Phil Niekro Scholarship Awards
One purpose of the Braves 400 club is to promote baseball throughout Georgia. One way we do this is to award two $1,000 scholarships in the name of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro. Scholarship funds are raised through the sale of limited edition Phil Niekro prints, and proceeds from the annual silent auction held as part of the Gameboree. This year's recipients are the Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Perimeter College.

Luis Tiant, Savannah College of Art and Design, with Gary Novak, Braves 400 Club President 1998-99	Savannah College of Art and Design This four year university was established in 1979 and had a whopping 71 students and one building that first year. The enrollment has swelled to over 4,000 students and boasts of more than three dozen on-campus facilities. SCAD competes at the Division III level under the tutelage of manager Luis Tiant, Sr. "El Tiante" famous for his unusual windup and 220+ career wins, pitched for the Twins, Indians, Red Sox and Yankees during his big league career. A move to Division II is on the horizon after a 19-17 season in 1999. This four year university was established in 1979 and had a whopping 71 students and one building that first year. The enrollment has swelled to over 4,000 students and boasts of more than three dozen on-campus facilities.

Phil Niekro Scholarship Awards

One purpose of the Braves 400 club is to promote baseball throughout Georgia. One way we do this is to award two $1,000 scholarships in the name of Hall of Famer Phil Niekro. Scholarship funds are raised through the sale of limited edition Phil Niekro prints, and proceeds from the annual silent auction held as part of the Gameboree. This year's recipients are the Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Perimeter College.

Luis Tiant, Savannah College of Art and Design, with Gary Novak, Braves 400 Club President 1998-99

Savannah College of Art and Design

This four year university was established in 1979 and had a whopping 71 students and one building that first year. The enrollment has swelled to over 4,000 students and boasts of more than three dozen on-campus facilities.

SCAD competes at the Division III level under the tutelage of manager Luis Tiant, Sr. "El Tiante" famous for his unusual windup and 220+ career wins, pitched for the Twins, Indians, Red Sox and Yankees during his big league career. A move to Division II is on the horizon after a 19-17 season in 1999. This four year university was established in 1979 and had a whopping 71 students and one building that first year. The enrollment has swelled to over 4,000 students and boasts of more than three dozen on-campus facilities.

Georgia Perimeter College
This Junior College opened in 1964 in Dekalb county. The Jaguars compete in the Georgia Junior College Athletic Association. Sean Brinkley, in his first season as head coach, tries to carry on a proud tradition at GPC. The program had 14 players selected in the MLB Amateur Draft in the 90's and looks for it's thrid berth in the National JUCO Post-Season Tournament in 2000.
Sean Brinkley, Georgia Perimeter College, with Gary Novak, Braves 400 Club President 1998-99