Presidents/CEOs
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Chief executive officers of NAIA institutions are critical to the success of the organization. They assume active leadership roles in governance affairs within each conference and are major advocates for the unique approach that the NAIA takes to college athletics.
The Council of Presidents (COP) is composed of institutional chief executive officers elected to represent conferences, independent institutions and members at-large.
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COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE — January 1-December 31, 2017 |
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Kent Henning, Chair President Grand View University, Iowa |
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Paul Ague President San Diego Christian College |
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Maggie Huber President Presentation College, South Dakota |
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Arvid Johnson President University of St. Francis, Illinois |
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John Reynders |
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Jim Carr President & CEO NAIA Staff Liaison |
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COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS |
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| American Midwest Conference | Dr. Dianne Lynch | Stephens College, MO | |
| Appalachian Athletic Conference | Dr. David Olive | Bluefield College, VA | |
| At-Large | Mr. Kent Henning | Grand View University, IA | |
| At-Large | Dr. John Reynders | Morningside College, IA | |
| At-Large | Dr. Art Snyder | Indiana Institute of Technology, IN | |
| California Pacific Conference | Dr. Frank Ayers | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, AZ | |
| Cascade Collegiate Conference | Dr. Andrea Cook | Warner Pacific College, OR | |
| Central States Football League | Dr. Kermit Bridges | Southwestern Assemblies of God University, TX | |
| Chicagoland College Athletic Conference | Dr. Arvid Johnson | University of Saint Francis, IL | |
| Crossroads League | Mr. Dan Elsener | Marian University, IN | |
| Frontier Conference | Dr. Don Blackketter | Montana Tech of the University of Montana, MT | |
| Golden State Athletic Conference | Dr. Paul Ague | San Diego Christian College, CA | |
| Great Plains Athletic Conference | Dr. Amy Novak | Dakota Wesleyan University, SD | |
| Gulf Coast Athletic Conference | Dr. Rod Smothers | Philander Smith College, AR | |
| Heart of America Athletic Conference | Dr. Ron Slepitza | Avila University, MO | |
| Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference | Dr. Jules Glanzer | Tabor College, KS | |
| Mid-South Conference | Dr. Larry Cockrum | University of the Cumberlands, KY | |
| North Star Athletic Association | Dr. Margaret Huber | Presentation College, SD | |
| Red River Athletic Conference | Dr. Lester Newman | Jarvis Christian College, TX | |
| River States Conference | Dr. Ray Wallace | Indiana University Southeast, IN | |
| Sooner Athletic Conference | Dr. Chip Pollard | John Brown University, AR | |
| Southern States Athletic Conference | Dr. Tommy King | William Carey University, MS | |
| The Sun Conference | Dr. Al Panu | University of South Carolina Beaufort, SC | |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference | Dr. Curt Gielow | Concordia University, MI | |
