WASHINGTON – Georgetown University Senior Associate Athletics Director for Business and Finance / Senior Woman Administrator Sharon Brummell was one of eight recipients to be named 2019 Administrator of the Year by Women Leaders in College Sports. Brummell was selected the winner of the Division I / FCS category.
The Administrator of the Year Award is presented to Women Leaders in College Sports members for significant contributions made as an administrator of intercollegiate athletics. This award, recognizing administrative excellence, is presented annually to members in each NCAA division: Division I, FBS, FCS, Division II, Division III, NAIA/NJCAA or Conference/Organization.
Brummell manages the daily activity of the business office and serves on the athletic director's senior staff. She currently oversees the athletic budget and provides strategic advisement to the athletic director on matters including contracts, revenue agreements, departmental policies and procedures and scholarship support for all 29 sports. Brummell also serves as the administrator for women's basketball, volleyball, softball and women's lacrosse.
Brummell came to Georgetown after nearly 20 years at the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore. In her final six years, she served as an associate director of athletics and the senior woman administrator for the university.
Brummell worked as an accountant at Eastern Shore and was the associate athletic director for budgeting and fiscal operations during her time there. While serving as the program's senior woman administrator, she helped shape The Shore's gender-equity plans and has been an advocate for women's athletics. Brummell was also the bowling coach at Eastern Shore for 14 years and is recognized as one the most successful coaches in the sport winning three NCAA national championships and one USBC national championship. She is the only coach to have won both championships in the same year.
Brummell was instrumental in the Salisbury, Maryland, community, spearheading The Shore's participation in Relay for Life, breast cancer awareness events and even taking her team to local shelters advocating against domestic violence.
Brummell is an active member of CABMA, NACWAA, NACDA, and MOAA. She was elected as CABMA president for the 2019-20 membership year. Previously, Brummell was the organization's 1st vice president. She is currently serving on the NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests committee and is a graduate of the 2013 NCAA Pathways Program, an initiative that serves to assist minority and/or women administrators to prepare through education, training and mentorship to become athletic directors. Active on the national scene, she is also a member of the NCAA Sportsmanship and Ethical Conduct Committee.
Brummell earned her Bachelor of Science in business administration/finance from Salisbury State University.
The recipients of the award will be honored Tuesday, October 15 at the Jostens Administrator of the Year Luncheon at the 2019 Women Leaders National Convention in Phoenix.