DALLAS, June 14, 2010 - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today that the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA) will hold its annual summer meeting Wednesday, June 16 at the NFF's headquarters in Irving, Texas.

"The members of the NCFAA work extremely hard for the betterment of all of college football, and they continue to find new ways to shine a light on the best our sport has to offer," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "It's great to be a NCFAA member and to be able to play an added role by hosting the annual summer meeting at our headquarters for the third year in a row."

The NCFAA was formed in 1997 as a coalition of major collegiate football awards to enhance the integrity and prestige of college football's various awards. Currently, the organization works with ESPN to stage The Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards Show, which will air this year on Thursday, Dec. 9 from the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The NFF is a member of the organization through its William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by HealthSouth, which is promoted by the association as the nation's top scholar-athlete award in college football.

"We want to thank the NFF for their gracious hospitality," said NCFAA President Danielle Moorman, who is also the executive director of the Davey O'Brien Foundation. "The NFF stands as one of the leaders in promoting the integrity of college football, and we are fortunate that their headquarters are centrally located in the country, providing the ideal meeting place for our members who traveled from all over the country."

The officers of the organization include Moorman; Steve Richardson, vice president (Football Writers Association of America); Jeff Lockhart, secretary/treasurer (SMU Athletic Forum); Bill Davis, director-at-large (Lou Groza Award); Eddie Griffin (Jim Thorpe Award) Tom Lally, director-at-large (Walter Camp Foundation); and Mark Wolpert (Maxwell Football Club).

The awards covered by the association include the Bednarik Award, Biletnikoff Award, Frank Broyles Award, Butkus Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, the NFF William V. Campbell Trophy, Lou Groza Award, Ray Guy Award, Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, Rotary Lombardi Award, John Mackey Award, Maxwell Award, Joseph V. Paterno Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Davey O'Brien Award, Outland Trophy, Rimington Trophy, Eddie Robinson/FWAA Coach of the Year, Jim Thorpe Award, Doak Walker Award, and as an associate member the Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award.



ABOUT THE NATIONAL COLLEGE FOOTBALL AWARDS ASSOCIATION:
The NCFAA was founded in 1997 as a coalition of the major collegiate football awards to protect, preserve and enhance the integrity, influence and prestige of the game's predominant awards. The NCFAA encourages professionalism and the highest standards for the administration of its member awards and the selection of their candidates and recipients. For more information, visit the association's official Web site: www.NCFAA.org.

ABOUT THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL FOUNDATION & COLLEGE HALL OF FAME:
Founded in 1947 with leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame, a non-profit educational organization, runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 121 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame, Play It Smart, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, the NFF Gridiron Clubs of New York City, Dallas, and Los Angeles, and scholarships of over $1 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF presents the MacArthur Bowl, the Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, and releases the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Standings. Learn more at www.footballfoundation.org.