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Kevin Anderson University of Maryland 1st Vice President Mike Alden 38 | FROM COLLEGIATE SPORTS TO THE OLYMPICS: University of Missouri 2nd Vice President LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE USING CELLULAR BONDING TECHNOLOGY Jim Phillips Northwestern University 3rd Vice President LiveU looks at how some of the world’s largest sporting events are using portable devices to Tim Selgo Grand Valley State University broadcast games, live press conferences, locker room interviews and more. Secretary Don Tencher Rhode Island College 40 | JAMES J. CORBETT MEMORIAL AWARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FBS REPRESENTATIVES Bubba Cunningham NACDA honors Past President Jim Jones, former athletics director at The Ohio State University, University of North Carolina Chet Gladchuk with the 47th Annual James J. Corbett Award — the highest administrative honor presented in United States Naval Academy Rick Hart intercollegiate athletics. Athletics Administration sits down with Jones to discuss his Southern Methodist University Paul Krebs University of New Mexico longstanding career at OSU, where he was coach and administrator, as well as NACDA’s current Warde Manuel University of Connecticut and future role in collegiate athletics, and much more. FCS REPRESENTATIVES Jim Murphy Davidson College Greg Burke 44 | VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND ATHLETICS Northwestern State University I-AAA REPRESENTATIVES Peg Bradley-Doppes With sexual assault being a widespread societal problem, especially among those attending University of Denver Jean Lenti Ponsetto college, a peer education improvisational theater group, called SCREAM (Students Challenging DePaul University Jack McDonald Realities and Education Against Myths) was formed at Rutgers University to provide programs Quinnipiac University DIVISION II REPRESENTATIVES at orientation. SCREAM Athletes was formed with student-athletes using improvisational Jim Johnson Pittsburg State University Ed Matejkovic theater to engage other student-athletes in addressing the broad range of issues connected to West Chester University Ed McLean interpersonal violence that occurs on campuses and in our communities. Fayetteville State University Vince Otoupal Cal State Monterey Bay Perk Weisenburger 48 | WELLNESS FOR ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATORS Ferris State University DIVISION III REPRESENTATIVES Al Bean Ohio State Director of Athletics Gene Smith looks at the importance of maintaining a healthy University of Southern Maine Jim Knowlton body and mind to maximize effectiveness in the ever changing and stressful world of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tom Simmons intercollegiate athletics. Ohio Northern University NAIA REPRESENTATIVES Robyn Daugherty John Brown University Eric Olson NAIA Bruce Parker Carroll College JUNIOR/COMMUNITY COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVES 6|PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 56| MOAA CORNER Jim Forkum Santa Rosa Junior College 8|ASSOCIATION NEWS 57| N4A CORNER John Scarpino Seminole State College of Florida 50 | CEFMA CORNER 58| NAAC CORNER Joe Tubb South Plains College AT-LARGE REPRESENTATIVES 51 |COSIDA CORNER 59| NAADD CORNER Sue Bergen University of Rhode Island 52 | D2 ADA CORNER 60| NACMA CORNER Joni Comstock NCAA 53 | FCS ADA CORNER 61 | NATYCAA CORNER Missy Conboy University of Notre Dame 54 | I-AAA ADA CORNER 62 | BOOK REVIEW Patty Viverito Missouri Valley Football/Pioneer League Carla Williams 55 | ICLA CORNER 64 | UPCOMING DATES AND EVENTS University of Georgia FOLLOW US @ twitter.com/NACDA 2 | NACDA ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION ® America’s Favorite Banner Company Collapsable, Padded Display Sideline Signatures “Sideline Signatures have been an integral part of our new Business Partnership Program. 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