MIT Athletics Director and Women Leaders President, Julie Soriero, Receives Pat Summitt Award!

Julie Soriero, athletics director at MIT, is the 2018 recipient of the NCAA President's Pat Summitt Award, making her the first Division III administrator and second person overall to receive the honor. Release here.

Congratulations! Connie Hurlbut has been named interim commissioner of the West Coast Conference. Read here. 

A hat tip to Judy Rose and her incredible 43-year career! Reflection here. 

Join the conversation! On February 6, Colgate University's Ann-Marie Guglieri will lead a discussion on managing up! Details here. 

Elaine Harvey, assistant director of communications and development at Wellesley College, is the recipient of the Emerging Athletic Administrator Award by NADIIIAA. Release here. 

Fantastic! Melissa Walton, senior associate AD/SWA at Albion College received the Transitioning Athletic Administrator Award by NADIIIAA. Release here. 

She leads! Marie Tuite, director of athletics at San Jose State University, takes her passion for teaching to the NCAA Convention. Details here. 

Impactful! Laurie Massa, who has served as the senior director of athletics and recreation at John Carroll University since 2004, will retire at the end of the 2017-18 academic year. Read more here. 
 
University of Hartford director of athletics, Mary Ellen Gillespie, has announced the hiring of Craig Sandlin as the senior associate athletics director for external relations. Congratulations! Read here. 


A warm welcome to our newest members:

Lindsay Goodman - Oregon State
Julie Leach - College of William and Mary
Shannon Malone - Big Ten Conference
Michele McGee Wolfert - The Wolfert Group
Sophie Collet - Southern Utah University
Christal Peterson - University of Central Florida
Anna Kay Hilburn - University of Arkansas
Melissa McGowan - Nova South Eastern University
Alexandra Potter Sommer - University of Memphis
Daniel Cohen - Baker Donelson
Teri Carson - Seattle University
Elizabeth Flaherty - Nova South Eastern University
Taylor Call - University of Tennessee