Jackson Ross, Men's Basketball
Jackson Ross is Austin College's winter recipient of the SCAC Character and Community Award.
Jackson Ross, a junior guard/forward from Tempe, Ariz.,
has been an active member of the Austin College community as a
three year letter winner on the Kangaroo basketball team as well as
various organizations on campus.
A member of the Prelaw
Society, Ross has served as a member of the
Student Assembly at Austin College, and is the founder and
co-president of the Human Environmental Animal Team, coordinating
meetings and facilitating projects and serving as a liaison between
the club and both college administrators and outside
organizations.
Ross, who has also been active in community service off
campus, has worked at Zejac Ranch in Vancouver, Canada, a camp that
provides special needs children with unique opportunities. In his
time at Zejac Ranch, Ross worked with
campers from ages 7-17, working on activity planning, and helping
to develop team building skills.