WILMINGTON, N.C. – The National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), on behalf of the Board of Directors, announced that University of Hawai‘i associate athletics director and senior woman administrator Marilyn Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohano is the recipient of the Nell Jackson Administrator of the Year Award.
Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohano is among nine individuals who will be honored at the Administrator of the Year, Honor and Distinction Awards Banquet at the 2010 NACWAA National Convention on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 from 6:00 – 8:00 pm at The Worthington Renaissance Hotel in Fort Worth, Texas.
“NACWAA is honored to pay special recognition to each of these nine outstanding individuals for their hard work and dedication to the field of intercollegiate athletics,” said Patti Phillips, Executive Director.
Presented to a NACWAA member, the Nell Jackson Administrator of the Year Award is bestowed annually to an athletics administrator who exemplifies the personal qualities and professional accomplishments of Dr. Nell Jackson, such as courage, conviction and perseverance and who is an advocate for gender equity and diversity. This year’s recipient is Marilyn Moniz-Kaho‘ohanohano (University of Hawai‘i at Manoa).
A former standout volleyball player for the Rainbow Wahine in the early 1970s, Moniz-Kahoohanohano has been a member of UH Athletics administration for the past 20 years. One of her major priorities continues to be the department’s compliance with the Patsy Mink Act (Title IX). She was instrumental in producing UH’s first gender equity plan, “If You Let Us Play…” which was revised to the “Just Do It” plan and currently the “Believe It, Achieve It” plan. The plan more than doubled the opportunities for female athletes at UH, from less than 100 to nearly 200, added four sports and tripled the budget, all in a decade’s time.
For a complete list of the other award winners, click here.
