Judith Sweet (2011) | UW Athletic Hall of Fame

Judith Sweet

Induction:
2011

Named one of the First women in America to Administer Joint Men's and Women's programs as the Athletics Director at UC San Diego (1975 - 99)
UC San Diego received the 1998 NACDA Directors Cup for Division III in recognition of the school's athletic success in NCAA Championships for both Men and Women
Served on over 20 NCAA Committees, including the NCAA Council and Executive Commitee. In 1986 was elected Division III Vice-president and later became the first and only female to serve as NCAA Secretary-Treasurer
In 1991 became the First and only female to serve as NCAA Membership President - The Association's Highest Membership Post
Named NCAA Senior Vice President for Championships and Education services (2001-06)
Served on the NCAA Foundation Board of Directors; The Board of Directors for the National Association of College Directors of Athletics (NACDA), The National Assocation of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators (NACWAA), where she was the president in 2000-2001; The Board of Trustees for the United States Sports Academy; Board of Trustees for National University; Member of the United States Olympic Committee's Task Force on Minorities
Named NACDA Division III Athletics Director of the Year (1998 - 99(; 1998 honda Award for Outstanding Achievements in Women's Athletics; 1996 UW-Madison Distinguished Alumni Award; 1992 Administrator of the Year by NACWAA
In 2006 included among the NCAA's 100 most influential student-athletes and awarded NCAA James J. Corbett Memorial Award Winner for service; 2007 named by institue for international sports 100 most influential sports educators; 2009 Wisconsin State Sports Hall of Fame, among many other national Honors and Awards
Co-Director of the Alliance of Women Coaches, which she helped initiate in 2011
1968 - 69 served as National President of the Athletic and Recreation Federation of COllege Women, and President of the University of Wisconsin Women's Recreation Association
1967, 68, 69 Badminton letterwinner and honors graduate at the University of Wisconsin