In February 2011, Manning was appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing NAICU Region II member institutions from Maryland, Delaware, the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York.http://newsroom.stevensonuniversity.org/2011/02/02/stevenson-university-president-kevin-j-manning-appointed-to-naicu-board/ He was also named an "Influential Marylander" three times by the editorial board of the Daily Record (Maryland) business and legal newspaper, and was admitted to the paper's "Circle of Influence" award winners in March 2015.http://www.stevenson.edu/admissions/news/news_story.asp?iNewsID=770&strBack=%2FDefault.asp In June 2012, Manning was appointed by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley to the Governor's P-20 Leadership Council of Maryland. In 2013, he was appointed chair of the Maryland Independent College and University Association.
