ORLANDO (UCFKnights.com) -- UCF Vice President and Director of Athletics Danny White has been named Athletic Director of the Year. The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the winners of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY) Wednesday.
The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses and their surrounding communities.
“The athletics directors who have been recognized as part of the Athletics Director of the Year Program continue to raise the bar as thought leaders and decision makers in college athletics,” said Bob Vecchione, NACDA Chief Executive Officer.
Winners will receive their awards during the James J. Corbett Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, June 11 at NACDA's 54th Annual Convention at the World Center Marriott Resort in Orlando, Florida.
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Winners of the 2018-19 Under Armour AD of the Year Awards are:
FBS - Danny White, UCF; Patrick Chun, Washington State; Jamie Pollard, Iowa State; Deborah Yow, N.C. State
FCS - Grace Calhoun, Penn; Barry Collier, Butler; Earl Hilton, North Carolina A&T; Matt Larsen, North Dakota State
D-IAAA - Jim Donovan, Cal State Fullerton; Ken Kavanagh, Florida Gulf Coast; Bruce Rasmussen, Creighton; Mike Roth, Gonzaga
D-II - Anita Barker, Chico State; Mike Cerino, Limestone College; Pete Meyer, Florida Southern; Carolyn Stone, Palm Beach Atlantic
D-III - Nan Carney-DeBord, Denison; Erin McDermott, University of Chicago; Mike Mooney, SUNY Geneseo; Jason Verdugo, Hamline
NAIA - Kiki Barnes, Dillard; Mike Hermann, Kansas Wesleyan; Mike McCaffrey, St. Francis; Darin Wilson, Georgia Gwinnett
JUCO - Kanoe Bandy, Taft College; Gary Broadhurst, Mohawk Valley CC; Jeremy Capo, Iowa Western CC; Marci Henry, Northeastern JC