Boston College Athletics
DeFilippo Elected NACDA President
June 17, 2004 | Boston College Athletics
June 17, 2004
Cleveland, Ohio -- The members of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) have chosen Gene DeFilippo, director of athletics at Boston College, to serve as president for 2004-05. DeFilippo was elected during NACDA's 39th Annual Convention, held June 11-13 at the Wyndham Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to give back to intercollegiate athletics by leading our national organization," DeFilippo says. "This is a credit to all the fine people at Boston College who helped make this possible."
DeFilippo was named the director of athletics at Boston College in 1997 and recently received a contract extension though 2009. Since his arrival, DeFilippo's innovative leadership style has been instrumental in developing a BC program that continues to grow and succeed in athletics, fund raising and academics. DeFilippo has made a significant impact on the program internally, but his influence also extends into the Boston community and beyond to the national level.
Also elected to serve NACDA for the 2004-05 term were 1st Vice President Tim Curley, director of athletics at Penn State University; 2nd Vice President Lee McElroy, director of athletics at the University at Albany; 3rd Vice President Kevin White, director of athletics at University of Notre Dame; and Greg Feris, director of athletics at Wayland Baptist University, to the first year of a five year term as secretary.
Executive Committee members selected include athletics director Andy Geiger of Ohio State University as a University Division representative. New At-Large representatives are Bridget Belgiovine, director of Division III at the NCAA; Marcy Girton, associate athletics director at Texas Christian University; Jody Mooradian, associate athletics director at Boston College; and Carol Sprague, senior associate athletics director at the University of Pittsburgh.
NACDA, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary, serves as the professional and educational association for more than 6,100 college athletics directors, associates, assistants and conference commissioners at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. NACDA offers numerous educational and networking opportunities to its members. Additionally, NACDA administers the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup program, which honors the all-sports champion in each of the NCAA Divisions I, II and III and the NAIA. NACDA also publishes Athletics Administration, an informative national magazine considered the voice of college athletics administration, six times a year.
