NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 22, 2019—Norfolk State University Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) Dr. Carray Banks has been named the 2019 NCAA Div. I FAR of the Year in the honor’s inaugural awarding.
Dr. Banks will be formally recognized during a reception and awards dinner at the Faculty Athletics Representatives Association (FARA) Annual Meeting & Symposium in Bellevue, Wash., on Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
“I am elated to congratulate Dr. Carray Banks on this recognition,” Dr. Dennis E. Thomas, MEAC Commissioner, said. “His service to Norfolk State University and to the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has been exemplary, and he is deserving of this honor.”
Dr. Banks is in his 28th year at Norfolk State, and his 12th as the FAR, where he represents the institution and its faculty in relationships with the NCAA and MEAC. The faculty's voice and influence regarding intercollegiate athletics at Norfolk State are channeled primarily through him.
He is a current member of the NCAA Division I Legislation Committee. Dr. Banks is also a former member of the NCAA Division I Committee on Academics, the NCAA Div. I Academic Executive Council, the HBCU and LRI Advisory Executive group, the Accelerating Academic Success Program Grant Selection Committee (AASP), the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Data Review Sub-committee, and the NCAA Two-Year Transfer Working Group.
Dr. Banks has represented Norfolk State on numerous committees with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) as well. He is a former President of the MEAC, and he helped charter the MEAC APR award. He was also a member of the MEAC Executive Council and the MEAC Basketball Tournament Committee.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) begins its 49th year of intercollegiate competition heading into the 2019-20 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of 11 outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Bethune-Cookman University, Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Florida A&M University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.