Anderson Receives Washington Nationals Spirit Award
8/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
WASHINGTON, D.C. – University of Maryland Director of Athletics Kevin Anderson was honored with the Washington Nationals Spirit Award in a pre-game ceremony prior to the Nationals' game vs. the San Francisco Giants on August 5. The award recognizes accomplishments that reflect the Nationals' spirit of giving and community.
During his six years as the University of Maryland's director of athletics, Anderson has worked tirelessly to help educate, develop and serve student-athletes through a culture of academic and athletic excellence.
Anderson oversaw Maryland's exciting transition to the Big Ten Conference, as the Terps have tied for a conference-best 16 regular season and conference championships since 2014. Anderson's influence in competitive excellence has guided Maryland to four national championships, seven national championship final appearances and 11 trips to the Final Four.
Maryland's student-athletes have continued to make academic strides under Anderson's leadership, with 147 Terps earning Academic All-Big Ten honors this past year. In addition, student-athletes eclipsed the 3.00 GPA benchmark for the first time this past spring, with over 100 being named to their respective college Dean's Lists.
Since his arrival, Maryland posted two of its three highest departmental APR scores since the inception of the measure in 2003 (967 in 2012-2013 and 972 in 2010-11). There have also been a total of four athletic programs over the last two years (2011-12 and 2012-2013) with perfect APR scores.
Anderson places a strong importance on commitment to the community and has brought that approach to College Park. He has served on the Y of Central Maryland's Board of Directors and partnered Maryland Athletics with Casey Cares, a foundation that provides uplifting programs to critically ill children. In addition, Terps' athletic programs have worked with organizations such as the Maryland Special Olympics, Team Impact and Best Buddies Maryland.
In addition, he is also a board member of the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women. For his entrepreneurial drive, creativity and success in his position, Anderson was recognized by the Washington Business Journal as one of the top 25 minority business leaders in the region in 2013.
Anderson received this recognition alongside his wife Moira, his daughter Michaela and son Chauncey as he celebrated his birthday at Nationals Park. Anderson is a 1979 graduate of San Francisco University and was recently inducted to the school's Alumni Hall of Fame.
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