CLEVELAND – The College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA) announced the recipients of its 2025 awards during the CABMA Convention this morning in Orlando, FL. Each year, these honors celebrate individuals and institutions that demonstrate leadership, innovation, and commitment to excellence in the business of college athletics.

"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." 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.

Recipient: Dr. Domenica Jones - Associate Athletics Director for Human Resources, 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.
 
Recipient: University of Virginia 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.

Recipient: Teamworks 25-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.
 Recipients: 

• Ross Cobb – formerly Florida State University
• Michael Boele – Associate AD for Business Operations/CFO – Stetson University
• Heidi Kuehn – Assistant Athletics Director, Business Operations –  Texas Tech University
• Patrick Martin – Assistant AD for Business & IT –   University of North Carolina at Greensboro 

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.
 
Recipient: Matt Witty – Executive Senior Associate AD/CFO, University of North Texas The George Eldridge Distinguished Service Award 
The George Eldridge Distinguished Service Award is presented to members or former members of CABMA who have been an active member for a period of ten years and who have demonstrated outstanding service to CABMA and/or the field of 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. 
 
Recipient: Darin Spease – University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Deputy AD, Retired
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 60th year. For more information on NACDA and the 19 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
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