Official Release
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced that 191 teams and clubs have earned the AVCA Community Voting Award. This new award was started to encourage eligible coaches and student-athletes to exercise their civic duty through participation in the democratic process.
To win the AVCA Community Voting Award, 100 percent of eligible student-athletes and staff had to vote in the 2020 November election.
"Our goal as leaders of young people is to model responsible behavior and to instill good habits," said AVCA Executive Director Kathy DeBoer. "Whether it's the court, the classroom, or the voting booth, coaches matter in the lives of their players. This award is another way to highlight that fact."
Winning teams receive a congratulatory letter, a frame able certificate, and the AVCA will send a letter of acknowledgement to the institution's director of athletics and president.
By subgroup, NCAA Women's Division I led the way with 96 recipients, followed by NCAA Women's Division III with 41. In total 10 collegiate men's programs received the award. A total of 14 club and high school staffs also qualified based on their participation.
The AVCA Community Voting Award will be offered again in November of 2022, the next national Election Day.
NCAA WOMEN'S DIVISION I
Appalachian State University
Ball State University
Belmont University
Boston College
Bowling Green State University
Brigham Young University
Brown University
Butler University
Cal State University, Fullerton
Colorado State University
Creighton University
Dartmouth College
Delaware State University
DePaul University
Duke University
Duquesne University
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Michigan University
Fairfield University
Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metro
Fresno State
George Mason University
George Washington University
Georgia Southern University
Howard University
Idaho State University
Illinois State University
Indiana University
Iowa State University
IUPUI
Lamar University
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Maryland
Louisiana State University
Manhattan College
Marquette University
Marshall University
Miami University
Michigan State University
Morgan State University
Nicholls State University
Northwestern Volleyball
Oakland University
Old Dominion University
Penn State University
Providence College
Rice University
Rider University
Santa Clara University
Siena College
St. John's University
Stanford University
Stony Brook University
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University
Texas Southern University
The University of Akron
UC Davis
UC San Diego
UC Santa Barbara
University at Albany
University of Arizona
University of California Riverside
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Houston
University of Illinois
University of Incarnate Word
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Michigan
University of Missouri Kansas City
University of Montana
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Dakota
University of Northern Colorado
University of Northern Iowa
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Portland
University of South Dakota
University of Southern California
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Utah Valley University
Villanova University
Western Michigan University
The College of William & Mary
Wofford College
Wright State University
Yale University
