Condoleezza Rice was recently named the 2016 recipient of the NCAA President’s Gerald R. Ford Award. She will receive the award at the 2016 NCAA Convention in San Antonio, TX and address the Convention attendees during the keynote luncheon. Rice was the first African-American woman to serve as US Secretary of State and the first woman to serve as National Security Advisor. She previously was the Stanford University provost and is the current Denning Professor in Global Business and the Economy at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
When making the announcement, NCAA President Mark Emmert stated that “Throughout her career in academia, Condoleezza Rice has demonstrated a dedication to higher education and advocacy for college sports. Her continued efforts as an educator – and now as a member of the College Football Playoff Selection Committee – are invaluable as higher education leaders seek to ensure we are providing a pathway to opportunity for student-athletes.”
The Ford award is named in recognition of Gerald R. Ford, the 38th President of the United States and a member of two national-championship football teams at the University of Michigan. The award honors an individual who has provided significant leadership as an advocate for college sports over the course of his or her career.
It was established in 2004 by the late NCAA President Myles Brand and was first awarded to former Notre Dame President Theodore Hesburgh.
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