Houdeshell Inducted into NACDA Hall of Fame

June 23, 2006

NEW ORLEANS - American Mideast Conference Commissioner Jim Houdeshell was one of 22 inducted into the National Association of Collegiate  Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame on June 22 at the 41st Annual NACDA Convention.

The current conference commissioner of the American Mideast Conference, Houdeshell  has held that position for 13 years. Additionally, he serves as the primary contact for the Mid-States Football League.  Through the years, he has been the athletics director, the cross country, men's basketball, track and field, baseball and football coach at the University of Findlay (Ohio). 

Houdeshell was president of the NAIA, he NAIA Athletics Directors Association andwas heavily involved in many facets of the NAIA.  A member of the 1980 NAIA Hall of Fame class as a coach, he also garnered the association's  Athletics Administrator of the Year Award in 2001-02.

2006 NACDA Hall of Fame Class
Marino Casem, Alcorn State University 
George Chryst, University of Wisconsin Platteville
Vin Cullen, Community College of Rhode Island
Merrily Dean Baker, Michigan State University
Bob Dinaberg, Santa Barbara City College
Jack Doyle, University of South Dakota
Paul Durham, Linfield College/University of Hawaii
Art Eason, William Paterson University
Herb Eisele, John Carroll University
John Gagliardi, St. John's University (Minn.)
Fred Gruninger, Rutgers University
James Houdeshell, University of Findlay
Betty Jaynes, James Madison University
Karol Kahrs, University of Illinois
Don Landry, Nicholls State University
Frank Lignelli, Clarion University
Ron Maestri, University of New Orleans
Ray Nagel, University of Hawaii/Washington State University
Frank Rienzo, Georgetown University
Bill Steinbrecher, Valparaiso University
Dick Tamburo, Arizona State University
Charlotte West, Southern Illinois University