Leaders from across the national collegiate landscape will meet at NFF Headquarters to discuss increasing opportunities for women as athletics administrators.
IRVING, Texas (Jan. 28, 2014) – The National Football Foundation (NFF) announced today that the annual winter meeting of National Association of Collegiate Woman Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) will take place Jan. 29-30 at the NFF headquarters in Irving, Texas. The meetings will be led by NACWAA President and University of Texas Women’s Athletics Director Chris Plonsky (a member of the NFF Board since 2002) and NACWAA Chief Executive Officer Patti Phillips.
“We would like to thank the National Football Foundation for hosting our winter meetings at their headquarters,” said Phillips. “The Foundation does a marvelous job of supporting college athletics and the scholar-athlete ideal, and we are grateful for their support in helping us create new opportunities for women to advance as administrators in the world of college athletics.”
NACWAA conducts a variety of initiatives to enhance the development of women in administrative positions in intercollegiate athletics. NACWAA membership is open to all (men and women) of any job type, level and industry.
“We are proud to host the NACWAA winter meetings at our headquarters,” said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. “NACWAA serves an important role in creating opportunities for women to become top-level administrators in college athletics, which benefits us all. We need to ensure that the best and the brightest choose career paths as athletics administrators, and NACWAA plays a significant part in making that happen.”
NACWAA holds numerous events throughout the year, including its national convention and several symposiums, which create opportunities and celebrate the accomplishments of women as athletics administrators. The organization’s many other activities include offering scholarships to aid in career development; operating a mentoring program that matches accomplished veteran administrators with next generation of leaders; creating networking opportunities; serving as an advocate with the NCAA and other appropriate governing bodies; and fostering a range of opportunities for career development and advancement.
About the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators
NACWAA is the premier leadership organization that empowers, develops, assists, celebrates, affirms, involves and honors women working in all fields of intercollegiate athletics. NACWAA is dedicated to empowering, developing and advancing the success of women throughout the profession. Learn more at www.nacwaa.org
ABOUT The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame
Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl "Red" Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the College Football Hall of Fame, the NFF Leadership Hall of Fame, the NFF Scholar-Athlete Awards presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF Showcases, the NFF Hampshire Honor Society, the NFF Faculty Salute Initiative presented by Fidelity Investments, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Alumni Association, and scholarships of more than $1.3 million for college and high school scholar-athletes. The NFF also presents the William V. Campbell Trophy endowed by HealthSouth and hosted at the New York Athletic Club as well as bestowing several other major awards at the NFF Annual Awards Dinner in New York City. NFF corporate partners include the Allstate Sugar Bowl, Fidelity Investments, Herff Jones, Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Sports Business Journal, and Under Armour. For more information, please visit www.footballfoundation.org.
