Boo Corrigan receives Athletics Director of the Year Award
NC State director of athletics Boo Corrigan has received a prestigious award for his leadership of Wolfpack sports.
Corrigan was one of four recipients for the Cushman & Wakefield Athletics Director of the Year Award at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level, joining Wake Forest’s John Currie, Arkansas’s Hunter Yurachek and USC’s Mike Bohn.
Corrigan arrived at NC State in the spring of 2019, replacing Debbie Yow. Since arriving in Raleigh, Corrigan helped the athletics department navigate the COVID-19 pandemic-led disruptions in college sports without incurring a deficit.
He has also been elevated to a two-year term as Chair of the College Football Playoff Committee that will begin this fall after serving on the committee last year.
Corrigan also led an announcement for a $15-million renovation of NC State baseball’s Doak Field.
On the field, NC State won its first NCAA team title since 1983 when women’s cross country won the national championship in November of 2021. This came a season after NC State had its second-highest finish in school history in the Learfield Directors’ Cup.
NC State student-athletes have also posted their two highest single-term grade point averages during the 2020-21 academic year.
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Corrigan and other winners will be recognized at the annual National Association of Collegiate Director of Athletics (NACDA) & Affiliates Convention in Las Vegas on June 28.
“As the intercollegiate athletics enterprise continues to evolve and institutions and their departments journey bravely into uncharted waters, we have a new wave of leaders who have answered the call,” said Bob Vecchione, NACDA Chief Executive Officer. “This year, 22 of our 28 Athletics Director of the Year honorees are being recognized with the award for the first time in their careers.
“Additionally, in the year that we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, we are proud that all four ADOY winners at the Division III level are women. Thank you to our new title sponsor Cushman & Wakefield, for helping the NACDA family applaud the efforts of these athletics directors across the country. We are looking forward to gathering together in person once again to celebrate their achievements during Convention this summer.”
All NACDA-member directors of athletics in the United States, Canada and Mexico who met the criteria were eligible for the award. Among the criteria were service as an AD for a minimum of five academic years; demonstration of commitment to higher education and student-athletes; continuous teamwork, loyalty and excellence; and the ability to inspire individuals or groups to high levels of accomplishments. Additionally, each AD’s institution must have passed a compliance check through its appropriate governing body (i.e., NCAA, NAIA, etc.), in which the institution could not have been on probation or cited for a lack of institutional control during the tenure of the current athletics director.
Nominators were NACDA-member directors of athletics, institutional presidents and conference commissioners, as well as other respected intercollegiate athletics administrators. Special Divisional Selection Committees composed of current and former directors of athletics, current and former commissioners and other key athletics administrators voted on nominees for the award.
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