Judy Rose, who spent 28 years as the Charlotte 49ers Director of Athletics and over 40 years serving the 49ers athletics department, has received the highest honor bestowed upon a collegiate athletics administrator.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced that NACDA Past President and Hall of Famer Judy Rose has been selected as the recipient of the 55th James J. Corbett Memorial Award, the highest honor one can achieve in collegiate athletics administration. During her tenure at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Rose was one of the most successful and well-respected athletics directors in the nation.