TicketsKANSAS CITY, Mo. - Women Leaders in College Sports named University of Cincinnati Assistant Athletic Director for Services Lindsay Jaffe the 2017 Commitment Award winner.
The Commitment Award recognizes an athletics administrator with three to five years' experience who is committed to providing high-level leadership and guidance, who goes beyond the call of duty, and who provides outstanding service to their department, conference office, or organization.
Award recipients will receive scholarships to attend the 2017 Women Leaders National Convention, October 8-10 in Dallas, Texas. The National Convention is the premier conference for women working in intercollegiate athletics, offering unparalleled leadership and professional development, industry training, and networking opportunities.
Jaffe joined the department in November 2012 as the assistant director of compliance. She was elevated to her current role as ad in the summer of 2016. She oversees the day-to-day compliance operations for football and women's soccer along with oversight of all aspects of financial aid and housing for UC's 500-plus student-athletes while serving as the department's liaison to Housing and the Student Financial Aid Office.
She serves on the department's ONE TEAM Committee and Strategic Excellence Team and has two terms on NACWAA's membership committee during her time at UC.
"Lindsay is the definition of going above and beyond the call of duty," Executive Senior Associate AD/SWA Maggie McKinley said. "She sees ways to provide services to enhance the experiences of our student-athletes and staff and runs with it. In fact, we created an entirely new department centered on the services she provides."
Prior to joining the Bearcats' compliance staff, Jaffe worked in the Florida Atlantic University compliance office and served as an intern with Appalachian State University and UNC Greensboro in their athletic departments.
Jaffe earned a Bachelor of Science from Appalachian State University in 2011 and a master's in higher education and sports administration from Nova Southeastern University in 2013. She is an adjunct professor in UC's College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services, teaching sports law.
A native of Westin, Fla., Jaffe was a standout women's soccer student-athlete at Appalachian State, earning first-team all-American honors from the Jewish Sports Review following her senior season.