By NACDA Communications
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The members of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) have selected Mark Wilson, director of athletics at Tennessee Tech University, to serve as President during 2016-17.
"It is my honor and privilege to serve the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association," said Wilson. "We will continue to engage the membership in the dialogue of the ever-changing landscape of intercollegiate athletics while highlighting the accomplishments of FCS student-athletes, coaches and programs."
The FCS ADA elected the following athletics directors to serve alongside Wilson as Officers during the upcoming year – Thorr Bjorn, University of Rhode Island, 1st Vice President;Bruce McCutcheon, Lafayette College, 2nd Vice President; and Bill Smith, Bryant University, 3rd Vice President.
The Association also announced the following additions to its Executive Committee: Walt Hameline, director of athletics at Wagner College; Kent Haslam, director of athletics at University of Montana; Jason Henderson, director of athletics at Lamar University; Tim Leonard, director of athletics at Towson University; Tom Michael, director of athletics at Eastern Illinois University; Peter Pilling, director of intercollegiate athletics and physical education at Columbia University; and Jim Senter, director of athletics at The Citadel.
The Officers and group of seven athletics directors will join Jeff Altier, Stetson University; David Herbster, University of South Dakota; Nathan Pine, College of the Holy Cross; Brian Reese, Presbyterian College; Ashley Robinson, Prairie View A&M University; Immediate Past President Jeff Tingey, Idaho State University; Ingrid Wicker-McCree, North Carolina Central University; and Beth DeBauche, Ohio Valley Conference on the Executive Committee.
About the FCS ADA: Now in its 23rd year, the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association's mission is to enhance Football Championship Subdivision football. For more information on the FCS ADA, please visit www.fcsada.com. The FCS ADA is administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), which is in its 52nd year. For more information on NACDA and the 17 professional associations that fall under its umbrella, please visit www.nacda.com.
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