Joan Cronan

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FILE - In this June 28, 2016, file photo, former University of Tennessee Women's Athletic Director Joan Cronan speaks about Pat Summitt, in Knoxville, Tenn. Cronan has been named the first recipient of the NCAA's new Pat Summitt Award. The Pat Summitt Award was created this year and will annually recognize an individual who positively influenced college athletes and their experiences. NCAA President Mark Emmert said in a release Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2017, Cronan had an "exemplary career" and "fostered opportunities for countless young women to succeed in sport and in life."(AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)