The Heart of America Athletic Conference has announced that current Missouri Valley College Vice President of Athletics and Academic Affairs, and longtime Faculty Athletics Representative, Marsha Lashley, is this year’s recipient of the Heart Faculty Athletic Representative of the Year. This is the second-straight year Lashley has earned the award, and she is now eligible for the NAIA Wally Schwartz Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year award.

Lashley began working at Missouri Valley in 1983 and spent the first 10 years of her career in Student Affairs as the Director of Housing. She moved to the academic side of campus in 1993 and became the Registrar shortly thereafter. Processing eligibility paperwork came with the position and Lashley requested that her role shift to the dual-duty setup of Registrar and FAR. She then became the Heart of America FAR around 2011. In May, Lashley was announced as the Vice President of Athletics and Academic Services.

This is the second-straight year and fourth time overall since 2011 that Lashley has earned the Heart’s FAR award. Additionally, Lashley was the NAIA Wally Schwartz Faculty Athletics Representative of the Year award winner for the 2019-20 athletic year. The National award winner will be announced by the NAIA in September.