NCAA CFO Round Table: Best Practices, Trends & Technology

Can you site a few specific examples of how technology has impacted your role in recent years? Mike Dalgety, University of the Pacific – Technology has played a role in allowing for easier benchmarking and comparative analysis of financial information among…

Full StoryAugust 4, 2012

CFO Interview: 3 Questions for Duncan McKenzie

Duncan McKenzie Executive Associate A.D. Mississippi State University What is your biggest challenge as a CFO? The biggest challenge I have is finding a way to take the massive amount of financial information and present it in a way…

Full StoryJuly 30, 2012

CFO Interview: 3 Questions for Darin Spease

Darin Spease Senior Associate Athletic Director for Business Affairs University of North Carolina at Charlotte What is your biggest challenge as a CFO? Keeping pace with rising costs, particularly centered around tuition. As states continue to battle budget crunches,…

Full StoryJuly 9, 2012

Ask the AD: 3 Questions for New Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom

Brian Wickstrom Director of Intercollegiate Athletics University of California Riverside Biggest Surprise? The level of support that has surfaced since my arrival. The enthusiasm and support for Highlander Athletics has been remarkable… Biggest Challenge? Being able to balance the time spent…

Full StoryJune 4, 2012

NCAA Athletic Director Round Table: Best Practices, Trends & Technology

In this Athletic Director Round Table, four athletic directors give their thoughts about best practices, trends, and technology in college athletics. We are grateful to Brad Bates, Barbara Burke, Eric Sexton, and Ron Wellman for sharing their perspectives in this round table. How…

Full StoryMay 2, 2012

Ask the AD: 3 Questions for New Athletic Director Randy Eaton

Randy Eaton Athletic Director Western Carolina University Biggest Surprise? The genuine love by the supporters toward the University. It is not just about athletics, it is about the entire campus, of which we are simply one part. Biggest…

Full StoryMay 1, 2012

Ask the AD: 3 Questions for New Athletic Director Vaughn A. Williams

Vaughn A. Williams Athletic Director Kennesaw State University Biggest Suprise? Even at the mid-major level of Kennesaw State, I am amazed by the amount of interest the outside community has shown in wanting to know the AD. I have…

Full StoryApril 1, 2012

NCAA Development Round Table Best Practices, Trends, and Technology

Fund-raising has become possibly the most pivotal and time-consuming duty for athletic directors today. On top of their traditional administrative responsibilities, athletic directors are now counted upon to market the university tirelessly, attracting big-time donors along the way. Athletic department…

Full StoryMarch 14, 2012

Ask the AD: 3 Questions for New Athletic Director Rick Costello

Rick Costello Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Biggest Decision? Accepting the Director of Athletics position at Milwaukee. After one year in Milwaukee, I can whole-heartedly say that every day as an AD has been amazing! I…

Full StoryMarch 1, 2012

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CFO Interview: 3 Questions for Brett Huebner