NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 11, 2022 – Norfolk State University president Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston has been named a Trailblazer of Title IX, as awarded by Women Leaders in College Sports during Trailblazers of Title IX: Lunch With Legends on Tuesday.
Adams-Gaston was among 56 women recognized at the Women Leaders National Convention.
Selected for consideration by the MEAC, CIAA, SIAC and SWAC, Adams-Gaston was the first African-American Vice President of Student Life during her tenure at Ohio State University. Her honor comes as the collegiate sports world celebrates the 50th anniversary of Title IX.
In addition, Adams-Gaston also spent time at the University of Maryland, and among the positions she held was Assistant Athletic Director (the first African-American woman to hold that post in the university’s history). She also served as an Athletic Certification Peer Reviewer for the NCAA.
Adams-Gaston has been president at Norfolk State since 2019, and she currently serves as an ex-oficio member of the NCAA Board of Directors. She also serves on the NCAA Div. I Transformation Committee and Committee on Academics.
About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University and South Carolina State University.