Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year

Bill Chaves has brought stability, progressive leadership and innovation to Eastern Washington University (EWU) since his arrival in 2007. His tenure has been punctuated by the installation of the first red synthetic football surface world-wide in 2010. After garnering tremendous attention for EWU with this installation, the football team promptly went undefeated (8-0) on the turf enroute to the program’s first FCS national title. Chaves has also overseen recently completed projects such as; new seating at Reese Court, a $1.5 million locker room update project, and video board installation for both Roos Field and Reese Court.

Currently, all of EWU’s athletics programs have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater and all of its teams have an APR of 935 or better.

In 2009-10, EWU won its first Big Sky Presidents’ Cup, which is determined by overall athletics and academic performance. EWU’s football program is just one of five schools nationally who have made the FCS Playoffs six of the past nine years (four of six since ‘07), while its women’s basketball program has made two (of its program history three) national postseason appearances twice in the past four years. Finally, Chaves initiated a partnership with Special Olympics-Washington where all of its athletics programs assist with several initiatives each academic year.

Chaves has been married to Liz for 18 years and has three children; Erin (13), Derek (10) and Kevin (8).

Bill ChavesEastern Washington University

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Now in his 12th year at the helm of Lafayette College athletics, Bruce McCutcheon has orchestrated a far-reaching upgrade to athletics facilities, increased the number of coaching staffs and other personnel, played a key role in the development of a visual identity program, implemented a comprehensive leadership development program for student-athletes and built upon Lafayette’s long-standing tradition of scholar-athlete excellence.

Early in his tenure, McCutcheon spearheaded the creation of an athletics facilities master plan, which resulted in a $23 million renovation of Fisher Stadium, the construction of a stadium for baseball, the renovation of the soccer stadium and the construction of a new softball stadium. Additionally, the track and field program relocated to Metzgar Fields Athletic Complex where a new track

opened for competition in 2009 and hosted the Patriot League Championships in 2011. Also in 2011, McCutcheon introduced the Oaks Leadership Academy as a comprehensive program to develop, challenge and support Lafayette student-athletes and coaches in their quest to become effective leaders in academics, athletics and life. Lafayette’s scholar-athletes have excelled under McCutcheon’s watch, with graduation rates among the nation’s best, prestigious postgraduate scholarships awards and Academic All-America and Patriot League academic honors.

McCutcheon serves on the FCS ADA Executive Committee and serves as chair of the Patriot League’s Committee on Athletic Administration.

Bruce McCutcheonLafayette College

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Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year

Shortly after arriving on the Southern Illinois (SIU) campus in August 2006, Director of Athletics Mario Moccia charted the course for a state-of-the-art facilities plan in an era of economic recession. With that came an ambitious $80 million facilities campaign for Saluki Way, featuring a new 15,000-seat football stadium, a total renovation of the historic 9,000-seat SIU Arena and construction of a new office complex and team locker rooms.

The department also built a new $4 million complex for its nationally ranked track and field program and plans to break ground on a major renovation to the baseball stadium after the 2013 season. Among Moccia’s

additional fundraising accomplishments, the Saluki Athletic Scholarship Fund more than doubled its annual donations, and the department signed a seven-figure multi-media rights agreement with Learfield Sports. SIU also banked the school’s first all-school footwear and apparel deal with Under Armour, a rarity for an institution of its size.

The Salukis have been athletically successful across the board, winning conference championships in nine different sports in Moccia’s tenure. Equally impressive are the marks Saluki student-athletes have posted in the classroom, above a 3.0 cumulutive GPA, exceeding that of the general student body. Under Moccia’s watch, the department has expanded its broadcast footprint, creating the school’s first TV and radio network, reaching five states.

In 2011, Moccia began serving a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Championships/Sports Management Cabinet as the men’s basketball committee liaison. He also served on the NCAA Men’s Basketball APR Committee. Earlier this year, Moccia was named 2nd VP of MOAA. He is also on the Missouri Valley Conference Legislative Review Committee.

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Mario MocciaSouthern Illinois University

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Upon his arrival at Tennessee Tech (TTU) in 2004, Mark Wilson embarked on an ambitious enhancement program to improve every facet of intercollegiate athletics at Tennessee Tech. Tennessee Tech’s annual team GPA improved from a 2.79 in 2003-04 to 3.1 in 2011-12 including an all-time high semester of 3.2 in the spring of 2010. Private fundraising has enhanced facilities for TTU student-athletes, highlighted by the construction of a 25,000 square-foot Athletic Performance Center and state-of-the-art basketball offices. He initiated a new branding and standard graphic identity program for regional and national recognition of TTU athletics and under his leadership, TTU’s teams have been highly active supporting community outreach programs such as Habitat for Humanity and

Mustard Seed Ranch (a local home for disadvantaged youth).Wilson’s hiring decisions have also paid off. 19 Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) regular

season and tournament championships have been won, along with the 2012 OVC Sportsmanship Award. The 2011 football team under Watson Brown won its first conference championship since 1975. Sytia Messer’s (TTU’s first female African-American head coach) and Jim Davis’ women’s basketball teams have won two OVC championships in the last three seasons. Wilson has served as chair of the OVC Board of Director of Athletics and represented the OVC on the NCAA Leadership Council. Wilson currently serves on the FCS ADA Executive Committee and the NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee and Football Issues Committee.

Mark WilsonTennessee Tech University

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