Kathy Anderson - University of Central Missouri
Administrator, 2005-23
Kathy Anderson is the first individual in MIAA history to be inducted into the Association’s Hall of Fame as a student-athlete and an administrator.
During her 18-year tenure as an administrator with the University of Central Missouri Athletics Department, Anderson was instrumental in helping numerous student-athletes and coaches achieve their goals both inside and outside of competition. Anderson was elevated to Interim Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics in January 2023 after previously serving as the Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, Senior Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations and Associate Athletic Director for Internal Operations. Anderson also served as the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) for UCM Athletics.
During her 18 years at Central Missouri, the Mules and Jennies captured 97 MIAA Championships, 27 NCAA Division II Regional Titles and five NCAA Division II National Championships. Central Missouri student-athletes earned Academic All-America® honors 82 times from the College Sports Communicators during Anderson’s tenure, and numerous Mules and Jennies were named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and received MIAA Scholar-Athlete and MIAA Academic Excellence recognition.
Before returning to UCM in 2005, Anderson served previously as Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance and Student Services at fellow MIAA member Northwest Missouri State University. Anderson also served as past chair for the Division II softball and women’s basketball committees and Chair of the Institutional Representatives for the MIAA.
Anderson was inducted into the University of Central Missouri Athletic Hall of Fame as a student-athlete in 1992 (founding class) and the MIAA Hall of Fame as a student-athlete in 2010 (founding class). She was enshrined in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame 2015 and was named to the Hall of Fame’s 2011 “Filbert Five.”
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