CLEVELAND -- The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the 28 winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) today. The award spans seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior College/Community Colleges). Winners will receive their awards during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 11 at NACDA's 54th Annual Convention at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.

The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses and their surrounding communities.

"The athletics directors who have been recognized as part of the Athletics Director of the Year Program continue to raise the bar as thought leaders and decision makers in college athletics," said Bob Vecchione, NACDA Chief Executive Officer. "In 2019, we are proud to honor the highest number of female athletics directors with this award in a given year — nine — since the ADOY program was initiated 21 years ago! This is a true testament to the positive changes happening across the landscape of college athletics."

Winners of the 2018-19 Under Armour AD of the Year Awards are:

Winner	Institution
	Football Bowl Subdivision
Patrick Chun	Washington State University
Jamie Pollard	Iowa State University
Danny White	University of Central Florida
Deborah Yow	North Carolina State University
	Football Championship Subdivision
Grace Calhoun	University of Pennsylvania
Barry Collier	Butler University
Earl Hilton	North Carolina A&T State University
Matt Larsen	North Dakota State University
	Division I-AAA
Jim Donovan	California State University, Fullerton
Ken Kavanagh	Florida Gulf Coast University
Bruce Rasmussen	Creighton University
Mike Roth	Gonzaga University
	Division II
Anita Barker	Chico State
Mike Cerino	Limestone College
Pete Meyer	Florida Southern College
Carolyn Stone	Palm Beach Atlantic University
	Division III
Nan Carney-DeBord	Denison University
Erin McDermott	University of Chicago
Mike Mooney	SUNY Geneseo
Jason Verdugo	Hamline University
	NAIA
Kiki Barnes	Dillard University
Mike Hermann	Kansas Wesleyan University
Mike McCaffrey	University of Saint Francis
Darin Wilson	Georgia Gwinnett College
	Junior/Community Colleges
Kanoe Bandy	Taft College
Gary Broadhurst	Mohawk Valley Community College
Jeremy Capo	Iowa Western Community College
Marci Henry	Northeastern Junior College

Twenty-one of the 28 individuals being honored in 2019 are first-time ADOY award winners.

Under Armour is now in its 11th year of sponsoring the award and over 248 different athletics directors have been honored with the award during that time.

"The Athletics Director of the Year Award acknowledges the positive impact top athletics directors across all levels have had at their respective institutions, and the leadership they provide to their student-athletes," said Suzanne Williams, Under Armour's director of collegiate sports marketing. "Under Armour is proud to partner with NACDA to honor those individuals who continue to excel and set the standard for leaders in college athletics."

All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.

Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners, as well as other respected intercollegiate athletics administrators. Special Divisional Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award. A complete listing of Selection Committee members can be found on NACDA's website at www.nacda.com.

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About NACDA: NACDA, now in its 54^th year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 15,700 college athletics administrators at more than 1,700 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 6,500 athletics administrators annually attend NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week. Additionally, NACDA manages 17 professional associations and three foundations. For more information on NACDA, visit www.nacda.com.