Greenville, SC - The American Red Cross has announced 16 students who have been selected to participate in its Collegiate Leadership Program, including three from NCCAA member institutions. Congratulations to Boaz Strong (Grace College), Joshua Marr (Houghton University), and Megan Stewart (Oakland City University) on earning selections in 2026. 

This program is a collaboration between the American Red Cross, the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) and the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), designed to inspire a passionate and diverse generation of Red Cross volunteer leadership. These student-leaders are offered a rare and unique opportunity to acquire first-hand coaching, mentoring and professional leadership training presented by our senior leaders.  We are also excited to continue our partnership with the NCAA. Please join me in warmly welcoming NCAA students from Albright College (Reading, PA), Houghton University (Houghton, NY), and University of Northwestern Ohio (Lima, OH) to this year's cohort. They will begin actively recruiting Red Cross blood donors on their campuses starting the fall of 2026. 

This year’s leadership training will take place in June in Washington, D.C. The program allows student-leaders to give back to their school and their campus communities by becoming a Red Cross ambassador through recruiting blood donors on their college campuses. In addition, they will be given the tools to start a Red Cross Club on campus if there is not one already.

For more information about the Red Cross Collegiate Leadership Program, visit redcross.org/rccl.
 
About the NCCAA
Established in 1968, the National Christian College Athletic Association uses intercollegiate athletics to further the Great Commission and is committed to equipping student-athletes and coaches to make a positive impact for Christ. The NCCAA currently holds 23 national championship events, along with one national invitational for 88 member schools across 28 states and two Canadian provinces. For more information on the NCCAA, visit our website, thenccaa.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X, and Instagram at @thenccaa.

About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission.

For more information visit redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.