CLEVELAND- The Division II Athletic Directors Association (DII ADA) announced today the 2008-09 recipients of the DII ADA Academic Achievement Awards presented by WeatherPORT. The Academic Achievement Awards is a program that recognizes the academic accomplishments of student-athletes at the Division II level. In all, 10 Georgian Court University student-athletes were honored, including: Alley Abbate (Jr.-Lacrosse/Soccer), Giovanna Cartagena (So.-Volleyball), Patti Foley (Sr.-Basketball), Kim Galvin (Sr.-XC), Caitlyn Lawrence (Jr.-Tennis), Chelsea Long (Jr.-Softball), Heather Miara (So.-XC), Oge Okeke (Jr.-XC), Jilian Pennington (So.-Lacrosse) and Tracy Royle (Jr.-Lacrosse).

In order for a student-athlete to receive an Academic Achievement Award, the student-athlete must:

* have a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

* have attended a minimum of two years (four semesters) of college-level work.

* have been an active member of an intercollegiate team durning her last academic year.

One hundred and fifteen institutions sent in nominees for the 2008-09 Academic Achievement Awards, up from the 67 institutions that participated last year. There are a total of 4,020 student-athletes being recognized this year. A year ago, 2,155 student-athletes were honored. The CACC had 10 of its members honored, including: Bloomfield College, Caldwell College, Chestnut Hill College, GCU, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Philadelphia University, Post University, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and Wilmington University.

"We are excited that we almost doubled the scholar-athletes that were nominated from a year ago and want to thank those colleges and universities that took part in honoring its student-athletes," stated Division II ADA President Ed Matejkovic, director of athletics at West Chester University. "We look forward to more participation in the future and want to congratulate this year's winners."

About DII ADA: The DII ADA is the first organization of its kind to provide educational and networking opportunities; enhancement of acceptable operating standards and ethics; and establishment of the overall prestige and understanding of the profession of Division II athletics directors. For more information about the DII ADA, please visit www.div2ada.com. The DII ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 45th year. For more information on NACDA and the 11 professional associations