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UD Director of Athletics Chrissi Rawak Named to NACDA Executive Committee
7/21/2020 2:09:00 PM | Delaware Athletics
CLEVELAND – University of Delaware Director of Athletics and Recreation Services Chrissi Rawak has been named to the NACDA Executive Committee for the 2020-21 membership year, the organization announced Tuesday.
Rawak, who will be entering her fifth year leading the Blue Hen athletic department in 2020-21, was one of seven athletic directors selected to begin serving on the committee in the upcoming year, along with Anthony Azama (Washington University St. Louis), Whit Babcock (Virginia Tech), Charlie Cobb (Georgia State), Allen Greene (Auburn), Christina Hundley (Paradise Valley CC), and Mike Snyder (Illinois College).
Those administrators will join the following individuals on the committee – DePauw AD Stevie Baker-Watson; NAIA President & CEO Jim Carr; Tallahassee CC AD Rob Chaney; North Dakota AD Bill Chaves; UNC Asheville AD Janet Cone; Texas VP/AD Chris Del Conte; Central Washington AD Dennis Francois; AD Heather Lyke; NCAA VP of the Eligibility Center Felicia Martin; University of Saint Francis AD Mike McCaffrey; USC Beaufort AD Quin Monahan; Lenoir-Rhyne AD Kim Pate; College of Southern Maryland AD Michelle Ruble; and Bellarmine AD Scott Wiegandt.
Rawak's first four years at Delaware have featured Blue Hen student-athletes, teams, and coaches enjoying impressive success stories not only on the playing field, but in the classroom and in the community as well. She also is overseeing the $60 million dollar Whitney Athletic Center creation and Delaware Stadium renovation. The Whitney Athletic Center will benefit all UD student-athletes by providing more academic and athletic space, while the stadium is currently receiving a much-needed facelift which includes chairback seating, club seating and a new press box.
Warde Manuel, the director of athletics at the University of Michigan, has been named the Association's President for the 2020-21 year. Alongside Manuel, Jamie Pollard, director of athletics at Iowa State University, will serve as NACDA's 1st Vice President, with three newly-appointed Officers. Rick Hart, director of athletics at Southern Methodist University (SMU), will serve as 2nd Vice President; Kim Record, director of athletics at UNC Greensboro (UNCG), will serve as 3rd Vice President and Pennie Parker, director of athletics at Rollins College will serve as Secretary.
NACDA, now in its 56th year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 15,700 college athletics administrators at more than 1,700 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 6,500 athletics administrators annually attend NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week. Additionally, NACDA manages 17 professional associations and three foundations.
Rawak, who will be entering her fifth year leading the Blue Hen athletic department in 2020-21, was one of seven athletic directors selected to begin serving on the committee in the upcoming year, along with Anthony Azama (Washington University St. Louis), Whit Babcock (Virginia Tech), Charlie Cobb (Georgia State), Allen Greene (Auburn), Christina Hundley (Paradise Valley CC), and Mike Snyder (Illinois College).
Those administrators will join the following individuals on the committee – DePauw AD Stevie Baker-Watson; NAIA President & CEO Jim Carr; Tallahassee CC AD Rob Chaney; North Dakota AD Bill Chaves; UNC Asheville AD Janet Cone; Texas VP/AD Chris Del Conte; Central Washington AD Dennis Francois; AD Heather Lyke; NCAA VP of the Eligibility Center Felicia Martin; University of Saint Francis AD Mike McCaffrey; USC Beaufort AD Quin Monahan; Lenoir-Rhyne AD Kim Pate; College of Southern Maryland AD Michelle Ruble; and Bellarmine AD Scott Wiegandt.
Rawak's first four years at Delaware have featured Blue Hen student-athletes, teams, and coaches enjoying impressive success stories not only on the playing field, but in the classroom and in the community as well. She also is overseeing the $60 million dollar Whitney Athletic Center creation and Delaware Stadium renovation. The Whitney Athletic Center will benefit all UD student-athletes by providing more academic and athletic space, while the stadium is currently receiving a much-needed facelift which includes chairback seating, club seating and a new press box.
Warde Manuel, the director of athletics at the University of Michigan, has been named the Association's President for the 2020-21 year. Alongside Manuel, Jamie Pollard, director of athletics at Iowa State University, will serve as NACDA's 1st Vice President, with three newly-appointed Officers. Rick Hart, director of athletics at Southern Methodist University (SMU), will serve as 2nd Vice President; Kim Record, director of athletics at UNC Greensboro (UNCG), will serve as 3rd Vice President and Pennie Parker, director of athletics at Rollins College will serve as Secretary.
NACDA, now in its 56th year, is the professional and educational Association for more than 15,700 college athletics administrators at more than 1,700 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 6,500 athletics administrators annually attend NACDA & Affiliates Convention Week. Additionally, NACDA manages 17 professional associations and three foundations.
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