Mitrano Published in NCAA Champion Magazine
ROCHESTER, NY – Empire 8 Athletic Conference and United Volleyball Conference Commissioner Chuck Mitrano, who is also the past President of the Division III Commissioners Association, appeared as a guest editorialist in the Spring 2013 issue of NCAA Champion Magazine. The article “Sportsmanship is about Winning” can be found by clicking
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Commissioner Mitrano has been an influential leader in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics and participated in the NCAA Violence Prevention Think Tank in October 2012.
For his dedication to athletics, Commissioner Mitrano was selected as the ECAC Josten’s Male Administrator of the Year in 2008 and was recognized as the 2011 recipient of the NCAA Bob Fredrick Award, which annually honors an NCAA coach, administrator or staff member who demonstrates a history of sportsmanship.
He also moderated a hazing summit at the NCAA Convention in 2007 and was named one of the “100 Most Influential Sports Educators in America” in November 2007. The Empire 8 was also the first athletics conference in any division or level to be named an “All-American Sportsmanship Conference.”