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Rutgers University-Camden Assistant Director of Athletics Erin Barney has
been honored by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics
Administrators (NACWAA) as a recipient of the 2008 Judith M. Sweet
Commitment Award.
Barney is one of only six winners nationally who were recognized for
providing outstanding leadership and commitment to colleagues and
student-athletes in intercollegiate athletics. The other winners include
Lori Hays (Boise State University), Michelle Roppeau (University of
California, Davis), Cindi Nagai (University of Denver), Ann Martin (Regis
University) and Staci Schottman (National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics).
The Judith M. Sweet Commitment Award is presented annually to recognize
athletics administrators who are committed to providing “outstanding
leadership and commitment to colleagues and student-athletes
in intercollegiate athletics,” according to the NACWAA.
“I’m thrilled that she was selected for the award,” said Rutgers-Camden
Director of Athletics Jeff Dean. “I know she’s not the type that wants the
credit and being in the spotlight, but I felt it was important to nominate
her for what she does for the student-athletes. She does it not just
because it’s her job, but because she truly cares about the
student-athletes and their well-being.”
“I am honored to be chosen for this award,” Barney said. “It means a lot
to me because our student-athletes mean a lot to me.”
Barney, who was hired as the school’s Assistant Director of Athletics
during the fall semester of 2005, has a wide range of duties, including
athletic compliance, scheduling, marketing and working as the
Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor. She came to
Rutgers-Camden after three years as a high school Health and Physical
Education Teacher at Girard College in Philadelphia. She also served as an
assistant softball and soccer coach and a middle school basketball coach
during that time, in addition to her role as the Senior Advisor and chair
of the Student Life and Activities committee.
From 2001-2002, she also served as an assistant softball coach at Drexel
University and as a manager at Life Sports Fitness in
Philadelphia.
Barney played four years as a center fielder with the University of
Vermont softball team, where she ranks on the Catamounts’ career and
single-season lists in numerous categories. She served as one of Vermont’s
captains during the 2000 and 2001 season. She also was a member of the
Physical Education Majors Club at Vermont from 1997-2001.
She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Vermont in
2001 and added her Master of Sport and Athletic Administration from West
Chester University in 2005. While working toward her Master’s, she served
as an intern to the athletic director at Rowan University, assisting in
the budgeting process, scheduling and various other operations in the
athletic department.
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