June 16, 2009

Susan Petersen Lubow, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Northeast Region

When appointed director of athletics at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 1990, NACDA Executive Committee Member Susan Petersen Lubow became the first female to hold the position at any of the U.S. Federal Academies. Petersen Lubow also became the first female to be head coach of a varsity men's team at any U.S. Federal Academy when she was appointed in 1979 to guide the men's and women's swimming and diving programs. On the administrative front, Petersen Lubow has been appointed to a number of committees in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC), a Regional Conference comprised of 320 Division I, II, and III institutions. She has been the chairperson of the ECAC Division III Football Committee, a position never before held by a woman, an Executive Board member, the chair of the Marketing Committee, the chair of the Swimming and Diving Committee, and the chair of the Finance Committee. In the fall of 1998 she was honored by the ECAC as the 1998 Jostens Female Administrator of the Year. On a national level, she is very involved with both USA Swimming and NCAA Swimming and Diving. She currently serves as the secretary and rules editor for the NCAA Divisions I, II and III Swimming and Diving Committee.

Russell Rogers, Stevens Institute of Technology, Southeast Region

Since taking over as the director of athletics in 2000, Russell Rogers has been at the forefront of outstanding growth and success in the intercollegiate athletics programs at Stevens Institute of Technology. Under his guidance and leadership, Stevens has increased the number of varsity sports from 17 to 25, and it will add its 26th in softball next year.In his eight years leading the department, Stevens teams have combined for an overall record of 1,727-1,001-28, which translates to an impressive 0.632 winning percentage. In 2006-07, Stevens was 55th in the country and first among all technology-based institutions in the Learfield Sports Directors' Cup Division III standings. Since 2006, Stevens has sent 12 teams and 14 individuals to compete in the NCAA's, highlighted by the men's soccer team reaching the 2008 title game. Furthermore, the cumulative grade-point average of the institution's student-athletes has been around a 3.1 throughout Rogers' tenure. Stevens was named the 2007-08 ECAC Jostens Institution of the Year and has been the recipient of the NADIIIAA Jostens Community Service Award four times since 2002. Rogers has improved the look of Stevens' athletics and recreational facilities, spearheading a multimillion-dollar renovation to Walker Gymnasium, a new Field Turf playing surface, a new varsity weight room, a facelift to Canavan Arena, and countless other department-wide upgrades.

Fredina Ingold, Penn State University Altoona, Central Region

Fredina Ingold has witnessed and experienced the growth of women's athletics from the court to the sideline to the administration ranks, serving as a pioneer for women's athletics over the course of her distinguished career. Over her 30-year tenure at Penn State Altoona, Ingold has played a monumental role in the growth and development of the athletics program. In 1986, she was appointed director of athletics. Under Ingold's direction, the 15-team athletics program has experienced unparalleled change - reinstituting an eliminated department and transitioning it from the junior college ranks to NCAA Division III membership. During her career, the total number of sports offered has expanded, there have been improvements to and construction of athletics facilities and the program has grown in stature as a member of the NCAA, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Ingold's commitment to the University was recently reinforced with the creation of the "Fredina M. Ingold Intercollegiate Athletics Enhancement Endowment." The endowment, the first of its kind at the institution, will provide discretionary funds that are crucial to moving intercollegiate athletics forward in new and innovative ways--ways that will enhance the extracurricular experience for student-athletes, satisfy the expectations of a cutting edge coaching staff, and provide attractive entertainment options for alumni and fans in the community.

Glada Munt, Southwestern University, West Region

Director of athletics since 1995, Glada Munt has been integral in the development of the Southwestern University athletics department. She joined the athletics staff in the fall of 1975 as the women's volleyball and tennis coach. As a member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) and NCAA Division III, Pirates' student-athlete participation has increased by nearly 30 percent, the total budget for athletics has increased by more than 80 percent, and 15 new full-time positions have been added. She has also been instrumental in the addition of seven varsity sports, including men's lacrosse in 2010. Additionally, the department has added two new soccer fields, a softball field, a tennis complex and a new baseball complex. Munt was honored by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) as the 2006 NCAA Division III Athletics Director of the Year. In 2005, she was one of 12 NCAA Division III athletics administrators to be selected by the Institute for International Sport for the prestigious honor of being a Sport Ethic Fellow. Also, for her accomplishments as a volleyball coach, she was inducted into the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Southwestern University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2004.