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Release courtesy of the Division II Athletic Directors Association
CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Division II
Athletics Directors Association (DII ADA) announced the 2009-10
recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement
Awards presented by WeatherPORT. The Academic Achievement Awards
is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of
student-athletes at the Division II level.
The announcement, which
is in the October edition of the Association's publication,
features a picture of former SVSU women's soccer athletes Renee
Privette and Jackie Barrett, who were two of the Cardinals' 64
athletes that were honored.
Ninety-three institutions sent in nominees for the 2009-10 Academic Achievement Awards, while a total of 3,022 student-athletes are being recognized this year. The Northeast-10 Conference had 350 student-athletes honored, followed by the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) with 349 nominees.
Also, the student-athlete must:
- have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college level work
- have been an active member of an intercollegiate team during his/her last academic year
"We want to thank and congratulate those colleges and universities that took part in honoring its student-athletes," stated Division II ADA President Greg Waggoner, director of athletics at Western State College of Colorado. "We look forward to continued participation in the future and wish everyone the best of luck during the upcoming year. We also want to thank WeatherPORT for making this important recognition possible."
Click here for a list of SVSU athletes that
received this honor
The following institutions submitted student-athletes for the Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award:
CCAA:
Cal
Poly Pomona,
Cal
State Stanislaus,
Chico
State,
Sonoma
State,
California
San Diego;
CACC: Bloomfield,
Caldwell,
Chestnut
Hill,
Goldey-Beacom,Holy
Family,
University
of the Sciences,
Wilmington;
CIAA: Virginia
State;
CC: Anderson,
Barton,
Coker,
Limestone,
Mount
Olive;
ECC: Molloy,
Saint
Thomas Aquinas;
GLIAC: Ferris
State,
Grand
Valley State,
Northern
Michigan,
Saginaw
Valley State;
GLVC: Bellarmine,
Drury,
Indianapolis,
Maryville,
Northern
Kentucky,
Rockhurst;
GNAC: Western
Washington;
GSC: Alabama
Huntsville,
North
Alabama,
West
Alabama,
West
Florida;
HC: Dallas
Baptist,
Newman,
Saint
Edward's,
Texas
A&M International;
Independent: Palm
Beach Atlantic;
LSC: Angelo
State,
Cameron,
Texas
A&M Commerce,
Texas
Woman's;
MIAA: Emporia
State,Northwest
Missouri State,
Washburn;
NE10: Bentley,
Franklin
Pierce,
Le
Moyne,
Massachusetts
Lowell,
New
Haven,
Saint
Anselm,
Southern
Connecticut State,
Southern
New Hampshire,
Stonehill;
NSIC: Mary,
Minnesota
Crookston,
Upper
Iowa,
Wayne
State;
PWC: Academy
of Art,
Chaminade,
Notre
Dame de Namur;
PBC: Armstrong
Atlantic State,
Augusta
State,
Flagler,
Francis
Marion,
Montevallo;
PSAC: Cheyney,
East
Stroudsburg,
Gannon,
Kutztown,
Mansfield,
Slippery
Rock,
West
Chester;
RMAC: Adams
State,
Fort
Lewis,
Metropolitan
State College of Denver,
Western
State College of Colorado;
SAC: Newberry;
SIAC: Clark
Atlanta,
Kentucky
State;
SSC: Eckerd,
Florida
Southern,
Lynn,
Nova
Southeastern,
Saint
Leo;
WVIAC: Charleston,
Pittsburgh
Johnstown,
Seton
Hill,
Shepherd,
and West
Virginia Wesleyan.
About DII ADA: The DII ADA is the first organization of its kind
to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of
acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the
overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II
athletics directors. For more information about the DII ADA, please
visit www.div2ada.com.
The DII ADA is administered by the National Association of
Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 46th
year. For more information on NACDA and the 11 professional
associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit
www.nacda.com.