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Carl Maddox

Carl Maddox was the athletics director of Louisiana State University (1968-1978) and Mississippi State University (1979-83).


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2008–09 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

Joe Alleva, the Duke Athletics Director, interviewed for the athletics director job at Louisiana State on April 1, and was offered for the position on April 3.

Anucha Browne Sanders

She is currently the vice president of women's basketball championships for the NCAA after serving as senior associate athletics director for marketing and senior woman administrator at the University at Buffalo.

Craig Littlepage

On August 21, 2001, University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III announced Littlepage's appointment to be the ninth Virginia Athletics Director.

Houston Football Stadium

On February 10, 2010, Houston athletics director Mack Rhoades announced that the University of Houston had hired engineering and architectural design firm AECOM to conduct a feasibility study regarding possible renovations or reconstruction of Houston's Robertson Stadium and Hofheinz Pavilion.

On February 8, 2013, the university hosted a formal groundbreaking ceremony at the stadium site featuring longtime Houston Rockets commentator and alumnus Bill Worrell with President Renu Khator, athletics director Mack Rhoades, and chairwoman Nelda Luce Blair.

John Heisman

Heisman subsequently became the athletics director of the former Downtown Athletic Club in Manhattan, New York.

KFC Yum! Center

At first, task force member and University of Louisville athletics director Tom Jurich, along with University of Louisville president James Ramsey and Task Force member John Schnatter, were ardently opposed to a downtown site and supported instead a campus arena, or a new arena built near Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center.

Mark Dienhart

Dienhart served as the Minnesota Golden Gophers athletics director from 1995 until 2000, when his contract was not renewed following the academic scandal in the men's basketball program under Clem Haskins.

Mark Gottfried

On January 26, 2009, after the controversial departure of player Ronald Steele, Gottfried met with Alabama Athletics Director Mal Moore, and resigned mid-season as basketball coach at the University of Alabama.

Palestine Olympic Committee

Samar Araj Mousa is a member of the Palestine Olympic Committee and also serves as the Athletics Director at Bethlehem University, the manager of the Palestinian Women's National Soccer Team, and the general secretary of the Palestinian Tennis Association.

Scott Cowen

Also in 2010 Cowen increased his attention to Tulane's athletics program, including a joint announcement with athletics director Rick Dickson that Tulane would build a new practice facility for basketball and volleyball and recognition that Tulane "must get better" in all its athletics programs and especially men's basketball and football.

Sherman E. Smith Training Center

Plans for the estimated $50-million Training Center were publicly unveiled January 11, 2007 in Stillwater at a press conference held by athletics director Mike Holder.

Steve Newton

Steve Newton was named head basketball coach at Murray State University in 1985 by President Kala Stroup, the Board of Trustees and Athletics Director, Johnny Reagan.