CLEVELAND -- The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the 28 winners of its Athletics Director 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 be recognized leading up to and in conjunction with the 2021 NACDA & Affiliates Virtual Convention, July 27-28.

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.

"As we reflect upon all that has happened in our industry and in our world over the past year in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to honor the dedication and passion that NACDA athletics directors have for their student-athletes, institutions and campus communities," said Bob Vecchione, NACDA Chief Executive Officer. "This year we certainly could recognize every AD in the country with this award. We applaud the efforts of the men and women across the country who have served as a source of inspiration and strength in leading their departments through this unprecedented time."

Winners of the 2020-21 NACDA AD of the Year Awards are:

Winner	Institution	Acceptance Video
	Football Bowl Subdivision
Matt Hogue	Coastal Carolina University	Hear from Matt
Tom Holmoe	BYU	Hear from Tom
Shane Lyons	West Virginia University	Hear from Shane
Rob Mullens	University of Oregon	Hear from Rob
	Football Championship Subdivision
David Harris	University of Northern Iowa	Hear from David
David Herbster	University of South Dakota	Hear from David
Richard Johnson	Wofford College	Hear from Richard
Mollie Marcoux Samaan	Princeton University	Hear from Mollie
	Division I-AAA
Jeff Konya	Northeastern University	Hear from Jeff
William (Lee) Moon	University of North Florida	Hear from Lee
Chris Reynolds	Bradley University	Hear from Chris
Alex Ricker-Gilbert	Jacksonville University	Hear from Alex
	Division II
Lonny Allen	Tiffin University	Hear from Lonny
Paul Lueken	Slippery Rock University	Hear from Paul
Pennie Parker	Rollins College	Hear from Pennie
Suzanne Sanregret	Michigan Technological University	Hear from Suzanne
	Division III
Renee Bostic	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Hear from Renee
Jason Fein	Bates College	Hear from Jason
Erin Quinn	Middlebury College	Hear from Erin
Meg Stevens	Averett University	Hear from Meg
	NAIA
Jeff Bain	Martin Methodist College	Hear from Jeff
Jason Horn	Xavier University of Louisiana	Hear from Jason
Jason Nichols	Hannibal-LaGrange University	Hear from Jason
Devin Smith	Concordia University (Nebraska)	Hear from Devin
	Junior/Community Colleges
Matt Ennis	State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota	Hear from Matt
Nick Schroeder	Catawba Valley Community College	Hear from Nick
Kristen Schuth	Genesee Community College	Hear from Kristen
Kevin Vest	Tyler Junior College	Hear from Kevin

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 consecutive 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 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.

About NACDA: NACDA, now in its 56th year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 22,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,200 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 four foundations. For more information on NACDA, visit www.nacda.com.