Feb. 11, 2009

Download Diversity Initiative Application - Deadline:  March 31, 2009

Cleveland, OH - For the third year in a row, the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD) has announced that it will offer scholarships to attend the 2009 Convention at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort, Thursday-Sunday, June 18-21, as part of its Diversity Initiative Program. The NAADD Convention will take place in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Convention.

The goal of the NAADD Diversity Initiative Program is to identify top-flight minority and female administrators who desire to excel in intercollegiate athletics development and fund raising. The Initiative seeks individuals who want to advance their athletics administration career, enhance professional ability to raise funds for their institution, and create valuable networking opportunities with numerous collegiate athletics administrators.

Recipients of this scholarship must be dues paying members of NAADD. The deadline to submit applications and required supplementary information is Tuesday, March 31.

About NAADD: NAADD is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities, enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics, and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of athletics development and fund raising. For more information about NAADD, please visit www.naadd.com. NAADD is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 44th year. For more information on NACDA and the 11 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.