Salt Lake Community College Athletics Director Norma Carr
was recently awarded the George E. Killian Award of Excellence by the National
Junior College Athletic Association’s (NJCAA) national office staff. The award
is given to “individuals dedicated to the organization’s ideals of
volunteerism, achievement, service, leadership and excellence.”
In 1993 Carr was elected as the NJCAA Region 18 women’s
assistant director.
“Her efforts over the past two decades have led to dramatic
progress in both women’s and two-year collegiate athletics,” the NJCAA stated
on its website. “In 22 years, Carr has served as chair of the Division I
Softball Committee, co-chair of the Standards and Ethics Committee and as a
member of the Championship Events Committee. Carr’s valued contributions have
added improvements and consistency to the rankings and All-America selections
in volleyball, women’s basketball and softball.”
In the 25 years Carr has been at SLCC, she has overseen the
construction of multiple athletics facilities for the Bruins. She has helped
guide the coaches and teams under her watch to numerous Scenic West Athletic
Conference and Region 18 championships, including the 2009 NJCAA National Championship
in men’s basketball.
Through the Title IX initiative, Carr was also a leader in
bringing equality to women in athletics, especially those competing at the high
school level. Since becoming Director of Athletics at SLCC in 1989, she has
taken a struggling department that consisted of only two sports (men’s and
women’s basketball) and built it into a successful and highly competitive five-sport
program.
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