The exact same post exists on the Under the Rock blog, but I wanted to throw it up here to find out what the Hoosier baseball faithful think of the committee. Are you upset there is no direct baseball representation? What actions do you want the new AD to take to better the baseball program at IU?
IU President Michael McRobbie has created a 13-member search team to name Indiana's new athletic director, the University announced today.
Bill Stephen, IU vice president for engagement, will head the committee.
"I am extremely pleased that Bill Stephan has agreed to lead this important search," McRobbie said in a press release Friday. "Bill's longstanding commitment to excellence at Indiana University and the strong personal and professional relationships he has cultivated across the state make him the ideal person to chair this committee.
"Bill will be working with a group of distinguished individuals, all of whom care very deeply about the university. I am confident that, under his leadership, we will find a director who has the experience necessary to lead our Athletic Department into the future and who will embrace the tradition and values of the university."
The rest of the committee is comprised of much of the same members who were given the task of finding IU's new basketball coach.
That coach -- Tom Crean if you hadn't heard -- is a member of the search team.
Also named to the committee were:
- MaryEllen Bishop, partner at Bose McKinney and Evans LLP and immediate past-chairwoman of the IU Alumni Association
- Bruce Jaffee, professor of business economics and public policy and faculty representative on the Athletics Committee
- Julia Lamber, professor of law and associate dean for clinical education, IU School of Law-Bloomington
- Jim Morris, president of Pacers Sports and Entertainment, member of IU Foundation board of directors
- Ned Pfau, president and chief executive officer of George Pfau's Sons Co., member of IU Foundation board of directors and former national president of the IU Varsity Club
- Mary Ann Rohleder, director of administrative services for athletics
- Mike Sample, vice president for public affairs and government relations
- Anthony Thompson, former All-American IU football player, member of the College Football Hall of Fame, assistant director for development for athletics.
- Roger Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management
- James Wimbush, dean of the University Graduate School, professor of business administration and chair of the University Athletics Committee
- Jerry Yeagley, former IU head men's soccer coach and member of the U.S. Soccer Federation Hall of Fame
