Congratulations Marvin Lewis, Humanitarian and NFL Coach of the Year

The UC Neuroscience Institute wishes to congratulate Marvin Lewis, the Cincinnati Bengals’ head coach and a member of the Institute’s Advisory Board, for being voted the Associated Press 2009 NFL Coach of the Year. Coach Lewis guided the Bengals to the AFC North championship with a 10-6 record. To read more, please visit http://bit.ly/8Fw2rC

Earlier in the season, Coach Lewis was selected to receive the Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy. Coach Lewis established the Marvin Lewis Community Fund in 2003, and the foundation has since invested more than $5 million in the Cincinnati area.

Thank you, Coach Lewis, for your unique contributions as a coach and humanitarian!

For more information about the Marvin Lewis Community Fund, please visit http://www.marvinlewis.org/

For more information about the Steve Patterson Award, please visit http://www.sportsphilanthropy.com/patterson/