BassDaveVCSUValley City (CSi-VCSU) The Assistant professor in the VCSU School of Education and Graduate Studies, Dave Bass was named the North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year during the NSAA Summit meetings held May 24 in Brookings, S.D.

The award was voted on by all faculty athletic representatives (FAR) in the conference. It is the second straight year that Bass has won the award. He has served as VCSU’s FAR for 20 years, acting as a liaison between the athletic department and the institution as well as handling eligibility and academic questions.

Bass is also the NSAA eligibility chair and the FAR liaison to the NSAA Board of Directors. He has served nine years as the eligibility chair for three difference conferences. At the national level, Dave has served three years on the NAIA Council of FARs, and four years on the Learning Disability Advisory Committee. Bass will now be nominated for the Wally Schwartz Award, which recognizes the NAIA’s national Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year