Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs NACWAA November 6, 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Senior Associate Commissioner Barbara Church announced that she will retire at the end of the 2014-15 academic year. Church has served intercollegiate athletics for 38 years, first at Saint … [Read more...]
#NACWAA14 - Day 3
Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs Katie Rose Thornton, Villanova University Final day in Looaville. Morning started with an intense dynamic yoga/plyometric workout with Kim Blake from Nike. I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m still sore. Anything that I write about our featured morning speaker would just not do this woman … [Read more...]
#NACWAA14 - Day 1
Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs Katie Rose Thornton, Villanova University Hello, Louuvull+ACE This year marks the 35th+ACY-nbsp+ADs-anniversary of NACWAA, and coincidentally this is the highest attended convention yet. There is no doubt this will be an incredible three-day journey. From the minute I walk … [Read more...]
NACWAA Member Retirements, Promotions and Celebrations
Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs NACWAA September 25, 2014 Mary Bowman, Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services and Senior Woman Administrator, has announced she will retire in December after 19 years at the University of Utah. Read more Candice Lee, Vanderbilt … [Read more...]
NACWAA Members on the Move & In the News - Sept. 12, 2014
+ACY-nbsp+ADs +ACY-ldquo+ADs-I do what I do because I enjoy helping others become successful and watching both my staff and students develop their potential.+ACY-rdquo+ADs Kiki Baker Barnes says. Read the article about Dillard University AD's story featured in New Orleans Magazine. Read more Former George Mason … [Read more...]
Lisa McGuirk Named Gannon University AD; 32 Join NACWAA
Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs NACWAA August 29, 2014 +ACM-MovingTheNeedle: Former Cedar Crest College director of athletics and head softball coach+ACY-nbsp+ADs-Lisa Goddard McGuirk+ACY-nbsp+ADs-has been named director of athletics at Gannon University (DII). She will begin her duties as AD+ACY-nbsp+ADs-September 5. Read … [Read more...]
Two NACWAA Members Take AD Posts; 37 Join NACWAA
August 21, 2014 Denisha Hendricks, who served for six years as athletic director at Kentucky State University (DII), has been named athletic director of Chicago State University (DI). She will be the second female athletic director in the school's 147-year history. Hendricks is a member of the 2014 … [Read more...]
Van Voorhis Named UMass Dartmouth AD; 50 Join NACWAA
+ACY-nbsp+ADs August 14, 2014 Amanda Van Voorhis was named director of athletics at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on August 11, effective immediately. Van Voorhis previously served as the interim director of athletics for the past 11 months. She is a 2007 graduate of NCAA/NACWAA IAA East. Read … [Read more...]
#NACWAA13 Recap & Reflection
Author:+ACY-nbsp+ADs Maigan L. Larsen, Wittenberg University As I sip coffee this morning from my favorite NACWAA coffee cup I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-m proud to realize that I+ACY-rsquo+ADs-ve now been a part of NACWAA for 9 months and 28 days+ACEAJg-nbsp+ADs I think it+ACY-rsquo+ADs-s quite charming as well that I … [Read more...]
Meet the Candidates: 2014 NACWAA Elections
Brought forth by the membership and selected by the Nominating Committee, these 16 women have been slated to represent NACWAA as President-Elect, Board of Directors and Nominating Committee candidates, respectively, in the 2014 Elections. Active level members whose memberships are current will … [Read more...]