CLEVELAND – The College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) announced the recipients of its 2024 awards during the CABMA Convention this morning in Las Vegas, Nevada. Michael Giedlin, University of South Alabama is the recipient of the 10-Years of Service Award; Nicole Boyett, University of Oklahoma, Jonathan Deandrade, Wesleyan University, and Rohan Paul, Kent State University, are the Emerging Leader Award winners; the University of Massachusetts is the recipient of the Innovation Team Award; Ashley Leko, University of South Florida, has been named CABMA's Manager of the Year; John Heller, U.S. Coast Guard Academy received Associate Member Award; Carl Heck, Penn State University was the recipient of the Certificate of Merit award.

"On behalf of CABMA, the awards committee, and the executive committee, I am thrilled to congratulate our 2024 award winners for their outstanding contributions to our association and the profession," said Stacy Martin, CABMA Awards Committee Chair. "We are honored to recognize these exceptional members, whose remarkable achievements embody the spirit of their awards. CABMA proudly celebrates those who advance our mission and elevate intercollegiate athletics."
 
10-Year of Service Award
This award is given to individuals who have been an active member for 10 years and who have demonstrated outstanding service to CABMA and/or the field of intercollegiate athletics.
 
Winner: Michael Giedlin, University of South Alabama Emerging Leader Award
Awarded to a member of CABMA who has demonstrated a desire and commitment to work for the betterment of the profession of intercollegiate athletics through CABMA committee involvement.

Winners:
Nicole Boyett, University of Oklahoma
Jonathan Deandrade, Wesleyan University
Rohan Paul, Kent State University Manager of the Year
CABMA's Manager of the Year is chosen annually by the membership from nominations of individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of athletics business management and who are CABMA members.

Winner: Ashley Leko, University of South Florida Innovation Team Award
CABMA's Innovation Team Award is chosen annually to a CABMA-member institution that promotes innovative business practices for their student-athletes, coaches, athletics or university administration. Innovative practices to be considered include, but are not limited to, process improvements, cost-saving efficiencies, and revenue-producing ideas.
 
Winner: University of Massachusetts  Associate Member Award
Associate Members are individuals who, in the opinion of the Executive Committee, have a strong interest in the objectives and programs of CABMA, but who do not meet the criteria for Regular Members.

Winner: John Heller, U.S. Coast Guard Academy  Certificate of Merit
Certificates of Merit are awarded to institutional members or former members who have served CABMA for less than ten years and who have demonstrated outstanding service to the organization and/or field or intercollegiate athletics. The individual must have retired or be retiring not later than the month of December following the annual convention, or be leaving the field of intercollegiate athletics. 

Winner: Carl Heck, Penn State University  
About CABMA: CABMA is an organization devoted to the establishment, maintenance and implementation of the highest standards of integrity and efficiency in the scope, policies and procedures involved in the management and administration of business in the athletics departments and associations of colleges and universities. For more information about CABMA, please visit www.cabma.com. CABMA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 59th year. For more information on NACDA and the 18 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
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