Division II Athletics Directors Association 8/13/2015 12:00:00 AM

Division 2 ADA Announces 2014-15 Academic Achievement Award Winners

Aug. 13, 2015

CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2ADA) announced the 2014-15 recipients of the D2ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division 2 level.

A total of 150 institutions and a record number of student-athletes (7,486) are being recognized for the 2014-15 Academic Achievement Awards. For the third straight year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) had the most student-athletes honored with 973, a record-high for the program, followed by the Northern Sun (NSIC) with 869 student-athletes being provided with this award.

"The D2 ADA continuously strives to recognize the outstanding student-athletes in our division, and we would like to thank and congratulate the institutions that took part in honoring the 2014-15 Academic Achievement Award winners," stated D2ADA President Fran Reidy, director of athletics at Saint Leo University. "As an additional platform to showcase outstanding student-athletes, this award allows the D2ADA to highlight the efforts in the classroom, as well as on the playing field."

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division 2 institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues paying member of the D2ADA.

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

About D2ADA: The D2ADA 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 2 athletics directors. For more information about the D2ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 51st year. For more information on NACDA and the 14 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.

For a complete listing of names per institution, please contact Erin Dengler at edengler@nacda.com.

The following institutions submitted student-athletes (#) for the Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award:

Institution	# Nominees	Institution	# Nominees
California Collegiate		Mountain East
Cal Poly Pomona	33	Notre Dame College	49
California State University - Monterey Bay	34	University of Charleston	64
Chico State University	28	University of Virginia Wise	17
Humboldt State University	40	Urbana University	43
Sonoma State University	39		173
	174	Northeast 10
CACC		Assumption College	48
Bloomfield College	21	Bentley	98
Caldwell College	51	Le Moyne College	87
Felician College	28	Pace University	36
Georgian Court University	24	Southern Connecticut State University	37
Goldey Beacom College	21	Southern New Hampshire University	70
Holy Family University	30	Stonehill College	53
Philadelphia University	67	University of New Haven	45
University of the Sciences	27		474
Wilmington University	43	NSIC
	312	Augustana College	62
CIAA		Bemidji State University	39
Chowan University	32	Concordia University St Paul	70
Shaw University	5	Minnesota State University Moorhead	67
Virginia State University	21	Minnesota State University, Mankato	75
	58	Minot State University	41
Conference Carolinas		Northern State University	88
Erskine College	23	St. Cloud State University	76
King University	79	University of Mary	64
Limestone College	161	University of Minnesota - Crookston	32
University of Mount Olive	58	University of Minnesota - Duluth	53
	321	University of Sioux Falls	60
ECC		Wayne State College	58
Dowling College	42	Winona State University	84
LIU Post	68		869
Mercy College	37	PacWest
Molloy College	44	Academy of Art University	10
Queen's College	28	BYU - Hawaii	35
St. Thomas Aquinas College	31	California Baptist University	38
University of the District of Columbia	17	Chaminade University	20
	267	Dixe State University	64
Great American Conference		Dominican University of California	49
East Central University	57	Fresno Pacific University	39
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	22	Hawaii Pacific University	40
University of Arkansas Monticello	27	Holy Names University	22
	106	Notre Dame de Namur University	17
GLIAC		Point Loma Nazarene University	40
Ashland University	73		374
Grand Valley State University	103	Peach Belt
Lake Erie College	61	Armstrong State University	24
Michigan Tech University	76	Clayton State University	17
Saginaw Valley State University	68	Flagler College	28
	381	Francis Marion University	38
GLVC		Georgia College	45
Bellarmine University	62	Georgia Regents University	20
Maryville University	73	University of Montevallo	55
Missouri S&T	49	University of North Carolina Pembroke	36
University of Indianapolis	86	University of North Georgia	22
University of Southern Indiana	54	University of South Carolina Aiken	29
	324		314
GNAC		PSAC
Central Washington University	43	Bloomsburg	56
Seattle Pacific University	50	California University of PA	70
Western Oregon University	32	Clarion University of PA	100
Western Washington University	33	East Stroudsburg University	65
	158	Edinboro University	48
Gulf South		Gannon University	89
Christian Brothers University	26	Kutztown University	64
Union University	31	Lock Haven University	50
University of North Alabama	30	Seton Hill University	129
University of West Florida	32	Shippensburg University	70
	119	Slippery Rock University	78
Heartland		University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	24
Dallas Baptist University	36	West Chester University	93
Lubbock Christian University	43		936
Oklahoma Christian University	44	RMAC
Rogers State University	27	Black Hills State University	32
St. Edward's University	50	Fort Lewis College	42
St. Mary's University	48	Western New Mexico University	31
Texas A&M International University	30	Western State Colorado University	43
University of Arkansas Fort Smith	17		148
	295	SIAC
Independent		Albany State University	3
Palm Beach Atlantic University	34	Spring Hill College	44
	34		47
Lone Star		South Atlantic
Cameron University	11	Coker College	57
Texas A&M University Kingsville	20	Newberry College	72
Texas Woman's University	31	Queens University of Charlotte	97
	62	Wingate University	67
MIAA			293
Emporia State University	65	Sunshine
Fort Hays State University	60	Barry University	48
Lindenwood University	126	Eckerd College	30
Missouri Southern State University	49	Florida Institute of Technology	83
Northeastern State University	27	Florida Southern College	87
Northwest Missouri State University	93	Lynn University	62
Pittsburg State University	67	Nova Southeastern University	57
University of Central Missouri	63	Rollins College	78
University of Central Oklahoma	53	Saint Leo University	83
University of Nebraska at Kearney	66	University of Tampa	50
	669		578

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