2009 John McLendon Minority Athletics Administrators Hall of Fame Induction Reception

When: Friday, June 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m.
Where: Orlando World Center Marriott Resort

To purchase tables and/or tickets to the reception: please contact Bret Krift (Bret.Krift@imgworld.com or 859-226-4406)

Reception Emcee: Charles Davis, analyst for FOX, NFL Network and the Big Ten Network

To date, the following individuals will be recognized at the Reception:
Bud Selig Mentoring Award Recipient: Vince Dooley

Hall of Fame Recipients:
Alvin Attles
Vice President/Assistant General Manager, Golden State Warriors
Anita DeFrantz
former president of the International Olympic Committee
Dr. Bernard Franklin
NCAA Executive Vice President on NCAA Membership and Student-Athlete Affairs and Past President of three HBCU's
Willie O'Ree
Director of Youth Development for the NHL/USA Hockey Diversity Task Force and the first black player in the National Hockey League
Gale Sayers
the first African-American athletics director in Division I (Southern Illinois)
Gene Washington
the NFL's Director of Football Operations
Bob Watson
MLB Vice President of On-Field Operations and the first African-American MLB general manager (Houston Astros)

For more information the John McLendon Scholarship Foundation, please contact Katie Newman in the National Office (knewman@nacda.com, 440-892-4000)

Location
Cleveland, Ohio

Founded
1999

Colors
Black and Gold

Foundation Chair
Lee Reed
Director of Athletics
Cleveland State University

Fund Administrators
Joanna McLendon
Mike Cleary, President
John Frain, CPA

Division I-A McLendon
Scholarship Steering Committee

Keith Tribble, Chair
University of Central Florida

Warde Manuel
University at Buffalo

Derrick Gragg
Eastern Michigan University

Pete Garcia
Florida International University

Damon Evans
University of Georgia

McKinley Boston
New Mexico State University

Gene Smith
Ohio State University

Rick Villarreal
University of North Texas

Mike Garrett
University of Southern California

Daryl Gross
Syracuse University

Dan Guerrero
UCLA

Kevin Anderson
United States Military Academy

Dave Williams II
Vanderbilt University

Craig Littlepage
University of Virginia

Barry Alvarez
University of Wisconsin

Steering Committee Executive Assistant
Martin Jarmond
Ohio State University

If you would like to become a McLendon Foundation contributor or receive more information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Mike Cleary at 440-892-4000.

• Adidas
• AFCA
• Cleveland Cavaliers/Gund Arena
• Eddie Robinson Foundation
• IMG College
• MLB
• NABC
• NACDA
• NBA
• NCAA
• NFL
• Sears, Roebuck & Company