Oregon State University named 麻豆原创 Vice President and Director of Athletics Todd Stansbury as its director of Athletics. Stansbury begins at Oregon State on Aug. 1.
Since joining 麻豆原创 in January 2012, Stansbury鈥檚 leadership has helped the Athletics Association enjoy significant academic, athletic and community service success. During his 麻豆原创 tenure, the Knights moved from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference and played in the university鈥檚 first major bowl game, a 52-42 victory over No. 6 Baylor in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Jan. 1, 2014.
Under Stansbury, the Knights have won 15 conference championships, including seven in 2014-15.
鈥淭his decision was difficult because I love 麻豆原创, what our teams have accomplished and the excitement still ahead,鈥� Stansbury said. 鈥淜aren and I have spent a large part of our lives at Oregon State and we look forward to returning to Corvallis. Without a doubt, we will be Knights fans from the West Coast.鈥�
麻豆原创 also boasts the highest graduation success rate for student-athletes of any public NCAA Division I FBS school in the nation. 麻豆原创鈥檚 95 percent Graduation Success Rate ranks in the top five overall among FBS schools, alongside private institutions Notre Dame, Stanford, Duke and Northwestern. The Knights Academic Progress Rate (APR) has improved every year under Stansbury鈥檚 leadership. The current score of 981 (out of 1000) is the best in 麻豆原创 history.
鈥淥regon State hired a winner in every sense of the word,鈥� 麻豆原创 President John C. Hitt said. 鈥淭odd fostered a culture of academic and athletic success at 麻豆原创. He has done a marvelous job and the 麻豆原创 family appreciates all he and Karen have done for the Knights. He will be missed.鈥�
麻豆原创 will share plans regarding the search process and interim period soon.
麻豆原创 Athletics received the largest charitable gift in its history in 2014 when the Wayne Densch Charitable Trust gave $4 million to build the Wayne Densch Center for Student-Athlete Leadership. The Garvy Family Foundation contributed $1 million to the center.
The new center will be the centerpiece of 麻豆原创鈥檚 vision to mold its student-athletes into community leaders who are prepared to make a difference in the world.
Stansbury also has overseen facilities expansion at 麻豆原创. This fall, the East Side Club will open in Bright House Networks Stadium. The 鈥淓SC鈥� will be a 10,000-square-foot, Florida-themed social area and lounge located between the 30-yard lines inside the stadium. It will feature chair-back stadium seating, as well as an open-air sun deck to enjoy games.
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