St. Mary-of-the-Woods' Ron Prettyman named RSC AD of the Year 2022-23
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio -- Ron Prettyman has been selected as the 2022-23 River States Conference Athletic Director of the Year. Prettyman, who recently finished up his stint as associate vice president for athletics at St. Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) College, was selected by his peers in the RSC.
Prettyman led the St. Mary-of-the-Woods athletic department for the last two years. Duirng his time, the Pomeroys began their tenure as members of the NAIA, and the sports of men's basketball, men's volleyball and sprint football were added to campus.
SMWC won RSC championships in softball and women's outdoor track and field this past year. The softball title was the second in a row for the Pomeroys. Other high points to the year were women's basketball making the conference playoffs for the first time, volleyball posting a school-record 26 wins and fifth place in the conference and men's basketball improving by eight wins from the year before.
Prettyman brought his experience of nearly 40 years in athletics to the SMWC campus. He has been an athletic director for 33 years with past time serving at Indiana State, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Vanguard and California Baptist. He announced his departure from SMWC for the end of the school year to pursue consulting opportunities.
"St. Mary-of-the-Woods College has been blessed by the extraordinary leadership of Ron Prettyman," said Dr. Dottie King, who was SMWC president for the past 21 years. "His career is impressive and even more so, his deep care for the student-athletes, the coaches and our school! I'm proud to know Ron."
Kevin Lanke was hired as SMWC associate vice president for athletics taking over for Prettyman.
YEAR BY YEAR -- RSC/KIAC ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
2003-04 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2004-05 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2005-06 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2006-07 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2007-08 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2008-09 -- Pat Mrozowski, Indiana University Southeast
2009-10 -- Jill Jokerst, St. Louis College of Pharmacy
2010-11 -- Wendy Hoffman, Midway College
2011-12 -- Pat Mrozowski, Brescia University
2012-13 -- Joe Glover, Indiana University Southeast
2013-14 -- Dan Swalga, Point Park University
2014-15 -- Jeff Lanham, University of Rio Grande
2015-16 -- Mark Perdue, Asbury University
2016-17 -- Rusty Kennedy, Midway University
2017-18 -- Joe Glover, Indiana University Southeast
2018-19 -- Greg Cooper, Indiana University Kokomo
2019-20 – Kenny Howell, WVU Tech
2020-21 -- Dave Bireline, Ohio Christian University
2021-22 -- Rusty Kennedy, Midway University
2022-23 -- Ron Prettyman, St. Mary-of-the-Woods College