Robert Named ECAC Jostens Female Administrator of the Year

Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Commissioner Rudy Keeling announced that Charlyn Robert, director of athletics at Nichols College, has been selected as 2008 Jostens "Female Administrator of the Year." Chuck Mitrano, commissioner of the Empire 8 Conference, was named "Male Administrator of the Year." 

The ECAC Jostens Administrators of the Year awards are presented annually to administrators from ECAC member schools or conferences in recognition of outstanding or meritorious service to the ECAC. The awards will be presented on Sunday, September 28th, at the ECAC Convention Honors Dinner at the Albany Crowne Plaza. 

Robert was named director of athletics at Nichols College on November 9, 1998. Under her leadership, Nichols has won The Commonwealth Coast Conference titles in men's tennis (2000, 2001), men's golf (2001, 2007) and women's soccer (2007). During the 2007-08 season, Nichols won the Worcester College Cup for the first time in the 10-year history of the trophy. Robert has helped oversee the construction of a new athletic center in 2000 and a new multi-purpose stadium (with the Michael J. Vendetti Field), in 2006. An advocate for women's sports, Robert has been able to add women's lacrosse as a varsity sport in 2000 and women's ice hockey will debut as a varsity sport in 2008-09.

Robert coached field hockey at Union College (New York) from 1983-96. She was named the "New York Collegiate Female Coach of the Year" in 1989. In addition, she coached at the Empire State Games from 1977-89. Robert guided the field hockey team at Nichols from 1996-2002, posting 62 victories during that span - the second highest total in school history.

Robert has served as the NCAA Division III Field Hockey chair. She currently is a member of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship Committee, secretary of The Commonwealth Coast Conference, as well as chairperson for the Colleges of Worcester Consortium Directors of Athletics Committee and for the TCCC women's basketball committee.

Robert graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a bachelor of science in physical education and the University of Massachusetts - Amherst with a master of science degree in sport management administration. She was a four-year player and captain in field hockey and lacrosse in college.

Robert resides in Webster, Mass.