Brad Bankston became Commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) in 1997. Celebrating its 37th year of operations, the ODAC is one of the nation’s largest Division III conferences. The 17-member ODAC, including three associate members, stands as the second-largest multi-sport NCAA Division III conference in the country. The league was formed on May 18, 1975 […]
PoA061 | Shana Levine, Lewis & Clark College
Shana Levine was appointed the Lewis & Clark Director of Physical Education & Athletics on July 1, 2014. Levine came to Lewis & Clark after serving six years as the Associate Director of Athletics at Washington and Lee in Lexington, Virginia. While at Washington and Lee, Levine was responsible for coordinating compliance regulations within the […]
PoA060 | Dawn Stewart, Otterbein University
Dawn Stewart enters her fourth year as director of athletics at her alma mater. A 1998 graduate, she was hired on April 9, 2012 after Otterbein conducted a national search that netted over 100 applicants vying for the position. Stewart came to Otterbein from Capital University where she has served four years as athletic director. She holds 20 years of […]
PoA059 | Mike Snyder, Illinois College
Mike Snyder is in his second year as the athletic director of Illinois College. Prior to Illinois College, Snyder was at Oberlin College, a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference, located in Oberlin, Ohio. Snyder has served in a variety of progressive leadership roles, most recently as Associate Director of Athletics for Internal Operations. During […]
PoA058 | Rob Cashell, Cascade Collegiate Conference
Rob Cashell, was named the commissioner of the Cascade Collegiate Conference in April 2012 after a national search and serving as interim commissioner since January of 2012. As the Chief Administrative Officer for the 11 full member and four associate member conference, Cashell oversees all facets of the day-to-day operations including scheduling, marketing, rules and […]
PoA057 | Amy Edmonds, U. Wisconsin Whitewater
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer announced the appointment of Amy Edmonds as director of intercollegiate athletics in July 2014. She enters her 12th year on working on campus in 2015-16. In 2014-15, Warhawk teams and student-athletes experienced numerous successes, and several new initiatives took place under Edmonds’ leadership. Sixteen of UW-Whitewater’s 20 varsity teams […]
PoA056 Bob Driscoll | Providence College
Entering his 13th season as Providence College’s Associate Vice President & Athletics Director, Bob Driscoll has transformed and reinvigorated Providence College’s athletics program. Having established a vision of student-athlete success in the classroom, in the community and in competing for championships, Driscoll maintains focus on fostering one of the nation’s most respected programs. Driscoll established […]
PoA055 Brian Summers | Christian Bros. University
Summers is CBU’s seventh Director of Athletics, starting June 30, 2014. Summers comes to CBU after a distinguished 13-year career at Lewis University, a fellow NCAA D-II Lasallian school in Romeoville, Ill. Since December 2010, Summers has been Associate Director of Athletics – Director of External Relations, and he served from 2005-2010 as Assistant Director […]