Amy Ruley

• Played collegiately at Purdue University, where she was the starting point guard on the Boilermakers' first intercollegiate team (1975–76)
• Directed North Dakota State to an NCAA Division II national championship (1991)
• Was head coach of the gold medalist South squad at the U.S. Olympic Festival (1993)
• Directed North Dakota State to four consecutive NCAA Division II national championships (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
• Served as an assistant coach for the USA squad that won the bronze medal at the R. William Jones Cup in Taiwan (1995)
• Received the Carol Eckman Award from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (1997)
• Led North Dakota State to nine NCAA Division II Final Four appearances over her career
• Under her direction, North Dakota State won or shared 10 North Central Conference championships
• Has received Coach of the Year accolades 28 times on the state, regional, or national level from eight different media, coaching, or national organizations, including as the first recipient of the C. Vivian Stringer Women's Coaching Award from the United States Sports Academy, and NCAA Division II Coach of the Year honors from the American Women's Sports Federation (1986, 1991) and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (1993)
• Has served on USA Basketball's Select Team Committee, the NCAA Basketball Rules Committee, and the WBCA Board of Directors
• Retired in 2008 after 29 seasons at North Dakota State with a final record of 671-198, becoming the university's Associate Athletic Director for Development