CLEVELAND - The NAADD Executive Committee is excited to announce the 15 individuals selected for the 2021 Bobby Purcell Mentor Program.

"One of the guiding principles of NAADD is to develop leaders with diverse backgrounds and provide mentoring opportunities for all levels of the development industry," said NAADD Executive Committee member Karen Langston, senior associate athletics director for external affairs and capital projects at CSU Bakersfield. "I'd like to congratulate all that were selected to participate in this year's program. Relationships that are developed through the Bobby Purcell Mentoring Program will ensure that our membership continues to grow and thrive."  

Bobby Purcell, of whom the program is named after, has served in a number of capacities since joining the NC State athletics department in 1981. He was Executive Director of the Wolfpack Club from 1991 until he retired in 2020 and in July 2020, he was named a Special Assistant to Athletics Director Boo Corrigan. Purcell has been a champion for mentoring fundraisers on his campus and around the nation his entire career. Purcell's influence is widespread in college athletics, as 26 former staff members serve at other universities, including two athletics directors: Jimmy Bass at UNC-Wilmington and Karlton Creech at the University of Denver. This continued focus on broadening the learning opportunities for the entire membership will allow our organization and our campuses to draw on the power of fresh ideas and perspectives. Purcell served as NAADD President in 2004-05, and was named the 2007 NAADD Fundraiser of the Year and 2014 NAADD Lifetime Achievement honoree.

Bobby Purcell Mentor Class of 2021:

2021 Bobby Purcell Mentees	NAADD Executive Committee Mentors
Al Tomlinson - University of Texas	Mike Oblinger - University of Connecticut
Brandon McCladdie - Davidson College	Matt Borman - University of Georgia
Camden Stockton - Long Beach State University	Markus Jennings - Sacramento State
Chris Watts - Claremont McKenna College	Josh Rebholz - UCLA
Clark Lammert - Texas Tech University	Bobby Purcell - North Carolina State University
Derek Shook - University of Wyoming	Ryan White - University of Kansas
Ethan Hemer - Marian University Indianapolis	Sarah Baumgartner - Rutgers University
Hans Malebranche - University of Louisiana	Ben Broussard - North Carolina State University
Kathleen Knight - University of Illinois	Dirk Kastra - University of Virginia
Lindsey Webster - UCLA	Karen Langston - Cal State Bakersfield
Nick Schmidt - Montana State University Billings	Matt Donovan - University of Indianapolis
Nick Smith - Miami University	Dan Cloran - The Ohio State University
Nicole Sullivan - Florida State University	Scarlett Schneider - Georgetown University
Raychel Diver - Elon University	Jennifer Montgomery - George Washington University
Trey Eggleston - Longwood University	Grant Kelly - Johns Hopkins University

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