Ron Case Award

Region XIX Ron Case Athletic Director of the Year Award

Initiated in May 2016, this award is in honor of former Rowan College at Gloucester County Director of Athletics Ron Case, who guided the Roadrunner program to unprecedented success in addition to being a vital member of Region XIX with his service as women's director, treasurer, hosting championships and chairing numerous committees.

"Presented annually to a Region XIX Athletic Director for their commitment and positive contributions to their campus, the region and their surrounding communities."

Recipients - (Award originated in 2016)

2022-2023 - John Simone (Mercer) - presented October 2023

2021-2022 - Katie Amundson (Brookdale) - presented October 2022

2020-2021 - Heather Conger (RCBC) - presented May 2022 

2019-2020 - Brian Rowan (RCSJ-Gloucester) - presented October 2020 - virtually

2018-2019 - John Kuntz (Sussex) - presented October 2019 

2017-2018 - Jack Sullivan (Morris) - presented October 2018

2016-2017 - Bill Banks (Camden) - presented October 2017

2015-2016 - Shawn Noel (Brookdale) - presented October 2016

Eligibility and Criteria

a. Must have served as the athletic director at his/her Region XIX institution during the year of his/her nomination

b. Must have served as an athletic director at his/her Region XIX institution for a minimum of three (3) consecutive years (including the nomination year)

c. Demonstrated commitment and positive contributions to his/her campus athletic program

d. Demonstrated commitment to Region XIX through leadership of various initiatives and/or committee involvement

e. Demonstrated leadership and/or significant outreach for the betterment of youth and/or his/her local community

f. If a nominated athletic director's institution is on probation (Region or NJCAA), he/she is not eligible for the award until the institution is removed from the appropriate governing bodies' probation