom Award, for Outstanding Sports Figure with a Disability.
1990 - Civic Leader of the Year, celebrity or sports personality, Special Olympics.
EDUCATION
2002 - Speaking Solutions, Advanced speaker training one of the nation's top presentation consultants specializing in, training workshops, private coaching, corporate communication audits, strategy development
1995 - Barbara Rocha and Associates, Institute of Advanced Speaker Training, Pasadena, CA.
1991 - Robbins Research Institute San Diego, CA, Certificate in Neuro-Linguistic Programming.
1990 - Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX, Associate of Arts Degree
Major - Physical Education, Acting
Honors - Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
GPA 3.87
1983 to 1984 - Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, TX
Post-Graduate Business Studies, MBA Program
1978 - Kansas State University Manhattan, KS
Bachelor of Science
Major - Agricultural Economics
Varsity Rugby Club
ATO Fraternity
1976 - Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS
Associate of Science Degree
Varsity Soccer
Varsity Track
1975 - Pratt Community College Pratt, KS
Associate of Science Courses
Varsity Football Player
