Bethany College has been named a 2011-12 NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution.

The Champions of Character Scorecard measures each institution's commitment to the NAIA Champions of Character program. Points are earned in five key areas: character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion.

This year 221 NAIA institutions were named Champions of Character Five-Star Institutions and the KCAC was one of six NAIA conferences that had all of their members earn the Five-Star designation. The other five conferences with 100-percent of their membership winning the recognition are: Appalachian Athletic Conference, Frontier Conference, Midwest Collegiate Conference, The Sun Conference and the TranSouth Athletic Conference.

For more information about the NAIA Champions of Character Five-Star Institution program, click here.