CLEVELAND – The National Association for Athletics Compliance (NAAC) has selected the recipients of the 2019 NAAC Convention Stipend. The 2019 Convention will take place Saturday-Monday, June 8-10 at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.

Stipend recipients receive a monetary award to help cover expenses associated with registration and travel to the Convention.

"The NAAC Membership and Awards Committee want to extend a congratulations to those selected as Convention Stipend recipients," stated NAAC Membership and Awards Committee Eric Schneider, assistant athletics director for compliance at the University of Connecticut. "Each year we receive an abundance of qualified applicants and are glad for what NAAC can provide back to the compliance industry."

The following individuals are the recipients of the 2019 NAAC Convention Stipends:

Janet Akinola	University of San Diego
Kristy Bayer	Emporia State University
Mikayla Brandhorst	Eastern Washington University
Tyler Burks	University of North Texas
Sam Campanella	Georgia State University
Dylan Cannon	Northern Arizona University
Christina Chow	Georgia Tech
Jake Cunningham	Rutgers University
Jason Curry	UCLA
Kyle Decker	University of Illinois at Chicago
Paul Flores	Cal State Dominguez Hills
Caitlin Gorman	Northern Illinois University
Abigail Gortsema	California Baptist University
Katelynn Hill	Yale University
Mark Izquierdo	University of Evansville
Ryan Jordan	San Jose State University
Tayloe Locke	University of Tennessee
George Markey	Caldwell University
Stephen Medley	Southeastern Louisiana University
Kyle Medolo	Boston College
Katie Paradise	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Haley Paxton	California State University – Northridge
Jason Pompey	Mississippi Valley State University
Cyrus Russ	Alcorn State University
Kimberly Silva	University of Connecticut
Nicole Thibodeau	Lynn University
Robert Trittschuh	University of Cincinnati
Jonathan Wallace	Grambling State University
Austin Weyant	Texas A&M University – Commerce
Stefon Williams	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Registration for the 2019 NAAC Convention opens today, February 13 at 12:00 pm ET.

About NAAC: NAAC is in its 22^nd 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 54^th year. For more information on NACDA, the 17 professional associations and/or three foundations it manages, please visit www.nacda.com.