April 23, 2009

Frank Kara Leadership Award Nomination Form

The Professional Standards and Ethics Subcommittee is soliciting nominations for the Frank Kara Leadership Award.

The Frank Kara Leadership Award is the National Association for Athletics Compliance’s (NAAC) premier award. It is the highest honor that may be bestowed upon compliance professionals. This award, given annually, is named in honor of former University of Minnesota Director of Compliance Frank Kara who was a leader in the compliance field and best known for hosting the inaugural NAAC Workshop in 2006. Sadly, Frank lost his battle with cancer at the age of 40.

Criteria:

1. Be a NAAC member in good standing.
2. Be employed as a full-time compliance administrator at a collegiate institution, conference office or the NCAA at the time of nomination with a minimum of 5 years of full-time compliance experience.
3. Demonstrate leadership and vision for compliance initiatives both amongst his or her compliance peers and beyond to other collegiate leaders on their campus, conference office, and/or at the NCAA.
4. Demonstrate a commitment to furthering the compliance profession through active participation on NAAC committee(s).
5. Serve as a positive role model and mentor to other compliance administrators.

Please submit the attached nomination form along with a statement (no more than 500 words) as to the rationale for this individual deserving consideration for this prestigious award. Nominations may be submitted to Tricia Turley, Chair of the Professional Standards and Ethics Subcommittee at turley@ohio.edu.

Nominations will be accepted from NAAC members or other individuals employed within intercollegiate athletics (i.e., the nominee's colleagues, supervisor, etc.). Nominations must be received by May 1.

The award will be presented at the NAAC Convention being held in Orlando, FL June 17-18.