The WBCA Administrator of the Year Award

Definition
The WBCA Administrator of the Year Award is awarded annually to an administrator, athletic director, associate or assistant athletic director, or senior woman administrator who has promoted women's basketball in a positive manner through clinics, speaking engagements, books, articles, research and/or special promotions at the local, regional and/or national levels, and who has served as a professional role-model for student athletes.

Eligibility
Candidates must be an administrator, athletic director, associate or assistant athletic director, or senior woman administrator to be eligible for nomination. Candidates do not need to be a member of the WBCA in order to be eligible for this award.

Nomination
All active A and B members are eligible to nominate any individual who fits the above criteria. Nomination forms are made available to all eligible members via the WBCA web site (WBCA.org) in January.

Selection
The WBCA Board of Directors will review the candidates and vote on their top three choices. The person with the most votes will be selected as the WBCA Administrator of the Year.

Presentation
The WBCA Administrator of the Year Award is presented annually at the WBCA Awards Luncheon during the WBCA National Convention.

Past Administrator of the Year Award Recipients
2008 - Marianne Vydra, Oregon State University
2007 - Carol Sprague, University of Pittsburgh
2006 - Jane Meyer, University of Iowa
2005 - Debbie Richardson, Campbell University
2004 - Dr. M. Dianne Murphy, University of Denver
2003 - Cary Groth, Northern Illinois University
2002 - Marita Hynes, Oklahoma University
2001 - Jane Meier, Northern Kentucky University
2000 - Bernadette McGlade, Atlantic Coast Conference
1999 - Don DiJulia, St. Joseph's University
1998 - Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul University
1997 - Lynn Dorn, North Dakota State University
1996 - Dr. Mary Jo Wynn, Southwest Missouri State University
1995 - Ellen Perry, Penn State University
1994 - Lynn Barry, USA Basketball
1993 - Jeannine McHaney, Texas Tech
1992 - Dr. Christine Grant, University of Iowa
1991 - Dr. James Jarrett, Old Dominion
1990 - Dr. Judith Holland, UCLA
1989 - Dr. Donna Lopiano, University of Texas
1988 - Dr. Joyce Wong, University of Rochester
1987 - Nora Lynn Finch, North Carolina State
1986 - Dr. Charlotte West, Southern Illinois
1985 - Joan Cronan, University of Tennessee