Athletics director search committee named

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Tom DiLorenzo has announced the search committee that will help UND find its next athletics director.  Current Athletics Director Brian Faison retires on Dec.  31.  He will serve as a consultant through June 30, 2018.

In addition to DiLorenzo, who will chair, the search committee includes:

•         Darcy Deutsch Cascaes, Women’s Basketball Letterwinner 1990-1993 and Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach 1995-1999
•         Jill Cholewa, Entrepreneur, Volleyball Letterwinner and Chair of of the Women’s Athletic Leadership Council
•         Dick Clay, Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach
•         Scott Guldseth, practicing psychologist in the Twin Cities and all-time leading scorer in Men’s Basketball
•         Lindsay Hathaway, President of Student Athletes Advisory Committee student-athlete, Softball
•         Jody Hodgson, General Manager of the Ralph Engelstad Arena
•         Sue Jeno, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and Faculty Athletics Representative
•         Peter Johnson, Interim Vice President for University & Public Affairs
•         Kim Kenville, Professor of Aviation, Aerospace Graduate Programs Director, and Chair of the University Senate Intercollegiate Athletics Committee
•         Erik Martinson, Assistant Athletics Director for Operations
•         Tanner Rosendahl, Digital Marketing Manager
•         Karla Stewart, Associate Vice President for Finance
•         Reid Taubenheim, Vice President of Student Athletes Advisory Committee and student-athlete, Football
•         Drew Wrigley, Senior Management Advisor for Sanford Health Systems, UND alum, and former Lieutenant Governor
•         DeAnna Carlson Zink, CEO, UND Alumni Association & Foundation

The committee will move quickly with the goal of having UND’s 16th Athletics Director selected as soon as possible.