2000 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners   Dr. Ruth Vivian Acosta, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York Professor Emerita, Brooklyn College of City University of New York, Senior Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Nationally and internationally recognized researcher in the area of women in sport Served as basketball, softball and badminton coach at Brooklyn College; field hockey and volleyball coach at Brigham Young University President, National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (1988-89), member Board of Directors (1983-92); Advisory Board Member Women’s Sports Foundation (1988-present) Published numerous articles and books Awarded the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators Honor Award – 1990; Billie Jean King Award – 1991; Presidential Award, National Association for Girls and Women in Sports – 1992 and 1997   Kitty Rogers Baird, Centre College.  Professor of Health and Human Performance, Director Women’s Physical Education, Associate Athletics Director/Senior Woman Administrator Served as basketball, field hockey, tennis, softball and volleyball coach Member of National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators, American Alliance Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Women’s Sports Foundation, Kentucky Citizen for Sports Equity, and Delta Kappa Gamma Served on NACWAA Membership Committee, NCAA Division III Basketball Rules Committee Formed the Kentucky Women’s Intercollegiate Conference Awarded NACWAA 1997 District III Administrator of the Year, NAGWS Pathfinder Award, and the Kentucky Association of Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance W. Walter H. Mustaine Award   Phyllis L. Howlett, Big Ten Conference Former Assistant Director of Athletics, University of Kansas; and Assistant Commissioner, Big Ten Conference Member of several NCAA Committees including Football Television Committee, Golf Committee, Committee of Women’s Athletics, Executive Committee, Special Committee on Women’s Basketball Television, and NCAA Executive Committee Served as co-chair, NCAA Task Force on Gender Equity; chair, Special Advisory Committee for Women’s Corporate Marketing; chair, Division I Championships Committee; Secretary-Treasurer, NCAA Board member and secretary, Council of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators; Executive Committee, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Awarded NACDA Administrative Excellence Award, Honda Award of Merit, and Alumni Achievement Award, Simpson College   Dr. Virginia (Ginny) Hunt, Montana State University Associate Professor of Physical Education and Adult and Higher Education Served as Director of Women’s Athletics at Montana State University; Associate Athletics Director for Women at the University of Michigan; Women’s Athletics Director of the College of Wooster Coached field hockey and volleyball and was an active official in both sports.  Served as Secretary and Chair of the Affiliated Board of Officials Served on the Eligibility Committee of the United State Olympic Committee, and was chair of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Ethics Eligibility Committee.  She was active in the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports and was on their Board of Directors President-elect of the AIAW; helped form the Mountain West Athletic Conference and active in the Women’s Committee of the Big Sky Conference   Dr. Karol Anne Kahrs, University of Illinois Associate Director of Athletics – Development Began her career at the University of Illinois in 1966 as instructor in the College of Physical Education and coordinated the Women’s Extramural Sports Association before being named Assistant Athletics Director in 1974 and Associate Athletic Director in 1985.  She served as Senior Woman Administrator until 1998 and as interim Director of Athletics in 1988 Member of numerous committees including NCAA, Cost Containment Committee, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Executive Committee.  Served on the Executive Board of the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Served as basketball, volleyball and softball coach during her collegiate coaching career.  Also coached girls’ volleyball, basketball, softball, soccer and tennis at O’Keefe High School in Atlanta, GA Past President, National Association of Collegiate Women Athletic Administrators Awarded the NACWAA District IV Administrator of the Year, Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Georgia; and Outstanding Associate Athletic Director, All-American Football Foundation   Cornieth York “C.Y.” Russell, Kentucky State University Assistant Professor at Kentucky State University in the Department of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Coordinator, Women’s Athletics Head Coach of Women’s Volleyball and Basketball Member of the Executive Board of Golden Circle Life Insurance Company Member of National Council of Negro Women Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., life member; and Tennessee State University National Alumnae Association, Secretary Mayor’s award for outstanding achievement in women’s sports at Kentucky State University; and Governor’s award for Kentucky State University’s 200th Basketball Victory