Grace Calhoun

M. Grace Calhoun, director of athletics and recreation at the University of Pennsylvania, was named the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Administrator of the Year by the Women Leaders in College Sports (formerly NACWAA). The annual award is presented to members in each NCAA division to recognize administrative excellence.

Dr. Calhoun leads the University’s 33 varsity athletics programs, nearly 40 club sports and broad-based intramural and recreational offerings for students, faculty and staff. Her tenure as director of athletics and recreation since 2014 includes 13 Ivy League team championships, 106 first-team All-Ivy players, 120 individual NCAA qualifiers, 49 Ivy individual champions, 56 All-Americans, 15 Ivy Players of the Year, 11 Ivy Coaches of the Year and one Rhodes Scholar. 

“I am honored to be named the Division I FCS Administrator of the Year,” Dr. Calhoun said. “Being recognized by peers for making a difference in college sports is truly humbling. This is an award I will proudly share with my terrific staff at Penn, my Ivy League colleagues and all who have impacted my career throughout three decades.”