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June 11, 2014

Lynn Holzman has been named the third full-time commissioner in the 62-year history of the West Coast Conference. Holzman is a 2011 grade of the NCAA/NACWAA Executive Institute (EI) and also served on the Board of Directors for NACWAA. Read the press release here

Sara Ray will join Colorado State University as the director of student athlete support services on July 1st. Ray was assistant athletic director for academic services at the University of Wyoming. She is also a 2014 grad of the NCAA/NACWAA Institute for Administrative Advancement (IAA) West.

Val Ackerman Big East Conference commissioner and Judy Sweet co-director of the Alliance of Women Coaches are recognized by Women In Sports and Events (WISE) as 2014 Women of Distinction. They will be honored with two other honorees at the WISE Symposium on June 16 in New York City. Read more here

Congratulations again to the members who were honored at the NACDA and NAAC conventions in Orlando this week:

• 2014 NACDA Hall of Fame

Kathleen Brasfield, former director of athletics, Angelo State University

• 2014 National Association of Athletics Compliance (NAAC) Award winners

Molly Belden, associate commissioner, Northeast-10 Conference

Jennifer Condaras, associate commissioner for compliance & governance, Big East Conference

• 2014 D2 ADA Lifetime Achievement Award

Lynda Goodrich, former director of athletics, Western Washington University

• The Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) 

Sandy Hatfield Clubb, director of athletics, Drake University

Joan McDermott, director of athletics, Metropolitan State University of Denver

Kim Record, director of athletics, University of North Carolina Greensboro

And a warm welcome to the nineteen newest NACWAA members:

Amber Armstrong - Executive Administrator, Learfield Communications, Inc.
Meghan Bushnell - Associate Athletic Director, Academy Of Art University
Charleta Byrd – Coordinator, College of Southern Nevada
Kimeka Campbell - Mentor/Academic Tutor, Pennsylvania State University
Megan Eisenhard - General Manager, Learfield Communications, Inc.
Rebecca Faulds - Assistant Athletic Director/Student Services, College of Staten Island
Dana Freeman - Head Coach Women’s Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field, Washington and Lee University
Amanda Hernandez - Student-Athlete Affairs Coordinator, Iowa State University
Melanie Horvath - Assistant Director of Athletics, Carnegie Mellon University
Elizabeth Igo LeRose - Associate Athletic Director/SWA, Washington and Lee University
Jessica Juliano - Graduate Assistant, Canisius College
Olivia Kiespert - Assistant Director of Media Relations, Conference USA
Victoria Laemmel - Assistant Director, Academic Support, St. John's University
Stella Porto - Head Softball Coach, College of Staten Island
Nikki Potoczny - Director of Development for the Annual Fund, Pennsylvania State University
Dell Robinson – Commissioner, The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Rebecca Staff - Academic Mentor Graduate Assistant, University of Oklahoma
Willette White - Director of Basketball Operations, University of Utah
Danielle Whitmore-Harris - Assistant Commissioner/Compliance/Championships/SWA, The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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