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DeCosta earned The Carl E. Nelson Sports Achievement Award for achievement in the athletic world. Boulos was honored with the C Club Person of the Year Award, presented annually to a member (or members) of the Colby family, not necessarily alumni, who have shown dedication and support to Colby athletics by their service to the College and particularly to athletics.

 

DeCosta (pictured right) is the assistant general manager of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens and a former Colby football player.

 

DeCosta, fresh off the Ravens taking a 40-0 victory over the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night, flew to Maine with his family on Friday morning and had a busy day. He met with Colby's coaching staff for about 45 minutes in the afternoon and then spoke with Colby's football team. 

 

"Eric is one of the top minds in the NFL," Olkkola said. "His commitment to his family, community, and profession made him an excellent choice for this year's Carl E. Nelson Athletic Achievement Award."

Former Colby football coach Tom Austin, DeCosta's head coach during his playing days with the Mules, was in attendance at Friday night's dinner. On Saturday, DeCosta did the coin flip before Colby's game with Bates College.

 

DeCosta played linebacker for the Mules, was co-captain his senior year, and was selected as the Millett Award recipient for top male athlete during his four years at Colby.

 

DeCosta started with an entry level position with the Ravens in 1996 and quickly moved up the ranks as an area scout, director of scouting, and director of player personnel. DeCosta has turned down offers for general manager interviews to remain with the Ravens and is expected to take over from current general manager Ozzie Newsome when he retires.

 

Boulos (pictured left) is not only a graduate, but one of the most loyal supporters of the College. He is a life trustee and a former chair of Colby's Board of Trustees. Boulos and his wife, Sheri, recently committed $10 million - the largest gift in their history - for the College's new athletics complex, which is slated to open in 2020. 

 

 

Raised in Portland and South Portland, and well known in Maine’s business community, Boulos was a U.S. Marine pilot in Vietnam before founding CBRE | Boulos Brokerage, Asset Management and Boulos Development in 1975. He now oversees the strategic direction of the management company. Over his career, Boulos has developed and built more than 2.5 million square feet of commercial property in the Portland area.

Boulos became a Colby overseer in 1991. He joined the Board of Trustees two years later and served as chair from 2005 to 2009, during which time the College conducted a $376-million campaign—the largest in Maine history when it surpassed its goal in 2010.

The Bouloses’ generous support of the College has been marked by support of the existing Boulos Family Fitness Center as well as the Harold Alfond Stadium and the Colby College Museum of Art. They have contributed significantly to financial aid at Colby and beyond. They created the Boulos Family Scholarship program that has, to date, funded 310 Maine veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11 with scholarships of $10,000 each. 

 

 

C Club Person of the Year Recipients

• 1951  Cecil Clark ’05*
• 1952  Howard Ferguson ’31*
• 1953  C. Wallace Lawrence ’17*
• 1954  Clayton Johnson ’25*
• 1955  Joseph Wallace ’43, Gordon Jones ’40*
• 1956  Leonard Grant ’15*, Carl MacPherson ’26*
• 1957  Ludy Levine ’21*
• 1958  Ray Greene ’47*
• 1959  Clair Wood ’28*
• 1960  L. Russell Blanchard ’38*
• 1961  John Davan ’33*
• 1962  Jack Deering ’55
• 1963  Pacy Levine ’27*
• 1964  George Beach ’41
• 1965  Kershaw Powell ’51
• 1966  Clarence Dore ’39
• 1967  Frank Carpenter ’14*
• 1968  Carl Wright ’47
• 1969  John Kennedy ’13*
• 1970  Robert Lee ’51
• 1971  Roy Shorey, Jr. ’54
• 1972  William Bryan ’48
• 1973  Robert Burke ’61
• 1974  David O’Brien ’58
• 1975  Harold Alfond L.H.D. ’80
• 1976  Ted Hodgkins ’25*
• 1977  Bink Smith ’62
• 1978  Robert Sage ’49
• 1979  Thomas O’Donnell ’27*
• 1980  Arthur “Red” O’Halloran ’50
• 1981  Carl Nelson
• 1982  Robert Clifford, Jack Kelley, Lee Williams*, John Winkin
• 1983  Norman “Cy” Perkins ’32*
• 1984  Marjorie Bither
• 1985  John, Pete*, Mary*, Barbara Joseph
• 1986  Evelyn Kellett ’26*
• 1987  Clifford Came ’42*
• 1988  Thomas Lizotte ’74
• 1989  Dennis Dionne ’61
• 1990  Donald J. Short ’64
• 1991  Linda Mitchell Potter ’66, Wayne Fillback ’64, Peter Jaffe ’62
• 1992  Richard McGee
• 1993  Ormonde Brown ’51
• 1994  James Hayes ’76* (posthumously)
• 1995  William Marvin ’65
• 1996  Sid Farr ’55
• 1997  Art Brennan ’68
• 1998  L. Sandy Maisel, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Government
• 1999  William R. Cotter, Lawrence R. Pugh ’56
• 2000  Edward Fraktman ’53
• 2001  Tom Austin
• 2002  Patricia Valavanis Smith ’80
• 2003  Alfond-Levine Family (Family of the Century)
• 2004  Jim Wescott
• 2005  Alex Wilson ’73
• 2006  Deborah Aitken
• 2007  Edward J. Burke Jr. ’60, P’86* (posthumously)
• 2008  Louis V. Zambello Jr. ’55
• 2009  Edward M. Woodin ’69
• 2010  Jill Gordon, Charles A. Dana Professor of Philosophy
• 2011  Richard L. Whitmore H’90, P’91
• 2012  James H. Crook ’78, P’11
• 2013  Karl Dornish Jr. ’54, P’81
• 2014 William L. Alfond ’72
• 2015 Carlton “Bud” Reed ’53* and Betty Cummings Reed P’75, ’76, ’78, ’86, GP’01,’02,’07,’08,’09,’11,’14, ’17,’19 and family
• 2016 Don Rice ’56
• 2017 Joe Boulos ’68