Cleveland, OH - James Frank, commissioner of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, has been chosen by the Honors and Awards Committe of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) to be the recipient of the 32nd James J. Corbett Memorial Award.
The award is presented annually to the ahtletics administrator who "through the years has most typified corbett's devotion to intercollegiate athletics and has worked unceasingly for its betterment." Corbett, former athletics director at Louisiana State University, was NACDA's first president in 1965. The award is considered the highest honor one can achieve for collegiate athletics administration.
Additionally, Frank will receive an honorary degree from the Sports Management Institute (SMI), an educational institute sponsored by NACDA and the universities of North Carolina, Notre Dame, South Carolina and Southern California.
Frank has been commissioner of the SWAC since August 1983. He is set to retire on June 30.
During his tenure, the conference evolved to rank among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni playing on professional sports teams. It is the top draw in football at the Division I-AA level, leading the nation in average home attendance in 18 of Division I-AA's 19 years. The conference has received greater recognition on the national level in the sports of baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The SWAC offers competition in eight men's and nine women's sports.
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