06-22-2010, 04:22 PM
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced Monday that ETSU Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dave Mullins has been named a winner of the Under Armour AD of the Year Award (ADOY).
“I am humbled by this recognition, but this is an honor I share with our entire department – all of our administrators, coaches and student-athletes,” said Mullins, who has served as AD at ETSU since January of 2003 and was named the Southeast Division I winner. “This award is an affirmation of the steps we’ve taken to make ETSU athletics a broad-based, successful program. Every day we all work extremely hard to be one of the best programs in the country, and we have accomplished a great deal over the last seven-plus years.
“We have enjoyed record setting seasons when it comes to winning championships and raising dollars both on the corporate and donor levels. We have built three new athletic facilities with a fourth under construction. And most importantly, our student-athletes have continued to improve academically, increasing their GPAs and graduation rates every year.”
In total, 29 athletic directors across the country were honored with the distinction. There are four geographic regions - northeast, southeast, central and west; while the membership is separated into seven categories - Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A); Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA); Division I (formerly Division I-AAA); Division II; Division III; NAIA; and Junior/Community Colleges, along with one International winner.
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners. Special Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, present and past NCAA and NAIA presidents, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award. A complete listing of Selection Committee members can be found on NACDA's Web site at http://www.nacda.com.
“I am humbled by this recognition, but this is an honor I share with our entire department – all of our administrators, coaches and student-athletes,” said Mullins, who has served as AD at ETSU since January of 2003 and was named the Southeast Division I winner. “This award is an affirmation of the steps we’ve taken to make ETSU athletics a broad-based, successful program. Every day we all work extremely hard to be one of the best programs in the country, and we have accomplished a great deal over the last seven-plus years.
“We have enjoyed record setting seasons when it comes to winning championships and raising dollars both on the corporate and donor levels. We have built three new athletic facilities with a fourth under construction. And most importantly, our student-athletes have continued to improve academically, increasing their GPAs and graduation rates every year.”
In total, 29 athletic directors across the country were honored with the distinction. There are four geographic regions - northeast, southeast, central and west; while the membership is separated into seven categories - Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A); Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA); Division I (formerly Division I-AAA); Division II; Division III; NAIA; and Junior/Community Colleges, along with one International winner.
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD's institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control within the last five years during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners. Special Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, present and past NCAA and NAIA presidents, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award. A complete listing of Selection Committee members can be found on NACDA's Web site at http://www.nacda.com.
