April 7, 2014
CLEVELAND - The National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) has selected the 25 recipients of the 2014 NAAC Convention Stipend, sponsored by Lightfoot, Franklin & White, for the June Convention. The 2014 Convention will take place Sunday-Monday, June 8-9 at the World Center Marriott Resort, Orlando, FL.
Stipend recipients receive a monetary award to help cover expenses associated with registration and travel to the Convention.
"We received another record number of qualified applicants for this year's stipends and want to thank everyone that applied," stated NAAC Membership and Awards Committee Chair Jody Sykes, Senior Associate AD/Chief Compliance Officer at the University of Oregon. "On behalf of NAAC, I want to congratulate this year's recipients. NAAC looks forward to continuing to give back to those pursuing a career in athletics compliance."
The stipend winners will also be invited to participate in the New Member Networking Dinner, sponsored by JumpForward on Sunday, June 8 at the Cuba Libre Restaurant and Rum Bar.
The following NAAC members are the recipients of the 2014 NAAC Convention Stipends:
Kay Allen | Georgia Regents University |
Andrea Benna | University of Missouri |
Danny Bonifas | University of Richmond |
Adam Bracken | Ashland University |
Megan Bratkovich | Caldwell College |
Kelly Cruttenden | State University of New York at Buffalo |
James Cullimore | The College of William & Mary |
Justin DiTolla | UCLA |
Jacquelyn Duysen | University of Nebraska Omaha |
Mary Giardina | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Lisa Gilmore | University of New Mexico |
Justin Graham | East Carolina University |
Scott Larson | Lubbock Christian University |
Angel Mason | Caltech |
Kevin Nesfield | Rice University |
Sam Olson | Eastern Michigan University |
Ariel Pesante | University of Hartford |
Terry Porter | University of South Carolina |
Julie Purcell | University of Connecticut |
Jeffrey Scheible | Elon University |
Mike Smith | Lincoln Memorial University |
Joel Vickery | Eastern Washington University |
Abrina Wheatfall | UC San Diego |
Amanda Wood | Pepperdine University |
Francesca Wood | Brevard College |
If you have not registered for the 2014 NAAC Convention, click here. To learn more about what session are being done at Convention, check out the agenda.
About NAAC: NAAC is in its 16th year and serves as the professional and educational association of compliance administrators. For more information on NAAC, please visit www.naaccompliance.com. NAAC is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 49th year. For more information on NACDA and the 12 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com
