N.C. State students salute athletic department

N.C. State's student government has selected the school's athletic department as the recipient of the 2009-10 Jenny Chang award for outstanding service to the student body, according to an athletic department news release.

The student government cited the athletic department's efforts to improve student seating locations, ticket procedures, sportsmanship and facilities, and assistance in numerous fund-raising efforts led by students.

"This award goes to recognize not just the outstanding efforts of the athletics department this past year, but for their many years of outstanding student service," student body president Jim Ceresnak said in a statement.

Ken Tysiac