Video Reports
 
WSSU Senior Woman Administrator Tonia Walker honored with Nell Jackson Award
Tonia Walker’s efforts earn her national accolades  - Chris Zona
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA) will honor Winston-Salem State University Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator Tonia Walker with the 2008 Nell Jackson Award.
Ms. Tonya Walker, WSSU Associate AD/Senior Women Administrator,  recently  attended a  joint NCAA/ NACWAA  conference for Senior Women Admistrators ( See NCAA PARTNERS WITH NACWAA) .  Walkers speaks to  the conference and the role of the Senior Women Administrator in Athletic Administration.  File Video

Heads-up on the CIAA
The skippy on the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) after a jaw dropping 2008 basketball tournament, deals to extend the B-Ball tournament in Charlotte, NC and move the Football championship game to Durham, NC. were topics on the table in discussion with Commissioner Leon G. Kerry along with Television markets,  growing the conference to potentially 14 members, and compliance with the NCAA's  D II Regional Realignment Structure to IBCS/BCSO at the 2008 football kickoff.

Aggies Tap Aggie for AD
 Chancellor Stanley Battle citing “he's and Aggie” introduced Aggie Hall of Framer Wheeler Brown (1979) for the vacant athletic director position at North Carolina A&T.  Brown who served in an interim capacity during the search addressed the assembled media and Aggie supporters stressing academics, competitiveness, and renewal of the Aggie Swagger.
Ford-Kee named Lincoln (Pa.) Director of Athletics  Rob Knox
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA. (June 23, 2008) – Lincoln University of Pennsylvania has named Dianthia Ford-Kee as its new Director of Athletics. Ford-Kee comes to Lincoln from Shaw University where she served as the Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator and taught courses in Public Administration.  Photo Shaw U

In the News
 

MEAC Announces Sonja Stills as  Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Compliance
 Virginia Beach, Va. - The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced that Sonja O. Stills has been promoted to the position of Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Compliance. “I am pleased to announce that Ms. Sonja Stills has been promoted to the position of Assistant Commissioner for Administration & Compliance,” said Dennis Thomas, MEAC Commissioner. 
BROWN NAMED NORTH CAROLINA A&T  DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS
Brown is a member of the N.C. A&T Sports Hall of Fame
Brian Holloway
 GREENSBORO, N.C., August 11, 2008 – North Carolina A&T State University Chancellor Stanley F. Battle announced the hiring of Wheeler Brown as the school’s new director of intercollegiate athletics at a press conference held at the Bryan Fitness and Wellness Center Monday afternoon.
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES NEW HIRES,
Kelly Brooks Ashley Robinson Duane Lewis Jennifer Huggins
PROMOTION
William Bright, Jr.
Southwestern Athletic Commissioner Duer Sharp announced
three new hires and one promotion in the conference office. Kelly Brooks has
been named Associate Commissioner, Ashley Robinson was named Assistant
Commissioner for Compliance, and Duane
Lewis was named Assistant Commissioner for Communications. Additionally, Jennifer Huggins  has been promoted to Assistant Commissioner for Championships.
Funeral Services Set For Charles Prophet
Roderick Mosley 06238
Itta Bena, Miss.---Funeral services has been set for Charles “Chuck” Prophet, 67, former athletic director at Mississippi Valley State University, who died last Friday, June 20, 2008, at Greenwood ]-LeFlore Hospital. Services have been set for Saturday June 28th at 11 a.m. in the R.W. Harrison HPER Complex on the MVSU campus. Visitation is set for 3 p.m.-7 p.m. Friday at Century Funeral Home, 801 Walthall St. in Greenwood, MS. Family hour will began at 6 p.m. Photo Prophet
VSU'S PEGGY DAVIS ELECTED CIAA PRESIDENT
 Jim Junot
Peggy Davis, 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. Davis will replace Alfonza Carter as President for the two-year term.  She has served as Vice-President in 2007-08.  VSU Photo

 
DrDR. WILLIAM E. LIDE TERMINATED
Tucker, GA –The Council of Presidents, the governing body of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), announced today, the termination of Dr. William E. Lide as Conference Commissioner, which became effective May 31, 2008.  The statement was released by the Chairman of the Council, Dr. Benjamin F. Payton, who also serves as President of Tuskegee University.  According to Dr. Payton, “the Council of Presidents regrets very much the necessity to take this action with respect to Dr. William E. Lide.
TSU Administrators To Head Key OVC Committees
 Johnson and Phillips to Head OVC Presidents and ADs as Chairs
 Wallace Dooley, Jr.
 Tennessee State University President Dr. Melvin Johnson and   Athletic Director Teresa Phillips were named to chair the Ohio Valley Conference Board of Presidents and Board of Athletic Directors, respectively. The positions are effective for the 2008-09 athletic year.  TNSU Photo
JCSU’s Joyner Garners Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award ;  - Kristene Kelly
 Johnson C. Smith University Director of Athletics, Steve Joyner, Sr. was recognized as the CIAA’s top athletic administrator when he was presented with the 2008 Jeanette A. Lee Athletic Administration Award. Joyner provided extraordinary leadership for the Golden Bulls' Athletic Department during the 2007-08 athletic season.  JCSU Photo
VSU'S LOFTON NAMED CIAA SENIOR WOMAN ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR  -  Jim Junot
Tomorrow Lofton, Virginia State University's Senior Woman Administrator
and Assistant Athletic Director for Special Events and Logistics, has been named the CIAA Senior Woman Administrator of the Year, the CIAA announced on Tuesday in Durham, N.C. 
Former SC State AD, Dr. Willis Ham, to Be Among NACDA Hall of Fame Inductees  -  William Hamilton
 Former South Carolina State athletics director, Dr. Willis C. Ham -- the first full-time AD at the university -- is among eight athletics administrators to be inducted into the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall Fame during the group’s 43rd Annual Convention in Dallas Jun. 10
WICKER-McCREE APPOINTED ATHLETICS DIRECTOR AT NCCU  - Miji Bell
DURHAM, NC - North Carolina Central University announces the appointment of Ingrid Wicker-McCree, as director of athletics.  “We are very pleased to announce this appointment,” said Chancellor Charlie Nelms. “Ingrid’s demonstrated record of leadership and achievement is a real asset to our team. Not only does she have a history of being a winning coach, but she has provided excellent leadership during this transitional period.”  Wicker-McCree, who joins the rank of only a handful of women athletic directors in the UNC system, previously served as NCCU’s associate athletics director for internal affairs. Photo NCCU
Duer Sharp Named SWAC Commissioner
William Bright Jr
The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors – Chairman Ronald Mason Jr. – announced the selection of Duer Sharp as the new Commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Sharp, who begins his duties immediately as the SWAC’s fifth commissioner, succeeds Robert C. Vowels, Jr. Vowels stepped down in June to become the vice-president for educational services with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).  IBCSTV : Interim Commissioner Duel Sharp, formerly with the Big 10 Conference, brought on board by departed commission Robert Vowels to develop structure in the conference commented on his background and response to an inquiry on some of the factor which may have been consider in the decision to keep the conference office in Birmingham.