CLEVELAND - The Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA) announced Virginia State University (VSU) Associate Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, Peggy Davis, as the 2021 MOAA Distinguished Service Award recipient, for her dedication in promoting the understanding and appreciation of diversity in intercollegiate athletics.  
 
The MOAA Distinguished Service Award acknowledges and honors the effort of an individual who strives to promote understanding and appreciation of diversity in its multitude of forms.
 
Davis, MOAA President from 2017-2019, is in her 18^th year at the helm of the Virginia State department. Her dedication to the industry and MOAA's initiatives throughout the years is unparalleled. During her time as president, MOAA continued to increase its members and worked to provide additional programming and professional development opportunities throughout the year.
 
Davis is a two-time hall of fame honoree (at VSU and Howard Payne University). She has been named Athletic Director of the Year for the Central intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) seven times and is a two-time honoree of the Jeannette A. Lee Administration Achievement Award.
 
Davis came to VSU from Angelo State University where she served as the head women's basketball coach. In addition, she also lead the women's basketball program at her alma mater, Howard Payne.
 
Davis received her undergraduate degree from Howard Payne and her master's degree from Tarleton Sate University.  
 
About MOAA: MOAA provides opportunities to exchange ideas, advocate increased participation and administrative opportunities for minorities in athletics, while generating a sports culture that supports the values necessary to teach and learn respect for self and others. For more information on MOAA, please visit www.moaaweb.com. MOAA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 51^st year. For more information on NACDA and the 16 professional Associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.