PRESIDENTS OF THE NCADA

The Association was formed in 1970. The late Bob Jamieson of Greensboro, among others, helped to get the organization started. Jamieson, the driving force behind the origin of the North Carolina Coaches’ Association and its highly successful clinic and all-star games, saw the creation of such an association as a primary forum through which athletic directors could share their common concerns and problems while growing professionally. v Some of the best-known names in North Carolina Athletics have served the Association. Paul Williamson of Durham was the first official President, with High Point’s Tony Simeon as the Vice-President. 

The NCADA continues to grow toward its goal of having every interscholastic athletic director in the state as a member. The pressures now brought to bear on education and interscholastic athletics from many different areas make a strong AD organization more important than ever. In many cases, the athletic director is the one that continues to provide stability for a school program when there are so many changes in personnel and administration. Professional growth and development, along with the sharing of ideas with colleagues from around the state, continue to be the mission of the Association.