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Profile of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)

Headquarters	Cleveland, Ohio
Current Membership	More than 6,500 collegiate athletics administrators from the NCAA, NAIA and junior and community colleges
President	Jim Phillips, Northwestern
Executive Director	Bob Vecchione

Key Dates in NACDA History

1965	Founded
1966	Names first Executive Director National office opened in Minneapolis, Minnesota Holds first Convention, at the Pick-Congress Hotel in Chicago; 307 of the 311 members attended Publishes first magazine, NACDA Quarterly
1968	Holds first Management Institute Publishes The National Directory of College Athletics (Men's Edition)
1969	National office is moved to Cleveland, Ohio
1973	Individual membership hits 1,000 Publishes The National Directory of College Athletics (Women's Edition)
1977	Institutional membership hits 1,000
1980	Individual membership hits 2,000
1983	NCAA votes NACDA authority to stage Kickoff Classic preseason football game
1985	Celebrates 20th anniversary; opens new headquarters building in suburban Cleveland, Ohio
1986	Division I-A Athletics Directors Association is organized by and affiliates with NACDA
1989	NCAA votes NACDA authority to stage Disneyland Pigskin Classic football game
1990	Celebrates 25th anniversary Individual membership hits 3,000
1991	Institutional membership hits 1,500
1992	Assumes administrative responsibility of the National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA)
1993	Initiates and administers the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) Celebrates the Centennial Anniversary of the Profession of the Athletics Director Initiates and administers Sears Directors' Cup program Individual membership hits 4,000
1994	Celebrates 125th Anniversary of College Football Individual membership hits 5,000
1995	Expands Sears Directors' Cup program to include all divisions of the NCAA and NAIA Initiates, along with the AFCA, College Football USA (CoFUSA)
1996	Launches a Home Page on the Internet (http://www.nacda.com)
1997	Initiates a Fax-on-Demand and Fax Broadcasting System Forms NCAA Football and NAIA Football with AFCA, NCAA, NAIA and Collegiate Commissioners Association
1998	Assumes administrative responsibility of the National Association of Athletics Compliance Coordinators (NAACC) Assumes administrative responsibility of the Division I-AA Athletics Directors Association Assumes administrative responsibility of the Division II Athletics Directors Association Initiates Campus Pals, a mentoring program, with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Initiates a membership card which includes member discounts for various NACDA sponsors Initiates the NACDA/Continental Airlines AD of the Year Awards Program
1999	Initiates and administers the National Collegiate Licensing Association (NCLA) Assumes administrative responsibility of the National Alliance of Two-Year Collegiate Athletics Administrators (NATYCAA) Joins with First USA Bank and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America on First Mentors, NACDA's official mentoring program
2000	Assumes administrative responsibility of the College Athletic Business Management Association (CABMA)
2001	Initiates and administers the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (D I-AAA ADA)
2002	NCLA merges with the Association of Collegiate Licensing Administrators (ACLA) to form the International Collegiate Licensing Association (ICLA). NACDA assumes administrative responsibility of the new association.
2006	Assumes administrative responsibility of the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association
2008	Initiates and administers the Collegiate Event and Facility Management Association Begins to administer the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the National Football Foundation Northeastern Ohio Chapter Named to Honor NACDA Executive Director
2009	NACDA and CoSIDA Join Together for Unique Partnership
2010	NACDA and XOS Digital Unveil NACDA Vault
2011	NACDA Executive Director Mike Cleary Announces Retirement NACDA Welcomes N4A as its 12th Affiliate Association NACDA & its Affiliate Associations Launch Newly Designed Websites NACDA, USOC and NGBs Create U.S. Olympic Achievement Award Bob Vecchione Takes Over as Executive Director
2012	NACDA Launches Digitial Version of Athletics Administration NACDA Hosts First Webinar
2013	Bob Vecchione Named to NFF Board NACDA Launches 351 Division I Programs - One Voice Initiative
2014	NACDA Launches Professional Development Grant Opportunity NACDA Welcomes Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2 CCA) NACDA To Celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2014-15 NACDA and CoSIDA Extend Partnership Through 2022