Hartford, Conn., May 11 – Trinity College associate athletic director and former field hockey, women’s lacrosse, and women’s basketball coach Robin Sheppard (West Hartford, Conn.) was named as a 2001 Institute for International Sport Sports Ethics Fellow.

The Institute selects individuals as Sports Ethics Fellows who consistently demonstrate an interest in promoting the ideals of ethics and fair play in sport and society. Sports Ethics Fellows were recognized in conjunction with the National Sportsmanship Day "Dare to Play Fair" program on March 6. Among the other individuals honored as Sports Ethics Fellows were: United States women’s soccer team member Mia Hamm, Detroit Red Wings all-star hockey player Sergei Fedorov, three-time Olympic gold medalist swimmer Lenny Kaayzelburg, Kingswood-Oxford Head of School Lee Levison, and East Hartford High School Health and Physical Education Educator Susan Petria.

Sheppard coached field hockey at Trinity for 24 seasons, compiling a 240-67-13 overall record. She coached the Bantams to four National Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NIAC) championship titles, three Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Championship appearances, including an ECAC title in 1992, and four NCAA Division III Championship appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Final Four.

In women’s lacrosse, Sheppard coached for 25 seasons with a 213-68-5 record, three NIAC championship titles, seven ECAC Championship appearances, and three NCAA Division III Championship appearances. She also coached the Trinity women’s basketball team from 1975-1978.

Sheppard retired from coaching following the 1998-99 academic year to assume full-time duties as associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator in the Trinity athletic department. She has been instrumental in the in the institution of the NCAA CHAMPS Life Skills program, which encourages and develops the overall development of the student-athlete during his or her intercollegiate athletic career.