The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) is a professional organization for college and university athletic directors in the United States. NACDA boasts a membership of more than 6,100 individuals and more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. Members include athletics directors, associate and assistant athletics directors, conference commissioners and affiliate individuals or corporations.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics was founded in 1965. It had its origins at the First and Second National Conferences on Athletic Administration in Colleges and Universities, held in Louisville, Kentucky in 1959 and 1962. At the third conference, in 1965, in Washington, D.C., NACDA was officially founded and the Association held its inaugural Convention in 1966.
NACDA is governed by a group of Officers and executive committee members. The Officers consist of a President, a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice President and a Secretary. The Finance-Management Committee consists of the current Officers and Past Presidents who conduct the finances of the Association. The executive committee includes eight representatives each from the college and University Divisions, four from the Junior/Community College Division and several At-Large members. This latter group includes five representatives of affiliated associations/organizations and female representatives from districts which do not have female representation.
See footnote[2] and Hall of fame
The following table lists the past presidents of the NACDA.[3]
| Years | President | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–1966 | Jim Corbett | Louisiana State University | |
| 1966–1967 | Dick Larkins | Ohio State University | |
| 1967–1968 | Bob Bronzan | San Jose State University | |
| 1968–1969 | Marsh Turner | Johns Hopkins University | |
| 1969–1970 | Bill Orwig | Indiana University | |
| 1970–1971 | Albert W. Twitchell | Rutgers University | |
| 1971–1972 | James "Bud" Jack | University of Utah | |
| 1972–1973 | Cecil Coleman | University of Illinois | |
| 1973–1974 | John Winkin | Colby College | |
| 1974–1975 | Harry Fouke | University of Houston | |
| 1975–1976 | Bill Rohr | Ohio University | |
| 1976–1977 | Stan Marshall | South Dakota State University | |
| 1977–1978 | Bill Flynn | Boston College | |
| 1978–1979 | Fred Miller | Arizona State University | |
| 1979–1980 | Ben Carnevale | The College of William and Mary | |
| 1980–1981 | John Toner | University of Connecticut | |
| 1981–1982 | Mike Lude | University of Washington | |
| 1982–1983 | George King | Purdue University | |
| 1983–1984 | Bob Karnes | Drake University | |
| 1984–1985 | John J. Clune | United States Air Force Academy | |
| 1985–1986 | Andy Mooradian | University of New Hampshire | |
| 1986–1987 | Homer Rice | Georgia Tech | |
| 1987–1988 | Carl Miller | University of the Pacific | |
| 1988–1989 | Gary Cunningham | Fresno State University | |
| 1989–1990 | Jack Lengyel | United States Naval Academy | |
| 1990–1991 | Frank Windegger | Texas Christian University | |
| 1991–1992 | Bill Byrne | University of Oregon | |
| 1992–1993 | Jim Jones | Ohio State University | |
| 1993–1994 | John Swofford | University of North Carolina | |
| 1994–1995 | Eugene Smith | Iowa State University | |
| 1995–1996 | Jim Copeland | Southern Methodist University | |
| 1996–1997 | Barbara Hedges | University of Washington | |
| 1997–1998 | Vince Dooley | University of Georgia | |
| 1998–1999 | Jim Livengood | University of Arizona | |
| 1999–2000 | Dave Hart Jr. | Florida State University | |
| 2000–2001 | Debbie Yow | University of Maryland, College Park | |
| 2001–2002 | Bill Bradshaw | DePaul University | |
| 2002–2003 | Joe Castiglione | University of Oklahoma | |
| 2003–2004 | Judy Rose | University of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
| 2004–2005 | Gene DeFilippo | Boston College | |
| 2005–2006 | Tim Curley | Penn State University | |
| 2006–2007 | Lee McElroy | University at Albany | |
| 2007–2008 | Kevin White | University of Notre Dame | |
| 2008–2009 | Joan Cronan | University of Tennessee | |
| 2009–2010 | Randy Spetman | Florida State University | |
| 2010–2011 | Dave Roach | Colgate University | |
| 2011–2012 | Dan Guerrero | UCLA | |
| 2012–2013 | Kevin Anderson | University of Maryland | |
| 2013–2014 | Mike Alden | University of Missouri | |
| 2014–2015 | Jim Phillips | Northwestern University | |
| 2015–2016 | Tim Selgo | Grand Valley State University | |
| 2016–2017 | Chris Plonsky | University of Texas | |
| 2017–2018 | Bubba Cunningham | University of North Carolina | |
| 2018–2019 | Lee Reed | Georgetown University | |
| 2019–2020 | Greg Byrne | University of Alabama | |
| 2020–2021 | Warde Manuel | University of Michigan | |
| 2021–2022 | Jamie Pollard | Iowa State University | |
| 2022–2023 | Rick Hart | Southern Methodist University |