Five Humboldt State University student-athletes were named recipients of the ninth annual Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Faculty Athletic Representative's Scholar-Athlete Award, presented by Barnes and Noble College.  There was a total of a record 322 GNAC student-athletes represented on this year's list.

Five members of the 2019-20 Humboldt State University women’s crew team received the GNAC Faculty Athletic Representative (FAR) Scholar-Athlete Award. These five Lumberjacks are Marjorie Johnson, Emma Modrick, Natalie Pinzon, Sophie Reich and Hannah Shapiro.

The Lumberjacks are an affiliated member of the GNAC in women’s crew.

Presented annually to the most outstanding student-athletes at each GNAC institution, the award honors those student-athletes who have compiled a cumulative grade point average of 3.85 or higher.  All student-athletes, including redshirts, listed on any squad list at a GNAC full member institution, regardless of whether the sport is a GNAC championship sport, are eligible for the award.  Conference affiliated members could nominate student-athletes from the sports in which they compete in the GNAC.

A faculty athletic representative (FAR) is a member of the faculty at an NCAA member institution who has been designed to serve as a liaison between the institution's faculty and the athletic department.  The FAR serves as a representative of the institution in conference and NCAA affairs.  The role of the FAR is "to ensure the academic institution establishes and maintains the appropriate between academics and athletics".