CLEVELAND - The National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) has announced the winners of the 14^th Annual Diversity Initiative Program.
 
Recipients will receive stipends to attend the 2020 NAADD Convention, as well as the Fundamentals of Athletic Development (FOAD) sessions, which will take place from June 7-10 at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.

"On behalf of the NAADD Executive Committee, I'd like to congratulate the 2020 cohort of NAADD Diversity Initiative recipients," stated Jeremy Wang, associate vice president of development at Temple University. "This program is one that we are especially proud of, with another record year of 77 applicants. The selection committee did a great job in choosing our Diversity Initiative class for the NAADD Convention in Las Vegas. We look forward to welcoming them at the Convention to celebrate with our past winners in June. This year's recipients add another level of experience and perspective to our long list of past recipients."
 
The 2020 Diversity Initiative recipients are:
 
Samantha Adams, University of Southern California
Margaret Beaver, University of Texas
Claire Burns, University of Nevada
Megan Cassada, Penn State University
Robert Chisley, Duke University
Cedrick Coleman, Norfolk State University
Allison Edwards, Liberty University
Jude Eftink, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Alisha Filmore, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Megan Finn, Wayne State College
Chamique Francis, Stanford University
Erin Harwood, Winthrop University
Alvin Hines II, Florida Atlantic University
Hannah Hinsch, United States Military Academy
Diego Insuasty, University of Louisville
Jesse Kasser, University of South Carolina
Catherine Lee, The Citadel
Alejandra Lopez, University of North Texas
Liz Martin, University of California, Davis
Rebecca McCaulley, Oregon State University
Alethia Mead, University of Washington
Emily Neighbors, Washington State University
Addie Reimbold, University of Nebraska
Katie Schmig, Marquette University
Ian Schumaker, The Ohio State University
Jennelle Shaw, Rice University
Danielle Shedd, The University of the Incarnate Word
Mahmood Sheikh, University of Idaho
Julie Shutler, Sacramento State
Lizzie Snyder, Purdue University
Lizetta Solarik, Seattle University
Amy Stell, University of Texas, El Paso
Whitney Tarver, University of Michigan
Emily Tome, Rutgers University
Josh Turner, Texas State University
Erin Wagner, Northwestern University
Emily Wayland, University of Virginia
Blair Weber, University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Wingard, Youngstown State University
Elizabeth Woerle, Miami University
Hannah Younger, University of Connecticut

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 55^th year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.