Division II Athletics Directors Association Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an athletics director who, over the course of his/her career, has made an exemplary contribution to Division II athletics and the student-athlete experience. Contributions include, but are not limited to, serving on NCAA committees, involvement in conference and/or Division II initiatives, NACDA, DII ADA, sport program development and success, commitment to gender equity and minority opportunities, commitment to rules compliance, the overall leadership of her/his program, and the commitment to the Division II philosophy.

Selection Process
The Lifetime Achievement Award is the most prestigious of all awards presented by the DII ADA. It does not merely honor the superior achievement embodied in a single work. Instead, it is an acknowledgement of superior achievement in an entire career. The DII ADA President and Officers will serve as the Lifetime Achievement Awards Committee. This committee considers recommendations submitted by the DII ADA membership at large, though they are not obliged to pick an award recipient from among the recommendations.

Nomination Requirements
To be eligible for this award, a person must be at least 60 years old, or have spent at least 25 years in collegiate athletics whether currently active or retired, with a majority of those years as an athletics director. Nominations are considered for three consecutive years. NACDA national staff, current members of the DII ADA Board of Directors and its officers, and members of the Awards Committee are ineligible. The deadline for submitting a complete nomination package is December 12. Late nominations will not be accepted. The award will be presented at the annual NACDA Convention at the DII ADA reception. The award recipient will also be recognized at one of the NACDA awards luncheons.

2011-12 Nominations are no longer being accepted

2010-11 Winner:  Jane Meier, Northern Kentucky University

2009-10 Winner:  Bud Elwell, Gannon University

2008-09 Winners: Rudy Carvajal, CSU Bakersfield and Phil Roach, Rollins College