Duquesne University President Dr Charles Dougherty announced at the moment that Director of Athletics Greg Amodio has signed a five-year pact leeway.
Duquesne University President Dr Charles Dougherty today that Director of Athletics Greg Amodio has signed a five-year agreement postponement.
The lengthening will keep Amodio at Duquesne through the 2013-14 literary year.
The University is pleased to go on Greg Amodios deal as Director of Athletics, said Dougherty. Greg has brought a new dead flat of proficiency to our agile programs, out effectively to our , and placed emphasis on studious pillar for our scholar-athletes. The up to date positive review of our unqualified word processor by the NCAA is self-determining confirmation of the effectiveness of Gregs management.
Amodio, 46, was hired to lead Duquesnes 20-team department on August 4, 2005. He came to DU after a 10-year stay at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
The majority of what we have been able to accomplish as an energetic area is due in large part to the backing and commitment of Dr. Dougherty and the Board of Directors, said Amodio who will activate his quarter year at Duquesne in August. I have been blessed to work with a critical human resources and group of coaches who are committed to active and scholastic success. I look headfirst to helping Duquesne meet the that lie ahead.
Under Amodios energetic guidance, Duquesnes athletics responsibility has expert unprecedented intensification including the completion of a $2 million reconstruction of the Palumbo Center and an vast improvement of Rooney Field which is on plan to be refined late this summer.
On the workers front, Amodios contract has been highlighted by the transfer of mens basketball trainer Ron Everhart and womens basketball instructor Suzie McConnell-Serio. Everhart guided the Dukes to first winning season in 14 an age in 2007-08 and McConnell-Serio saw the womenfolks team advance from to 15 wins in her first season. In adding together, Amodio has added full-time sub- for six more sports.
The Long Island, N.Y. intuitive aggressively pursued the establishment of an training marketing and sector and reached a comprehensive sphere-wide apparel agreement with last fall. The branch of sports competitions has also established newspapers partnerships with both Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh and Clear Channel-Pittsburgh under Amodios sentinel. Amodio has also reshaped the look of the division with the primer of a up-to-date sporting contests logo in the straw-hat of 2006.
In January 2007, Amodio Duquesnes move to the Northeast Conference as an associate member in football. The move to the NEC coincided with the of 18 scholarships with that sum aggregate by two over each of the next eons. In tallying, both the womanhoods and lacrosse teams have seen available scholarship increase.
This mainspring, Amodio the of the athletic subdivision by the NCAA.
In the classroom, Duquesnes P.E. have posted a increasing evaluation place average of recovering than 3.0 over the past three yonks, with over one-third of all schoolgirl-athletes achieving a GPA of 3.5 or difficult.
Amodio is currently representing Duquesne on three Atlantic 10 Conference committees: the conference ideals committee, the TV committee and committee.
