CLEVELAND - The NAADD Executive Committee is excited to announce the 14 individuals selected for the 2019 Bobby Purcell Mentor program.

"This is the fifth year of the program and the applicant pool was stronger than ever with over 50 submissions," said NAADD Executive Committee member Ryan White, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Development at The University of Kansas. "I was fortunate to get my start in athletics development working for Bobby at the Wolfpack Club. I have learned first-hand the value of mentorship in our industry. On behalf of the Executive Committee, congratulations to the recipients on being selected into the program." 

This continued focus on broadening the learning opportunities for the entire membership will allow the organization and NAADD campus members to draw on the power of fresh ideas and perspectives. This initiative is named after Bobby Purcell who has served in a number of capacities since joining the NC State athletics department in 1981, including serving as Executive Director of the Wolfpack Club since 1991. Purcell has been a champion for mentoring fundraisers on his campus and around the nation his entire career. Twenty people who began their careers at the Wolfpack Club are now at other universities. Purcell served as NAADD President in 2004-05, and was named the 2007 NAADD Fundraiser of the Year and 2014 NAADD Lifetime Achievement Award Winner.

The following are the pairings for the 2019 Bobby Purcell Mentorship Program:
 

2019 Bobby Purcell Mentees	NAADD Executive Committee Mentors
Mackenzie Altman - University of Colorado	Ryan White (Kansas)
Aaron Epstein - Western Kentucky University	Dan Cloran (Ohio State)
Trey Frazier - UAB	Josh Rebholz (UCLA)
Matthew Goff - Virginia Tech	Jeremy Wang (Temple)
Russell Grimm - Belmont University	Dirk Katstra (Virginia)
Davis Hendrickson - University of Pittsburgh	Steve Novak (Boston College)
Jesse Kasser - University of South Carolina	Bobby Purcell (North Carolina State University)
Suzette Mauney - Appalachian State University	Matt Donovan (Indianapolis)
Tatiana Motevalli-Oliner - University of Arizona	Markus Jennings (Sacramento State)
Johanna Pfeiffer - San Diego State University	Karen Langston (Cal State Bakersfield)
Lydell Sargeant - UCLA	Ben Broussard (Colorado)
Ryan Schulman - West Virginia University	Sarah Baumgartner (Rutgers)
Mike Smith - University of North Texas	Amy Heard (Texas Tech)
Christian Williams - Northwestern University	Jennifer Williams (Alabama State)

About NAADD: NAADD is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities, enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics, and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of athletics development and fund raising. For more information about NAADD, please visit www.naadd.com. NAADD is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 54th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.