CLEVELAND -- The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the Association's Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which includes former Northwest Missouri State University Director of Athletics Dr. Bob Boerigter.

The list of inductees includes: Bob Boerigter, Northwest Missouri State University; Gary Broadhurst, Mohawk Valley Community College; Clint Bryant, Augusta University; Jeff Hathaway, University of Connecticut; Lynn Hickey, Eastern Washington University; Jerry Hughes, University of Central Missouri; Jim Murphy, Davidson College; and Greg Waggoner, Western Colorado University. The group of deserving individuals will be honored in conjunction with the 59th Annual NACDA & Affiliates Convention at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nev., at the beginning of the Association-Wide Featured Session on Monday, June 10, starting at 4 p.m.

DR. BOB BOERIGTER
After 45 years of service to the intercollegiate athletics enterprise, Dr. Bob Boerigter retired January 31, 2017.

Boerigter earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Northwestern College (Iowa) and began his career in collegiate athletics at his alma mater in 1972, where he assumed the role of basketball, baseball, football and golf coach. In 1974, he earned a master of arts from the University of Northern Colorado and followed that with a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1978.

Throughout his career, Boerigter served as director of athletics at five institutions, including: Whitworth College (Washington), Northwestern College, Adams State University (Colorado), Hastings College (Nebraska) and Northwest Missouri State University. Boerigter guided the Bearcat athletics department from 2001-10, also overseeing recreational sports, club sports, campus recreation and the campus fitness center in an era that saw Northwest capture 20 MIAA championships.

During his time in the AD chair, Boerigter served in multiple capacities on the national level. He was named Chair of the Division II Football Committee, served as a member of the Division II Championships Committee and the Planning and Finance Committee, as well as on many other association-wide and Division II task forces. He also was the Chair of the Division II Management Council and served as a member of the NCAA Executive Committee. Boerigter served as a D2 ADA Board Member from 2003-08.

In 2010, he was appointed as the fourth full-time commissioner of the MIAA. During his time with the MIAA, he implemented an expansion program of both full-time and associate members to the conference. He oversaw the MIAA Centennial in 2012, serving as a principal figure in attracting NCAA National Championships to sites within the MIAA membership. As commissioner, Boerigter guided the conference through an era of immense success that saw the MIAA produce 10 national championships in six different sports.

Boerigter was named the NAIA Athletics Administrator of the Year in 1993 and was inducted into the Hastings College Hall of Fame in 2008. He was also named Kansas City's Sports Executive of the Year by the Kansas City Sports Commission. Boerigter received the D2 ADA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018, and in 2023, was inducted into both the Northwest Missouri State M-Club Hall of Fame and the MIAA Hall of Fame.

About NACDA: Now in its 59th year, NACDA is the professional and educational Association for more than 22,000 college athletics administrators at more than 2,200 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA manages 18 professional associations and four foundations. In addition to virtual programming, NACDA hosts six major professional development events in-person annually. The NACDA & Affiliates Convention is the largest gathering of collegiate athletics administrators in the country. For more information, visit www.nacda.com.