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Sorrentino Award History

ANNVILLE, Pa. (Conference News) – The Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) announced Ken Andrews, MAC Executive Director, as the 2020 recipient of the MAC Lou Sorrentino Award on Wednesday.
 
Named after the long-time former Lebanon Valley College athletics administrator, the MAC Lou Sorrentino Award is presented to the MAC athletics administrator who has had a sustained and influential role in conference and national affairs and embodies the NCAA Division III philosophy. Sorrentino served Lebanon Valley College as a student-athlete, coach, and athletic director for nearly 60 years, from 1950 until his passing in November of 2010.
 
Andrews is concluding his 20th and final year of service to the MAC on June 30. He has been the conference executive director since May 2000.

Over the last two decades, Andrews has overseen what seems to be an endless list of achievements.

One of the first responsibilities he took on was finalizing the two separate NCAA Division III automatic qualifiers (AQs) that several of the conference sports benefit from today.

During his tenure, Andrews has grown the MAC while the landscape of Division III conferences has shifted with the movement of institutions. He has added seven new conference members, including most recently Stevens Institute of Technology and York College (Pa.). The conference has also added four new conference sports including women’s golf, men’s and women’s ice hockey and men’s volleyball. Now at 40 conference championship events, Andrews created eight of those since taking the reins of executive director.

Below are several more highlights of Andrews’ success at the MAC.
 

• Established the MAC Hall of Fame (2012) and organized the MAC 100 Celebration (2012)
• Created countless athletic, academic, sportsmanship and administrative conference awards programs
• Expanded the MAC Annual Awards Luncheon hosted by an institution each May
• Developed a comprehensive MAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) program
• Completed two conference strategic plans
• Founded the Mid-Atlantic Region Commissioners Association (MARCA)
• Established MAC Women’s Coaching and MARCA Ethnic Minority Symposia
• Helped MAC be a leader in promoting NCAA Division III “Game Day the DIII Way”
• Developed the MAC – Centennial Bowl Series (Football)
• Served on NCAA Sport Committees (football, swimming & diving, men’s soccer)
• Hosted several NCAA Division III Regional and Final Sites (Most recently: Baseball, Field Hockey)
• Named 2015 ECAC Commissioner of the Year
• Increased the conference office from a two-person operation to three full-time employees and an NCAA intern
• Enhanced conference play and NCAA championship access as institutions added 64 varsity teams
• Improved officiating through adding MAC coordinators of officials, developing START program, and currently serving on Division III ad hoc committee on officiating

One of the final initiatives Andrews spearheaded for the MAC was a new branding campaign that was unveiled in July 2019. The brand included a new visual identity, brand signature, four key conference messages and a website relaunch.