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Gary Cunningham Lifetime Achievement Award

Gary Cunningham Lifetime Achievement Award Winners
Named in honor of the Award's first recipient, this is the Association's highest award and annually bestowed upon an individual who, for a minimum of fifteen years as a Director of Athletics and twenty-five years in total, has contributed to intercollegiate athletics in such a manner as to bring honor to themselves, their institution(s), and the profession as a whole. Honorees must be either a current member in good standing of the I-AAA AD's Association or have been in such regard prior to their retirement from the field or whenever they departed their most recent I-AAA institution. Members of the Lifetime Achievement Award Committee and current I-AAA Officers are not eligible for the honor.

2009 Don DiJulia, Saint Joseph's University
2008 Mike Cusack, Wright State University
2007 Jim Byers, University of Evansville
2006 Jim Jarrett, Old Dominion University
2005 Gary Cunningham, University of California Santa Barbara
Location
Cleveland, OH
 
Founded / Joined NACDA
2001 / 2001
 
Colors
Black and Orange
 
President
Jack McDonald
Director of Athletics
Quinnipiac University
 
National Office Contact
Pat Manak
440/892-4000
President
Jack McDonald
Director of Athletics
Quinnipiac University
 
First Vice President
Jean Lenti Ponsetto
Director of Athletics
DePaul University
 
Second Vice President
Judy Rose
Director of Athletics
University of North Carolina Charlotte
 
Third Vice President
Brian Quinn
Director of Athletics
California State University Fullerton
 
Secretary
Joel Thirer
Director of Athletics
Binghamton University
 
Treasurer
Ken Kavanagh
Director of Athletics
Florida Gulf Coast University
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