Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
A true visionary, Nancy Mitchell recognized the need for the establishment of intercollegiate athletics for women at Rutgers University. In her role as administrator and advisor at Douglass College, her commitment to the implementation of women's intercollegiate athletics on a University-wide level was outstanding. She was instrumental in the establishment of women's basketball on a national level. Mitchell then became one of the most ardent supporters of women's basketball and remained active through her involvement as the faculty representative to the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women where she served on numerous national and regional committees. Until her retirement in 1992, she also served as the Chairperson for the President's Athletic Advisory Committee at Rutgers.
