Conference USA has selected Kennesaw State Director of Student-Athlete Development Megan Stoltzfus as the 2025-26 Conference USA SAAC Choice Award recipient, putting a Kennesaw State University staff member at the center of one of the league’s student-athlete honors.
The award recognizes a coach, athletic department administrator, staff member or faculty member who is committed to fostering student-athlete development and welfare through a positive athletic and academic atmosphere. It is one reason her name is being searched now: the league has just announced its latest honoree, and Stoltzfus is the person whose work was judged against peers across Conference USA.
At Kennesaw State, Stoltzfus has been involved with SAAC, student-athlete professional development and academic support initiatives inside the athletics department. She helps student-athletes prepare for life beyond sports by coordinating financial literacy and professional development programming, while also assisting with resumes, networking opportunities and career readiness. Her presence at numerous home contests and SAAC-sponsored events throughout the year reflects the steady, routine work that often goes unseen until an award puts it in the spotlight.
Each Conference USA institution first selected a nominee before league Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representatives voted on the winner, which means Stoltzfus emerged from a conference-wide process rather than a local nod alone. That detail matters because the award is designed to identify the people who shape the daily support system around student-athletes, and it leaves one question open for readers tracking the honor: which Conference USA school originally put her forward?
For Kennesaw State University, the recognition is a public sign that its student-athlete development work has reached beyond campus. For Stoltzfus, it is a conference-wide validation of the work she has been doing all year, from career prep to academic support, in the spaces where athletic success is built long before game day.
