HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Former Northern Kentucky University volleyball player Amber Timmons has been chosen as a recipient of the Division II Degree-Completion Award Program.

Timmons, who lettered in volleyball at NKU from 2001-04, is one of 91 applicants to receive degree-completion funds for 2005-06. The committee also chose 12 alternates in the event that any of the recipients decline their award.

The Division II Degree-Completion Award Program was founded in 2001, when 32 awards were distributed in 2001-02. The program provides financial assistance to deserving student-athletes for the completion of their first baccalaureate degree.

To receive the award, students must have completed their athletic eligibility and received financial aid for athletics. Recipients must have solid academic credentials. The committee also considers financial circumstances, athletic achievement and involvement in campus and community activities when making its funding decisions.

The funding must be used to complete undergraduate degree requirements at the Division II institution where the applicant last competed.

Timmons, a native of Muncie, Ind., recorded 386 digs and 21 service aces during her senior season at NKU. She finished fifth on the Norse’s all-time list in career digs with 1,205.