The “JCC Athletic Wall of Fame” award recognizes the achievement of Omaha’s Jewish athletes who participated in JCC sports programs in their youth and went on to make significant contributions to the Jewish community, the general community and/or the Jewish Community Center.
 Nominees must meet all four criteria: must be Jewish; must have participated in at least one JCC sponsored sports program; must have lettered and excelled in a varsity sport for a high school or university, and/or won a city or state championship in a particular sport; and must have devoted at least three to five years of service towards the betterment of the community. This service is to be contributed to the JCC and/or the Jewish community by being active on committees, a volunteer leader through a program, acting as chairman on committees, or promotion of programs.
 Applications will be approved and judged by the JCC Health and Fitness Committee. A plaque will be added to the “Wall of Fame” at the ‘J’ and the recipients will receive a certificate of recognition at the final JCC board meeting on June 6 and will be recognized in the Jewish Press and JCC Centerpiece.
 Last year’s Wall of Fame Inductees were: Barry Zoob, Jack Cohen, Don Goldstein, Louis Kohll, David Kohll, and Justin Kohll.
 The “Jewish High School Athlete of the Year” award recognizes the achievements of Omaha’s elite Jewish athletes in high school. All participants who meet the following criteria will be honored at the JCC board meeting on June 6, and will be recognized in the Press and  Centerpiece: must be Jewish; must be a senior in high school; must have lettered in a sport at the varsity level.
 (Note: The recipient is not required to be a current member of the JCC.)
 Last year’s recipients were Jacob Finnicum, Corey Green, Jodi Levine, Joel Passer, Amy Saylan, Adam Skog, and Gal Tsabari. 
 Applications for nominations can be found online at www.jccomaha.org  or may be picked up at Member Services; deadline is March 31. For information on the Wall of Fame, call Ed Heller at 334.6580; for Jewish High School Athletes, call Bob Franzese at 334.6424.