Departmental Honors


Kentucky State University Departmental Honors

 

Director of Athletics: Dr. Denisha L. Hendricks

  • 2007 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Senior Woman Administrator of the Year
  • 2007 Graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and Females
  • 2009 Montclair Who’s Who Among Professionals and Executives
  • NCAA Academic Requirements Committee (2010-2014)
  • NCAA Initial Eligibility Waivers Sub-Committee (2010-2014)
  • 2010 Borden Perlman Insurance Professional Development Grant from the Division II Athletics Directors Association
  • Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAC) Policies and Procedures Review Committee
  • The SIAC Volleyball and Basketball Tournament Planning Committees

 Assistant Director of Athletics/Senior Woman Administrator: Jamie Moore

  • Chair – SIAC SWA Committee July 2008 (no term end date)
  • NCAA National DII Volleyball Committee (Sept 2010 – 2014)
  • Chair – DII Volleyball South Regional Advisory Committee (Sept 2010 – 2014)


Assistant Director of Athletics/Compliance Director: Harry Stinson III

  • 2009 Graduate of the NCAA Leadership Institute for Ethnic Minority Males and Females
  • 2010 NCAA Division II Leadership Academy Facilitator
  • 2010 Member of the NACDA Mentoring Institute
  • SIAC Athletic Directors Sub-Committee on Insurance

 

Sports Information Director: Danielle R. Wright
  • Executive Secretary for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association (June 2010-11)
  • Nomination Committee for the 2011 Peach of an Athlete Award
  • Co-Organizer of Black College Sports Information Directors Support Group (Started October 2010)
  • CoSIDA Committees for Academics and Community Service

 Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nakiesha Brooks

  • SIAC Chairperson for Athletic Training for 2010-2011


Head Coach Wayne Dickens: Football

  • Facilitator for 2010 Football Expertise Seminar

 

Head Coach Serena King-Coleman: Women’s Basketball

  • 2009 Graduate of NACWAA/HERS Institute
  • 2010 inductee into the 10th Region Kentucky Hall of Fame for Girls Basketball

 

Head Coach Kyetta May: Volleyball

  • South Region Rankings Committee (2008-09)

 

Head Coach Von Smith: Men’s and Women’s Cross Country and Track and Field

  • 2010 USTCCCA Men’s South Region Coach of the Year
  • 2010 USTCCA National Coach Of The year Nominee.
  • Chair for the D2 National team Rankings Start December 11th 2009 to December 13th 2010
  • D2 executive committee start date August 10,2009 End August 10, 2011
  • Vice president of the SIAC Track Coaches Association start May 25th 2009 end May 25th 2011.

 

 Student-Athlete Individual Honors

  • Jamaree Gordon (Men’s Track & Field): 2010 South Region Athlete of the year, 2010 NCAA D2 Indoor track and field All-American, NCAA South Region 100 Meter Champion, and a  2010 NCAA D2 Outdoor Track and field participant
  • Tonisha Delorch (Women’s Track & Field):  2010 NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant
  • Ciara Gibson (Women’s Track & Field): 2010 SIAC High Jump Champion
  • Alexandria Payne (Women’s Track & Field): 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championship Participant
  • Kristina Record (Women’s Track & Field): 2010 NCAA D2 outdoor championship Participant
  • Ebone Washington (Women’s Track & Field): 2010 SIAC 100 meter hurdle Champion the 2010 NCAA South Region 100 meter hurdle Champion, and 2010 NCAA D2 outdoor Championship Participant
  • Dejanee White (Women’s Track & Field):  2010 NCAA D2 Outdoor Championship Participant
  • Latrice Watkins (Women’s Basketball): 2010 NCAA Degree Completion Scholarship Recipient
  • Kiarra Morgan (Women’s Basketball): 2010-11 NCAA Division II Shot Blocking Title

 

Team Honors

  • Volleyball: 2010 SIAC Tournament Champions; 1st Place overall at end of 2009 regular season; 2nd place at 2009 SIAC Championship Tournament
  • Women’s Cross Country: 3rd Place at 2009 SIAC Championship
  • Women’s Basketball: 2009-10 Regular Season Runners-Up
  • Golf: 3rd Place at 2010 SIAC Championship
  • Softball: 3rd Place at 2010 SIAC Championship Tournament

 

In addition to the individual awards, during the 2009-10 year, numerous Kentucky State student-athletes received Player of the Week honors from the SIAC.