Division II Athletics Directors Association 8/17/2016 12:00:00 AM

Division 2 ADA Announces 2015-16 Academic Achievement Award Winners

Aug. 17, 2016

CLEVELAND -- The Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) announced the 2015-16 recipients of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Awards. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level.

A total of 156 institutions and a record number of student-athletes (8,072) are being recognized for the 2015-16 Academic Achievement Awards. For the fourth-straight year, the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) had the most student-athletes honored with 846, followed by the Northeast-10 Conference with 842 student-athletes being provided with this award.

"The number of student-athletes that are recognized for their academic achievements continues to grow each year. I am so pleased the D2 ADA membership participates annually in this important initiative that showcases the academic efforts of our extremely talented student-athletes," stated D2 ADA President Pennie Parker, director of athletics at Rollins College.

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the athletics director of the Division II institution MUST BE a CURRENT dues paying member of the D2 ADA.

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 D2 ADA: The D 2ADA 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 D2 ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The D2 ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 52nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.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	31	Notre Dame College	54
California State University - East Bay	36	Shepherd University	25
California State University - San Bernardino	29	University of Charleston	66
Chico State University	26	Urbana University	42
Sonoma State University	53	Wheeling Jesuit University	57
Stanislaus State	37		244
	212	Northeast 10
CACC		Adelphi University	106
Caldwell University	56	American International College	3
Chestnut Hill College	56	Assumption College	51
Felician University	26	Bentley University	90
Georgian Court University	35	Le Moyne College	104
Holy Family University	33	Merrimack College	90
Philadelphia University	64	Pace University	50
University of the Sciences	22	Saint Michael's College	68
	292	Southern Connecticut State University	46
CIAA		Southern New Hampshire University	111
Chowan University	27	Stonehill College	65
Saint Augustine's University	20	University of New Haven	58
Virginia State University	26		842
	73	NSIC
Conference Carolinas		Minnesota State University Moorhead	58
Barton College	47	Minnesota State University Mankato	70
Belmont Abbey College	45	Minot State University	37
Erskine College	19	University of Minnesota Crookston	31
King University	66	University of Minnesota Duluth	47
Lees-McRae College	63	Winona State University	87
Limestone College	110		330
Pfeiffer University	79	PacWest
University of Mount Olive	63	Academy of Art University	13
	492	Azusa Pacific University	54
ECC		California Baptist University	98
LIU Post	85	Chaminade University	24
Mercy College	35	Concordia University Irvine	43
Molloy College	44	Dixie State University	58
Queen's College	10	Dominican University of California	39
Roberts Wesleyan College	75	Fresno Pacific University	31
St. Thomas Aquinas College	30	Holy Names University	22
University of the District of Columbia	20	Notre Dame de Namur University	24
	299	Point Loma Nazarene University	63
Great American Conference		University of Hawaii at Hilo	26
East Central University	46		495
Harding University	79	Peach Belt
Henderson State University	26	Armstrong State University	28
Northwestern Oklahoma State University	34	Augusta University	26
University of Arkansas Monticello	33	Clayton State University	10
	218	Columbus State University	43
GLIAC		Flagler College	23
Ashland University	84	Francis Marion University	12
Grand Valley State University	108	Georgia College	40
Lake Erie College	59	Georgia Southwestern State University	19
Lake Superior State University	24	UNC Pembroke	29
Malone University	53	University of Montevallo	61
University of Findlay	170	University of North Georgia	36
Wayne State University	65	University of South Carolina Aiken	33
	563		360
GLVC		PSAC
Bellarmine University	70	Bloomsburg University	43
Lewis University	102	California University of Pennsylvania	59
Missouri S&T	62	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	75
University of Indianapolis	97	Edinboro University	41
University of Southern Indiana	54	Gannon University	99
University of Wisconsin-Parkside	52	Kutztown University	56
William Jewell College	70	Lock Haven University	61
	507	Seton Hill University	123
G-MAC		Shippensburg University	76
Kentucky Wesleyan College	28	Slippery Rock University	80
	28	University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown	36
GNAC		West Chester University	97
Central Washington University	53		846
Western Oregon University	40	RMAC
	93	Black Hills State University	35
Gulf South		Metro State University - Denver	33
Christian Brothers University	15	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	39
Union University	38	Western State Colorado University	49
University of West Alabama	31		156
University of West Florida	55	South Atlantic
University of West Georgia	38	Coker College	61
	177	Newberry College	68
Heartland		Wingate University	76
Dallas Baptist University	33		205
Oklahoma Christian University	56	SIAC
Rogers State University	34	Albany State University	5
St. Edward's University	36	Spring Hill College	63
Texas A&M International University	25		68
	184	Sunshine State
Lone Star		Barry University	58
Cameron University	12	Eckerd College	26
Eastern New Mexico State University	39	Florida Southern College	88
Texas A&M University-Commerce	41	Nova Southeastern University	42
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	33	Palm Beach Atlantic University	37
Texas Woman's University	36	Rollins College	101
	161	Saint Leo University	70
MIAA		University of Tampa	66
Emporia State University	72		488
Fort Hays State University	51
Lincoln University	26
Lindenwood University	107
Missouri Southern State University	36
Missouri Western State University	40
Northeastern State University	36
Northwest Missouri State University	112
Pittsburg State University	72
University of Central Missouri	76
University of Central Oklahoma	48
University of Nebraska Kearney	63
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