Because Steffes had played in beach tournaments, he violated an NCAA rule that renders a college player ineligible if he has teamed with someone who
accepts prize money.
Not exact matches
Chesapeake Energy Corp. is pushing Ohio landowners to
accept revised lease contracts that would help the cash - strapped driller save
money while holding on to its
prized oil and gas fields.
Upon receiving the Cervantes
Prize in 1979 («a generous blunder that I shamelessly
accept,» he said), Borges commented in an interview that with the
prize money — a million pesetas, to be shared with Spanish poet Gerardo Diego — he planned to buy the Espasa Calpe encyclopedia, which he eventually received as a present from the publishers.
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AWARD / HONOR Theaster Gates
accepts the Artes Mundi 6, described as the UK's leading
prize for international contemporary art, on Jan. 22 in Cardiff, Wales and announces he will split the
prize money (40,000 pounds, about $ 60,000) among fellow artists shortlisted for the honor.
On
accepting the
prize Gates ended by saying «Lets split this mother fucker», and had promised to split the
money between the other shortlisted artists Carlos Bunga, Omer Fast, Sanja Ivekovic, Ragnar Kjartansson, Sharon Lockhart, Renata Lucas, Renzo Martens, Karen Mirza and Brad Butler.
Art pranksters the K Foundation awarded Whiteread their worst artist of the year award and «blackmailed» her into
accepting the # 40,000
prize — twice the
money of the Turner
prize — by threatening to burn the cash if she refused.
Speaking after
accepting the
prize in a ceremony at Tate Britain, London, Campbell disclosed he had modest ambitions to spend the life - changing
prize money on «life stuff» like rent and food and studio space.
Accepting his award, Campbell said: «This
money will make a huge difference to me, beyond that even being nominated for the
prize has given me great heart.