PRINCETON, N.J. – Mollie Marcoux Samaan, the Ford Family Director of Athletics at Princeton University, is one of the 28 winners of the 2020-21 Athletics Director of the Year Award (ADOY) presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
 
The award spans seven divisions (NCAA FBS, FCS, Division I-AAA, II, III, NAIA/Other Four-Year Institutions and Junior College/Community Colleges). Winners will be recognized leading up to and in conjunction with the 20201 NACDA & Affiliates Virtual Convention, July 27-28.
 
The ADOY Award highlights the efforts of athletics directors at all levels for their commitment and positive contributions to student-athletes, campuses and their surrounding communities.
 
In Marcoux Samaan’s first six years as Director of Athletics she oversaw an athletic department that won 65 Ivy League championships – Princeton earned double figures in Ivy League championships in each of her first five years before winning a league-best of six in the shortened 2019-20 season. Of the 37 varsity teams at Princeton, a total of 27 have won at least one league championship during her tenure.
 
Additionally, she has led the Princeton Athletics Department through the unprecedented challenges associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.