Catchings to receive first-ever Ethical Leadership Award at University of Indianapolis

Tamika Catchings, a household name in basketball and a beacon of community leadership and entrepreneurialism in Indianapolis, is being honored with the inaugural Kevin R. Armstrong Ethical Leadership Award. The accolade recognizes Catchings for her stellar performance on the basketball court and her profound impact off the court through her work with the Catch the Stars Foundation. The award ceremony, scheduled for April 2 at 4 p.m., is occurring at the Schwitzer Student Center on the University of Indianapolis campus. The University of Indianapolis, founded in 1902, is committed to providing quality education while instilling a sense of service among its students. Catchings, known for her illustrious career in the WNBA and helping the Indiana Fever secure a championship in 2012, has made an indelible mark through her foundation, which focuses on empowering youth with fitness, literacy and mentoring programs. “Tamika Catchings embodies both the character and the spirit of what this award is all about,” Kevin R. Armstrong, the trustee who the award is named after, said in a statement. “Through Catchings’ story, our community can identify lessons for how to transform success in one arena of life into a movement that changes the lives of others for the...