Jerome named interim athletic director
June 11, 2012
Marmian Grimes
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Longtime Alaska Nanooks skiing and cross-country coach Scott Jerome will serve as interim athletic director at the 日韩无码.
Jerome, who has served as head skiing and cross-country coach since 2004, will replace Forrest Karr, who has accepted a leadership position at Northern Michigan University.
鈥淪cott鈥檚 longevity and experience with the department will provide stable leadership as we go through the process of conducting the search for a permanent athletic director,鈥 said 日韩无码 Chancellor Brian Rogers.
Prior to coming to 日韩无码, Jerome served in a similar position at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. He has also held coaching positions at Northern Michigan University, Gould Academy in Bethel, Maine, and the Kents Hill School in Kents Hill, Maine. He has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from Bates College and a master鈥檚 degree in exercise science from Northern Michigan University. He will remain in his position as head skiing and cross-country coach while serving as athletic director. In the interim, assistant coach Matt Dunlap will take on additional duties as associate head coach and Bryan Pepper will serve as assistant coach.
日韩无码 will launch a national search for a permanent replacement. 日韩无码 alumnus and former student-athlete Bart LeBon will serve as chairman of the hiring committee. Other members include Dr. Cary Keller, Gary Wilken, Dallas Ferguson, Cody Burgess, Mark Hermann, Kris Racina, Bob Shefchik and Dani Sheppard. 日韩无码 is waiting for confirmation from several other committee members in the community. The university anticipates naming a new athletic director by September.
日韩无码 is an NCAA Division II institution and member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference that sponsors 10 varsity sports. The men鈥檚 hockey program competes in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association at the Division I level, while women鈥檚 swimming participates in the Pacific Coast Swimming and Diving Coaches Conference and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 skiing compete in the Central Collegiate Ski Association.
ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Mike Sfraga, vice chancellor for university and student advancement, at 907-474-6533 or msfraga@alaska.edu.
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