Oakland, CA - Mills College Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation Department and the Alumnae Association of Mills College awarded media personality and voice of the San Francisco Giants, Renel Brooks-Moon (’81), an Alumnae Athletic Achievement Award. This award recognizes a Mills alumna who has made outstanding contributions to the world of athletics and has made significant impact in her community.

Renel Brooks-Moon is a pioneer in the male-dominated field of sports broadcasting.  She served as part of the “Bay to Breakers” television broadcast team and host of “A’s Inside Pitch.”  Renel has been recognized by the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame as the first female announcer of a championship game in any professional sport.

Born in Oakland, California, Renel serves the Bay Area through her role as Vice-Chair of the Friends of Faith, a non-profit organization dedicated to breast cancer awareness, education, and prevention. She serves on the board of the San Francisco Giants Communities Fund, which assists organizations and provides services for at-risk youth and underserved families. Her community work has been honored by the Bay Area Black Media Coalition, Women of Excellence, National Council of Negro Women, East Oakland Youth Development Center, the Glide Foundation and others. March 18, 2005 was proclaimed “Renel Brooks-Moon Day” in San Francisco by Mayor Gavin Newsom who honored Renel for her 20 years as a Bay Area media personality and for her community activism. 

Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering innovative degree programs for undergraduate women, and graduate degree and certificate programs for women and men. Consistently ranked among the top 75 liberal arts colleges in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, Mills is also recognized as one of the country’s 20 most diverse liberal arts colleges. The Princeton Review selected Mills as one of 11 colleges for first-time inclusion in its Best 361 Colleges in 2005. Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California on 135 lush acres, Mills provides a dynamic liberal arts education fostering women’s leadership, social responsibility, and creativity.

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