Judy Sweet is frequently referred to as a trailblazer and a pioneer in sports - especially for women in sports. She was one of the first female athletic directors in the NCAA to oversee both men’s and women’s programs at UC San Diego. While at UCSD, she served as the first female membership president of the NCAA from 1991. Sweet has been a major proponent of Title IX, and served as the Title IX representative of the Women Leaders in College Sports board, after having served as president there as well. She was a member of the US Olympic Committee’s Task Force on Minorities, and is a co-founder and former president of the board of the Alliance of Women Coaches.For her efforts, she has earned the Honda Award for outstanding achievement in women’s athletics, has been inducted into halls of fame at both the University of Wisconsin and UC San Diego, and she recently earned a Lifetime Achievement Award from UC San Diego.