Name	Marc Kurtz
Your Institution	Augustana University
Committee Service (Current and previous)	NCAA Regional Ranking Committee
Years of Service in Athletics	16
Hometown	Miles City, MT
High School	Custer County District High School
Person with Biggest Influence on your Career (Name and relationship with them)	Jerry Peach - College coach
College Alma Mater(s)	Montana State University - Billings
Degree(s)	BS Business Administration BS Business Management
Sports Played & Levels	Tennis - College Baseball -HS Football -HS Basketball -HS
Most memorable sports moment:	Winning high school team state tennis championship Advancing to NCAA finals with our Augustana team in 2011
Favorite Movie	Field of Dreams
Favorite Book	Shoe Dog
Favorite Quote	"Pressure is a Privilege - Billie Jean King"
Favorite Part of NSIC	Coaches from other teams
Favorite vacation you have taken	Rome, Italy
Favorite Food	Chicken Alfredo Pasta
One thing in your office that most would not expect to see.	Russian Matryoshka doll

As part of the league’s Strategic Plan the NSIC has developed the #NSICCelebratingService initiative to recognizes those individuals that are serving on regional or national committees, or with national organizations. On Thursdays during the 2020-21 academic year, the NSIC will be spotlighting one committee member on social media and the league’s website.

About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a 16-team union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 23 team national championships and crowned 77 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.
  About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes have the opportunity to earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.