CLEVELAND – The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with nationally-recognized insurance company Allstate. The goal of this partnership is to increase and enhance the community impact of collegiate student-athletes from all sports and levels of competition.

As an exclusive corporate sponsor of NACDA, Allstate will be the presenting partner of the newly created Allstate NACDA Good Works Team, an initiative to recognize and honor student-athletes who demonstrate levels of volunteerism and civic engagement that are above and beyond their success and achievements in the classroom and competition.

"NACDA's new partnership with Allstate and the creation of the Good Works Team provides another avenue for our Association to highlight the inspiring and impressive things that are happening in college athletics during a time of transition in our industry," said NACDA President Ross Bjork, Senior Vice President and Wolfe Foundation-Eugene Smith Endowed Athletics Director at The Ohio State University. "Student-athletes on campuses of all sizes across the country are making a difference in their communities and it is important that their stories are told on a national stage. We appreciate the support of Allstate and their commitment to this cause."

"Allstate shares the mission of collegiate athletics to build champions on and off the field," said Elizabeth Brady, Allstate's chief marketing, customer and communications officer. "This partnership with NACDA furthers our nearly two-decade commitment to college athletics by celebrating the incredible contributions student-athletes make in communities across the country."

For the past 33 years, the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team has recognized 22 college football players annually who give back to their communities. The Allstate NACDA Good Works Team expands this recognition to include all sports and all divisions – NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA and Junior/Community Colleges. Beginning this winter sports season, Allstate and NACDA will host a nomination and selection process to honor 60 additional student-athletes across the winter, spring and fall sports seasons. The goal of this program is to provide recognition for these future community leaders, their teams, academic institutions, and the communities they support.

The nomination process for the inaugural Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter) is now open – click here to access the nomination form. Institutions are permitted to submit up to one male and one female candidate for each winter sport sponsored by their department. Student-athlete nominees should have completed a minimum of one year (two semesters) of college level work at a two-year and/or four-year institution. All nominations for the winter team must be submitted through the nomination form by the deadline of Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 8 p.m. EST.

The Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter) will honor a total of 20 student-athletes (10 male and 10 female) across all sports and all divisions, who make outstanding contributions in the community. These individuals embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back through commendable acts of philanthropy.

A Selection Committee comprised of representatives from Allstate and NACDA, sitting athletics directors at institutions from multiple divisions, as well as ESPN's Sam Acho and Holly Rowe, will assist in narrowing the candidates and ultimately selecting the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team members. One exemplary student-athlete will later be awarded captain of the Allstate NACDA Good Works Team (Winter). This nomination and selection process will then be repeated for the Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 teams.

For more information regarding NACDA's partnership with Allstate and the Good Works Team, and to view the complete criteria for nominees, visit nacda.com/allstategoodworks. Any questions regarding the nomination process should be directed to Blythe Hehmeyer via email at Blythe@fishbaitsolutions.com or phone at (973) 216-6767.

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About NACDA: Now in its 60th year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 24,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,200 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 19 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts and/or has a presence at seven major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.