National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics

The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) is a professional non-profit organization for college and university athletic directors in the United States. NACDA boasts a membership of more than 6,100 individuals and more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Members include athletics directors, associate and assistant athletics directors, conference commissioners, and affiliate individuals or corporations.

History The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics was founded in 1965. It had its origins at the First and Second National Conferences on Athletic Administration in Colleges and Universities, held in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1959 and 1962. At the third conference, in 1965, in Washington, D.C., NACDA was officially founded and the Association held its inaugural Convention in 1966.

Organization NACDA is governed by a group of Officers and executive committee members. The Officers consist of a President, a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice President and a Secretary. The Finance-Management Committee consists of the current Officers and Past Presidents who conduct the finances of the Association. The executive committee includes eight representatives each from the college and University Divisions, four from the Junior/Community College Division and several At-Large members. This latter group includes five representatives of affiliated associations/organizations and female representatives from districts which do not have female representation.

Awards

NACDA Directors' Cup James J. Corbett Memorial Award NACDA/NIT Athletics Directors AwardNACDA Awards. NACDA official website. Retrieved 2011-08-14. Awards for Administrative Excellence NACDA/USOC Collegiate Olympic Coaches NACDA/SMI Honorary Degree NACDA Lifetime Achievement Award NACDA Merit of Honor Award Under Armour AD of the Year Award Special Recognition of Service to NACDA

Hall of fame See footnoteNACA All-Time Hall of Fame . NACDA official website. Retrieved 2011-08-14. and Hall of fame

Past presidents The following table lists the past presidents of the NACDA.NACDA Past Presidents

Years President Institution 1965–1966 Jim Corbett Louisiana State University 1966–1967 Dick Larkins Ohio State University 1967–1968 Bob Bronzan San Jose State University 1968–1969 Marsh Turner Johns Hopkins University 1969–1970 Bill Orwig Indiana University 1970–1971 Albert W. Twitchell Rutgers University 1971–1972 James "Bud" Jack University of Utah 1972–1973 Cecil Coleman University of Illinois 1973–1974 John Winkin Colby College 1974–1975 Harry Fouke University of Houston 1975–1976 Bill Rohr Ohio University 1976–1977 Stan Marshall South Dakota State University 1977–1978 Bill Flynn Boston College 1978–1979 Fred Miller Arizona State University 1979–1980 Ben Carnevale The College of William and Mary 1980–1981 John Toner University of Connecticut 1981–1982 Mike Lude University of Washington 1982–1983 George King Purdue University 1983–1984 Bob Karnes Drake University 1984–1985 John J. Clune United States Air Force Academy 1985–1986 Andy Mooradian University of New Hampshire 1986–1987 Homer Rice Georgia Tech 1987–1988 Carl Miller University of the Pacific 1988–1989 Gary Cunningham Fresno State University 1989–1990 Jack Lengyel United States Naval Academy 1990–1991 Frank Windegger Texas Christian University 1991–1992 Bill Byrne University of Oregon 1992–1993 Jim Jones Ohio State University 1993–1994 John Swofford University of North Carolina 1994–1995 Eugene Smith Iowa State University 1995–1996 Jim Copeland Southern Methodist University 1996–1997 Barbara Hedges University of Washington 1997–1998 Vince Dooley University of Georgia 1998–1999 Jim Livengood University of Arizona 1999–2000 Dave Hart Jr. Florida State University 2000–2001 Debbie Yow University of Maryland, College Park 2001–2002 Bill Bradshaw DePaul University 2002–2003 Joe Castiglione University of Oklahoma 2003–2004 Judy Rose University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2004–2005 Gene DeFilippo Boston College 2005–2006 Tim Curley Penn State University 2006–2007 Lee McElroy University at Albany 2007–2008 Kevin White University of Notre Dame 2008–2009 Joan Cronan University of Tennessee 2009–2010 Randy Spetman Florida State University 2010–2011 Dave Roach Colgate University 2011–2012 Dan Guerrero UCLA 2012–2013 Kevin Anderson University of Maryland 2013–2014 Mike Alden University of Missouri 2014–2015 Jim Phillips Northwestern University 2015–2016 Tim Selgo Grand Valley State University 2016–2017 Chris Plonsky University of Texas 2017–2018 Bubba Cunningham University of North Carolina 2018–2019 Lee Reed Georgetown University 2019–2020 Greg Byrne University of Alabama 2020–2021 Warde Manuel University of Michigan 2021–2022 Jamie Pollard Iowa State University 2022–2023 Rick Hart Southern Methodist University 2023–2024 Patrick Chun Washington 2024–2025 Ross Bjork Ohio State University 2025–2026 Sean Frazier Northern Illinois University

See also College Sports Communicators

References

External links

Long Time Executive Director of NACDA to Receive Sports Academy’s Honorary Doctorate, United States Sports Academy, June 16, 2004