Medway & Millis August 2018

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Former Dean College Athletic Director, John Jackson
to Be Inducted into NATYCAA Hall of Fame
Former Dean College Director
of Athletics John Jackson
joined two other athletic
administrators being inducted
into the National Alliance of
Two-Year College Athletic Administrators
(NATYCAA) Hall
of Fame in June.
Jackson, who was named the
Under Armour Athletic Director
of the Year on three separate occasions
(2002, 2010, 2014), was
inducted alongside Ron Case, the
former AD at Rowan College-
Gloucester County and Mary
Ellen Leicht, the former CEO of
the National Junior College Athletic
Association (NJCAA).
“John’s tireless work on behalf
of the student-athletes at Dean
and other institutions continues
to be noticed long after his retirement,”
said Dean College
President, Dr. Paula M. Rooney.
“That is a testament to his exemplary
work as an administrator,
instructor and coach, and we are
thrilled for him to receive such an
incredible honor.”
The honor for Jackson came
after he spent 37 years in various
roles at Dean College – including
27 as the Director of Athletics.
His tenure with the Bulldogs
began in 1980 when he took over
the men’s basketball program
and guided them to 120 wins in
ten seasons – the most in the history
of the program.
Jackson also served two separate
stints as the head softball
coach. His first run (2002-04)
produced a pair of 20+ win seasons
– including a school-record
23 in 2002 - as well as two Region
XXI Championships (2002,
2003). Five seasons later, Jackson
returned for five more seasons
(2010-14) culminating in an
18-win season in 2014 that saw
Dean finish second in the region.
As an administrator, Jackson
was instrumental in the construction
of baseball and softball dugouts,
the naming of Dale Lippert
Field, the synthetic turf installation
at Grant Field, and in the
process of moving the College’s
athletic program from NJCAA
affiliation towards full National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) membership.
After stepping down as AD
on January 1, 2016, Jackson
moved into the role of Director
of NCAA Compliance, working
closely with head coaches and
student-athletes on issues of eligibility
and retention before retiring
in the spring of 2017.
Jackson’s work was not contained
to just Dean College as he
served on numerous regional and
national committees. He was the
Chair of the Standard and Ethics
Committee for the NJCAA,
while also serving on the NJCAA
Men’s Lacrosse Committee.
Additionally, he held the position
of women’s and men’s
regional director of the NJCAA
and was on the Executive Committee
for the National Association
of Collegiate Directors of
Athletics (NACDA).
The College itself has honored
Jackson’s commitment, renaming
the court inside of Pieri
Gymnasium after him in 2017
and then establishing the John A.
Jackson Sportsmanship Award,
given annually to the studentathlete
who best demonstrates
the qualities of sportsmanship.
The ceremony took place on
June 28 at the Gaylord National
Resort and Convention Center in
Oxon Hill, Md., just outside of
Washington, D.C.
For the latest information
on Dean College Athletics,
visit www.deanbulldogs.com.
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