CIAA Honors Five Current HBCU Administrators as Title IX Trailblazers

CHARLOTTE, NC (February 10, 2023) — In continued celebration and acknowledgment of the 50th Anniversary of Title IX, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, is recognizing five current HBCU administrators that are providing a positive influence to their institutions, women's athletics, and HBCUs, as a whole. These five people are just five of a total of 50 CIAA Title IX Trailblazers, who will be recognized during the 2023 CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament, which will be held from February 21-25 at the CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Makola Abdullah (Virginia State) and Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston (Norfolk State) are presidents of HBCUs, Dr. Linda Bell (Dillard) and Clyde Doughty Jr. (Bowie State) lead their respective athletic departments, and Dr. LaWanda Miller has spent 25-plus years as an administrator and coach at Fayetteville State. All five of these individuals have dedicated decades of their time to the betterment of HBCUs and young lives and for that, they are CIAA Title IX Trailblazers.
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