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NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Athletic Directors 28845_Section02_pp139-294.qxp 11/19/08 3:59 PM Page 285 CHAPTER FIFTY-FIVE55 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Athletic Directors If a person has an interest in working as an athletic director Athletic directors at the Division III level have been for an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school (for- analyzed in a separate career section. This information can merly Division I-A), a lot can be learned from examining be found in Chapter 56. the educational backgrounds and previous work experiences of current athletic directors. To conduct this analysis, infor- BACKGROUNDS OF NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL mation was gathered on every athletic director from schools in the Pac-10 and Big Ten conferences as of April 2008. The SUBDIVISION ATHLETIC DIRECTORS Pac-10 and the Big Ten represent 2 of the 11 college athletic What is the current make-up of athletic directors in the Pac- conferences that compete at the NCAA Football Bowl Sub- 10 and Big Ten? The following analysis provides some division level. In total, 21 athletic directors are analyzed in insight into answering this question. this chapter, providing an indication of the general make-up of current athletic directors working at NCAA Football How many FBS athletic directors had a Bowl Subdivision schools. significant athletic career? Tables 55-1 and 55-2 list the educational background • 13 of the 21 FBS athletic directors played sports at the and work experience of the 10 Pac-10 and 11 Big Ten collegiate level. This represents almost 62% of the athletic directors, respectively. These individuals represent group. the highest leadership position in each school’s athletic department. • Of the 13 FBS athletic directors who participated in col- To better understand the organizational context of the lege athletics, two went on to play professional football athletic director position, Chapter 61 provides example in the NFL (Murphy and Garrett). organizational charts for college athletic departments. • Although it is not a job requirement to have previous Reviewing these charts provides insight into how schools playing experience at the college level, such playing structure their athletic departments, including what posi- experience does seem to provide some benefit to people tions report directly to the athletic director and how the ath- looking to work in college athletics. This benefit may letic director reports to the school’s administrative offices come from firsthand knowledge gained during the per- (such as a university’s president or chancellor). In addition, son’s athletic playing career, or it may come from net- Section 5 provides information on the common job require- working opportunities with coaches, college ments, duties, and responsibilities for athletic directors. administrators, and alumni. An actual job announcement for an athletic director position at a Football Bowl Subdivision school can be found in Chapter 73, and an Athletic Director “Position Spotlight” also can be found in Chapter 73. Reviewing this informa- tion will help you to understand the job of an athletic direc- tor at the FBS level. 285 © Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 28845_Section02_pp139-294.qxp 11/19/08 3:59 PM Page 286 286 Chapter 55 Table 55-1 Career Tracks: Pac-10 Conference Athletic Directors (As of April 2008) School: University of Arizona School: Arizona State University Athletic Director: Jim Livengood1 Athletic Director: Lisa Love2 Education: Undergraduate: Washington State, Everett Community Education: Undergraduate: Texas Tech University (Physical Education) College and Brigham Young University (Physical Education) Graduate: University of North Texas (Education Administration) Graduate: Central Washington University Career Path Career Path High School Volleyball Coach: Compiled a 79–40 record as head coach at High School Teaching and Coaching Career: Was a teacher and coach at Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas (1978–1982). Moses Lake High School (WA) in 1968–1969; assistant football coach and University of Texas at Arlington: Head women’s volleyball coach from head track coach. 1982 to 1988 at Texas Arlington. Was a teacher, head football coach, and head basketball coach at Oroville University of Southern California: Served as head women’s volleyball High (WA) from 1969 to 1972. coach (1989–1998) and administrator (1991–2005). Was athletics director, head football and basketball coach, and counselor After leaving the coaching ranks following the 1998 season, devoted her- at Ephrata High (WA) from 1972 to 1980. self full time to administration, eventually ascending to the position of sen- Washington State University: Washington State hired Livengood as its ior associate athletic director in 2002. Cage Camp director in 1980–1981, and promoted him to assistant athletics Arizona State University: Named Arizona State’s vice president for uni- director in charge of Cage Camp and high school relations in 1981–1982. versity athletics (athletic director) in April 2005. Was associate athletics director responsible for development and public Four-year volleyball starter and an all-region performer at Texas Tech. relations from 1982 to 1985. Notes: Member of the Texas Tech University and Texas Arlington athletic Southern Illinois University: Became director of athletics at Southern Illinois Halls of Fame as a volleyball player. University from 1985 to 1987. Also served as president of the Gateway Conference in 1986–1987. Washington State University: Rehired by Washington State as athletics director in September 1987. University of Arizona: Named athletic director at Arizona in 1994. Notes: Earned honorable mention all-state honors in basketball at Quincy High School. Served as of National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) president in 1998–1999. School: California University School: University of Oregon Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour3 Athletic Director: Pat Kilkenny4,5 Education: Undergraduate: Wake Forest University (Physical Education) Education: Attended the University of Oregon as an undergraduate, but Graduate: University of Massachusetts (Sport Management); Northwestern did not receive a degree. University (MBA) Career Path Career Path Central West/Puritan Insurance Company: Initiated his career in business University of Massachusetts: Began as a field hockey assistant coach and as western regional manager of Central West/Puritan Insurance Company lacrosse administrative assistant at UMass in 1981. (a subsidiary of General Electric Credit Corp.) from 1974 to 1979. Northwestern University: Between master’s degree programs, Barbour The Managing General Agency: Became president of The Managing served as assistant field hockey and lacrosse coach at Northwestern from General Agency in Seattle in 1980; sold the insurance business 4 years 1982 to 1984. She also held the position of director of recruiting services later to purchase Arrowhead. during that period. Arrowhead General Insurance: Served as chairman and chief executive Promoted to assistant athletic director for intercollegiate programs in 1984, officer of the San Diego–based Arrowhead General Insurance Agency a position she held until 1989. (1984–2006); sold the company in 2006. FOX Sports Net: Worked in programming and production for FOX Sports University of Oregon: Hired as the school’s athletic director in February Net in Chicago during the summer of 1990. 2007, despite possessing no college athletics administration experience. Tulane University: In 1991, was recruited to Tulane as an associate ath- Notes: Served on the University of Oregon’s athletic department advisory letic director. board and the board of trustees for the University of Oregon Foundation. Appointed Tulane’s athletic director in 1996; served in this capacity for Served on the University of California San Diego’s athletic advisory board 3 years. and the San Diego State University athletic director’s cabinet. University of Notre Dame: Hired as associate athletic director in 2000. Currently serves on the board of directors of the San Diego International Served as deputy director of athletics at Notre Dame from 2003 to 2004. Sports Council. California University: Named Cal’s athletic director in September 2004. Notes: While attending Wake Forest, was a 4-year letterwinner and served as captain of the field hockey team. She also played two varsity seasons of women’s basketball. 1. Mr. Jim Livengood. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2007, from http://www 4. Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2007 from http://www .arizonaathletics.com/sport/page.aspx?id=1272. .goducks.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=500&KEY=&ATCLID=885642. 2. Lisa Love Profile. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2007, from http://thesundevils.cstv 5. Andrews, L. (2007, Mar. 14). The New Face of Oregon Athletics. Oregon Daily .com/genrel/love_lisa00.html. Emerald. Retrieved November 9, 2007, from http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/ 3. Sandy Barbour Profile. (n.d.). Retrieved November 9, 2007, from http://calbears media/storage/paper859/news/2007/03/14/News/The-New.Face.Of.Oregon .cstv.com/genrel/barbour_sandy00.html. .Athletics-2775266.shtml. © Jones and Bartlett Publishers, LLC. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. 28845_Section02_pp139-294.qxp 11/19/08 3:59 PM Page 287 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Athletic Directors 287 Table 55-1 Continued School: Oregon State University School: Stanford University Athletic Director: Bob De Carolis6 Athletic Director: Bobby Bowlsby7,8 Education: Undergraduate: Bloomsburg State College (Business Education)
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