July 10, 2012

CLEVELAND - The members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) have selected University of Maryland Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson to lead the Association in 2012-13.  Anderson replaces Dan Guerrero, director of athletics at UCLA, who served as President in 2011-12. 

The passing of the gavel took place in conjunction with the 47^th Annual NACDA Convention, which took place June 22-28 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

"I am excited to serve as NACDA's President for the upcoming year," Anderson said. "Under Dan's leadership, we had record-breaking attendance numbers at the Convention for NACDA and its affiliate associations and I look forward to continuing that trend with the addition of CoSIDA at the 2013 Convention."

Also elected to serve NACDA for the 2012-13 term were 1st Vice President Mike Alden, director of athletics at the University of Missouri; 2nd Vice President Jim Phillips, director of athletics at Northwestern University; 3rd Vice President Tim Selgo, director of athletics at Grand Valley State University; and Don Tencher, director of athletics at Rhode Island College, to the second year of a five-year term as secretary.  

Executive Committee members selected include athletics directors Rick Hart, University of Tennessee Chattanooga; Jim Knowlton, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jim Murphy, Davidson College; and Tom Simmons, Ohio Northern University. The NAIA's Eric Olson, director of championships, will also serve a four-year term on the Committee.

The five administrators listed above join the following individuals on the Executive Committee - Southern Maine AD Al Bean; Rhode Island Associate AD/SWA Sue Bergen; Denver Vice Chancellor for Athletics Peg Bradley-Doppes; NCAA Senior VP-Championships Joni Comstock; Notre Dame Deputy AD Missy Conboy; John Brown AD Robyn Daugherty; North Carolina AD Bubba Cunningham; Santa Rosa Junior College Jim Forkum; Navy AD Chet Gladchuk; Pittsburg State AD Jim Johnson; New Mexico AD Paul Krebs; DePaul AD Jean Lenti Ponsetto;  Connecticut AD Warde Manuel; West Chester AD Ed Matejkovic; Quinnipiac AD Jack McDonald; Fayetteville State AD Ed McLean; Cal State Monterey Bay AD Vince Otoupal; Carroll AD Bruce Parker; Seminole State College of Florida AD John Scarpino; South Plains College AD Joe Tubb; Missouri Valley Football Conference/Pioneer League Commissioner Patty Viverito; Ferris State AD Perk Weisenburger; and Georgia Senior Associate AD Carla Williams.

About NACDA:  NACDA, now in its 48^th year, is the professional and educational association for more than 6,500 college athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. More than 2,200 athletics administrators annually attend the NACDA Convention. Additionally, NACDA administers 13 professional associations, including seven for the separate business units that report directly to the athletics directors. For more information on NACDA, visit www.nacda.com.