The owner and operator of Oakencroft Farm, Amy Griffin maintains a commitment to healthy farming practices and responsible environmental stewardship. Amy Griffin graduated from the University of Virginia, an NCAA Division I school, where she excelled in athletics.

1. Divisions of the National
Collegiate Athletic Association
Amy Griffin

2. Introduction
• The owner and operator of Oakencroft Farm, Amy
Griffin maintains a commitment to healthy farming
practices and responsible environmental
stewardship. Amy Griffin graduated from the
University of Virginia, an NCAA Division I school,
where she excelled in athletics.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association, formed
in 1906, organizes college athletic programs and
conferences. Headquartered in Indianapolis,
Indiana, the nonprofit is also charged with the
regulation of student athletes.

3. National Collegiate Athletic
Association
• Currently, the NCAA includes 1,121 colleges and
universities in addition to numerous conferences
and affiliates.
The NCAA organizes athletic programs and schools
into three divisions, using a system created in 1973
to better align schools in competition. Both Division
I, the top division, which currently includes 346
schools, and Division II, which includes 307 schools,
can award athletic scholarships. Division III, which
encompasses 439 schools, cannot award
scholarships, although 75 percent of student athletes
in this division receive other financial aid.