Ryan Virtue Last College: Niagara University Position: Intern Associations: CABMA, NATYCAA, ICLA, DII ADA, AstroTurf AD of the Year

Ryan Virtue graduated from Niagara University with a bachelor of science in sports management. A varsity baseball player, Virtue was a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) All-Academic team (2007) and received the National Student-Athlete Day award for achieving excellence in academics and athletics, while making significant contributions to the community (2006).

A native of Stittsville, Ontario, Virtue was honored by Niagara athletics with the Purple Heart award for being the male athlete who most exemplifies what it is to be a Purple Eagle through contributions to one's team on and off the field (2007). He was also honored with the Purple Eagle Award presented for work done behind the scenes, with a tremendous dedication and pride in Niagara athletics (2007).

As an intern in the Niagara athletics department, he spent two years working in operations and marketing. While working in operations, he was primarily responsible for team travel. In marketing he assumed the coordinator position for the N-Zone, Niagara's student fan group. As a coordinator Virtue was responsible for communicating with sponsors and for the registration, organization and planning of events for the 535 Niagara students who participated (a 27% increase from the previous year).

Following his internship, Virtue plans to pursue work in college athletics while eventually achieving a graduate degree.

Virtue will be working with CABMA, ICLA, DII ADA and NATYCAA. Virtue will also be working with the AstroTurf ADOY program. Virtue can be reached at ryan@nacda.com.