SAN DIEGO - Former PLNU Associate Athletic Director for Compliance and Faculty Athletic Representative, Patsy Livingston, has been selected by the NAIA as the 2020 Charles Morris Administrator of the Year.
 
Livingston was an Assistant Professor at Point Loma Nazarene University, where she was also the volleyball and tennis coach from 1989-94. In 1989, Livingston added the duties of Associate Athletic Director for Compliance, which she did for five years. From 1994 to 2011 she was Point Loma's Faculty Athletic Representative, despite retiring as Associate Professor Emerita of Kinesiology in 2005.
 
Even after Point Loma left the NAIA (2011-12), Livingston continued to work as the Golden State Athletic Conference (GSAC) Eligibility Chair. She served as the NAIA Eligibility Chair for both the GSAC and California Pacific Conference (Cal Pac), overseeing student-athlete eligibility processes at 25 institutions across 32 different sports. She began working with the Golden State Athletic Conference in 1994 when she worked as the Faculty Athletic Representative at PLNU.
 
In addition to her duties as the NAIA Eligibility Chair, Livingston has also worked on various national committees, most notably an 11-year stint as a member of the NAIA Conduct and Ethics Committee, serving as the chair from 2001-05. She also was part of the NAIA's Council of FAR in 2011-12. As a very active Faculty Athletics Representative, Livingston has been a part of seven site visit teams for potential new NAIA members, including five institutions that are now members of the Cal Pac. She has also traveled to nearly every conference member institution in both the GSAC and Cal Pac to provide a Rules Education Workshop for coaches.
 
Throughout her career in collegiate athletics, Livingston has shown a deep dedication and expertise in her role with the NAIA eligibility process. She has built close working relationships with administrators, coaches, and student-athletes throughout her career. Her passion and level of care for each person she interacts with is evident in her everyday life. Livingston is truly a woman of character, professionalism, and commitment. She reflects all that the Charles Morris Administrator of the Year Award stands for.
 
Livingston will be honored at the 2021 NAIA National Convention in New Orleans, which takes place April 15-19. Livingston and the other 22 winners of the NAIA National Awards Day will be formally presented their awards at a luncheon during the national convention. Click here to see the complete list.
 
This award is named after former NAIA Associate Executive Director Charles Morris, and it serves to recognize an administrator of intercollegiate sports for the NAIA for their significant contributions while honoring what Mr. Morris had done for the NAIA.

This article has been rewritten from the article originally published by the NAIA. To read their release, click here.