LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced that Shepherd University's Dr. Stacey Kendig is its nominee for the 2024 NCAA Division II Dr. Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor Award. Kendig is a professor and Director of Recreation, Sport, and Exercise Science and is vital to the success of many Shepherd student-athletes. Kendig was nominated by Shepherd SAAC Advisor/Senior Women's Administrator Jenny Cavey.
The Dr. Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor Award, named after a Bellarmine University physical therapy professor who passed away in 2013, recognizes faculty members at Division II institutions for their dedication to supporting and mentoring student-athletes as well as their commitment to Division II student-athletes' lifelong learning, competition, and well-being.
Dr. Kendig goes above and beyond her day-to-day duties to make sure Shepherd student-athletes have the proper guidance. As an instructor, she focuses on how students learn differently and how to mold her teaching to those different learning styles. With her wealth of knowledge in the field of Sport Studies, Sports Marketing, Therapeutic Recreation, Health Promotion and Exercise Science, Sports Communication, and Athletic Coaching, she is able to tap into a variety of resources to collect data, share information, and stay up to date on new processes. Her passion and energy are infectious to the students and staff around her both personally and professionally, and she maintains connections within the surrounding areas of Shepherd University to connect with alumni and local professionals that could potentially set up future internships for student-athletes.
Also considered for recognition from the PSAC was Mansfield's Dr. Kristen Long Puleo, an Associate Professor of Biology and FAR, Shepherd's Dr. Haley Albright, an Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Slippery Rock's Dr. John Mathe, an Assistant Professor of Counseling and Development, and West Chester's John Taylor, DNP, RN, an Associate Professor of Nursing and Pre-Licensure BSN Program Director.
The NCAA Division II National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee selects the annual recipient of the Dr. Dave Pariser Faculty Mentor Award. This year's recipient will be announced at this week's annual NCAA Convention which begins Tuesday, January 14 in Nashville, Tenn.
