Week of August 21, 2008

Lynn Griffin has been promoted from Associate Athletic Director/ SWA to Senior Associate Athletic Director/SWA at the University of Indianapolis.

Brooke Croshier-Sidebotham (2007 NACWAA/HERS East graduate) was named Events and Operations Manager at Iowa State University. Previously, Croshier-Sidebotham served as the Events and Operations Manager at the University of Akron.

Etienne Thomas (2003 NACWAA/HERS West graduate) was named Associate Athletics Director/SWA at North Carolina Central University. Thomas previously served as Director of Compliance at San Jose State University.

In Memory: A NACWAA Tribute

Growing up in the heart of Texas, Betty Werner knew from the beginning where her heart was headed. Battling anyone she could find in any sport she could find at a young age, she knew her life was to be spent in athletics. For more than 40 years, Werner has been blazing new trails and taking on new challenges to provide opportunities for women in athletics. And she did it with a heart the size of the state she came from.

Werner, who has been the senior associate athletics director at Loyola Marymount University since 2000, saw her final challenge, a five-month battle with cancer, come to an end on Saturday morning, Aug. 16, as she passed away at her home in Torrance, Calif. She was 59.

Werner is survived by her parents, Eugene and Betty Werner, and her brother Don. Services will be held at Sacred Heart Chapel on the LMU campus, Monday, Aug. 25 at 4 p.m. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Betty Werner Athletic Scholarship Fund. To donate: Make checks payable to Loyola Marymount University and note on check "In Memory of Betty Werner." Submit checks to Loyola Marymount University, Attn: Erin Hanson, 1 LMU Drive - Suite 2800, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

Week of August 14, 2008

Kara Irving (2007 NACWAA/HERS graduate) was named Assistant for Media Relations at Utah State University. Irving was previously the Media Relations Director at the Western Athletic Conference.

Beloit College has hired Peggy Carl as Director of Athletics. Previously, Carl was the Assistant Athletic Director/SWA at Occidental College.

Bridget Lyons (2005 NACWAA/HERS and 2007 LEI graduate) was promoted from Associate Athletics Director/SWA to Senior Associate Director of Athletics/SWA for Barry University.

Week of August 7, 2008

Megan Kahn (2006 NACWAA/HERS East graduate) was named Assistant Commissioner for Administration and Special Events for the Atlantic 10 Conference. Kahn worked the previous two years as the Administrative Assistant for Women's Basketball at the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Debra Morris (2008 NACWAA/HERS East graduate) was named Athletic Development Senior Program Coordinator at Boston University. Morris previously served as the Sports Information intern for Massachusetts Institute of Technology Athletic Department.

Melissa Dawson was named Associate Athletic Director for Student Services at the University of Tulsa. Dawson previously served as the Academic Coordinator at the University of Iowa.

Week of July 31, 2008

Carrie Leger (2008 NAWAA/HERS graduate) was named Director of the Academic Support Program for Student-Athletes at North Carolina State University. Carrie was previously the Associate Director of Membership Services at the NCAA.

Lake Forest College has promoted Portia Lowe from Assistant Athletic Director to Associate Athletic Director.

Kerri Fagan (2003 NACWAA/HERS graduate) was named Senior Associate Commissioner at the American East Conference. She was previously the Assistant Director for Championships at the NCAA.

Reyna Gilbert was named Assistant Athletic Director of Student Life at Virginia Tech University. Gilbert was previously the Compliance/ CHAMPS Like Skills Coordinator at Nova Southeastern University.

Week of July 24, 2008

Donyale Canada was named the Associate Commissioner/Women’s Basketball Operations and Sports Programs for the Mid-American Conference. Canada, worked the last three years as the Director of Sports Services at Conference USA.

Kim Chandler (2003 NACWAA/HERS East and 2007 Executive Institute graduate) was named the Director of Athletics at Macalester College. Previously, Chandler worked four years as the Director of Athletics at Beloit College.

Week of July 17, 2008

Gail Barksdales (2001 NACWAA/HERS graduate) has been named Associate Athletics Director for Operations and Senior Woman Administrator at Georgia State University. Previously, Barksdales was the Director of Sports Services for the Northeast Conference.

The Atlantic Sun Conference has promoted Sherri Booker from Assistant Associate Commissioner/SWA to Senior Associate Commissioner for Championships and Sports Administration.

Monica Capobianco (2008 NACWAA/HERS graduate) has been promoted to Assistant Director for Intramural and Club Sports at Boston College.  Previously, Capobianco served as Assistant Manager, Club Sports for BC.

Week of July 10, 2008

Anderson University has named Marcie Taylor (2008 NACWAA/HERS East graduate) Athletics Director at Anderson University.  Previously, Taylor has served in the AU athletic department as Associate Athletic Director, Head Women’s Basketball Coach and Head Women’s Golf Coach.

Cindi Nagai (2000 NACWAA/HERS and 2007 LEI graduate) has been promoted Premium Seating Account Executive to Associate Athletic Director for Diversity and Community Relation at the University Denver. 
 
Barbara Blosser (2004 Executive Institute graduate) will be retiring on August 1 after 30 years at William and Mary.

Erin O’Connell was named the Interim Athletic Director at Seattle Pacific University. O’Connell worked the last five years as an Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/SWA at SPU.

Amanda Conklin (2007 NACWAA/HERS East graduate) was promoted from Assistant Commissioner to Associate Commissioner at the Great Lakes Valley Conference earlier this summer.

Jennifer Simon (2004 NACWAA/HERS East and 2007 LEI W graduate) has been named Director of Olympic Sports Operations position at University of California Berkeley.  Previously, Simon served as Associate Director of PE & Athletics at Lewis and Clark College.

The University of Virginia has promoted Valerie Richardson from Assistant Athletics Director to Associate Athletics Director.

Dr. Lin Garner has been named Interim Athletics Director at Lipscomb University.  Garner previously served as Assistant Athletic Director of Academic Services/SWA for Lipscomb.

Nora Lynn Finch (2003 Executive Institute graduate) has been named Associate Commissioner for Women’s Basketball Operations by the Atlantic Coast Conference.  Previously, Finch served as Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA at North Carolina State University.

The Missouri Valley Conference has named Kelli Briscoe Assistant Director of Communication.  Previously Briscoe served as Marketing and Media Relations Intern at the Western Athletic Conference.

Traci Lian (2005 Women’s Coaches Academy East graduate) has been named Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at Nazareth, NY.  Previously, Lian was Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach at SUNY College of Brockport.

Stonehill College has named Paula Sullivan Vice President for Athletics.  Previously, Sullivan has served Stonehill as Director of Athletics.

Week of July 3, 2008

Rowan University Athletic Director Joy Solomen (1996 NACWAA/HERS graduate) has been named to the NCAA Division III Football Committee. Solomen will serve a four-year term starting in September.  She is only the second woman appointed to the NCAA Division III Football Committee.  The first was Debra Warren (2003-04) from Chowan College.

Paula Jackson (2005 East NACWAA/HERS graduate and 2007 Leadership Enhancement graduate) has taken the Athletic Director position at Lincoln University in Missouri.  Previously, Jackson served as Interim Athletics Director and Director of Compliance at Savannah State University.

Peggy Davis (2000 NACWAA/HERS graduate), Athletic Director at Virginia State University, has been elected President of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Davis becomes the third female President in the 96-year history of the CIAA.

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