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Bruce Van De Velde served as Director of Athletics at Louisiana Tech University from 2010 to July 1 2013 when he stepped down.〔(Van De Velde Named LA Tech Athletics Director - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 From 2008 to 2010, Van De Velde served as Deputy Director of Athletics & Chief Operating Officer at Louisiana Tech University under then-Director of Athletics/Head Football Coach Derek Dooley.〔(Tech Hires Van De Velde as COO/Deputy Director - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 During Van De Velde’s tenure, LA Tech received an invitation to join Conference USA and left the Western Athletic Conference in July 2013.〔(Louisiana Tech Joins Conference USA in Historic Move - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 In 2012, the Louisiana Tech football program received its highest national ranking in school history 〔(LA Tech Moves Up in Both Polls - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 and was ranked in the BCS for the first time in school history. He was responsible for a compliance program that achieved no major NCAA rules infractions from 2008 to the present.〔(Bruce Van De Velde Profile - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 In addition, the student-athlete graduate success rate of 72 percent in 2012 was the highest in the history of the University and one of the top graduation rates in the nation.〔(Eleven Student Athletes Earn Degrees - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 All 16 sports programs were APR penalty free and eight programs achieved their highest APR in school history.〔(LA Tech Posts Impressive APR Scores - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 Teams he was associated with participated in the Rose Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Peach Bowl, Aloha Bowl, Independence Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, Copper Bowl, Poinsettia Bowl, and Humanitarian Bowl. Coaching hires at LA Tech include Skip Holtz (football),〔(Skip Holtz Named Louisiana Tech Football Coach - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 Sonny Dykes (football, WAC Coach of the Year), Michael White (men’s basketball), and Mark Montgomery (softball).〔(Montgomery Hired as LA Tech Softball Coach - Louisiana Tech Official Athletic Site )〕 Van De Velde was responsible, while at Iowa State University, for hiring Christie Martens (women’s golf)〔(Christie Martens - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports )〕 and Christy Johnson-Lynch (volleyball, Big XII Coach of the Year).〔(Christy Johnson-Lynch - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports )〕 While at Utah State University, Van De Velde hired Stew Morrill (men’s basketball - 5-time WAC Coach of the Year).〔(McCook Daily Gazette - Google News Archive Search )〕 Van De Velde has won many awards and earned many achievements including:〔http://www.latechsports.com/genrel/050708aaa.html%20%5Bfor%20all%20of%20the%20awards%20above%5D〕 General Robert R. Neyland - Outstanding Athletic Director Award (2005) Admiral U.S. Grant Sharp - Award Recipient (1995) PRISM Award - Managerial Excellence (2010) Excellence in Management Cup - Texas A&M University (2009, 2010, 2011) == Education == In 1982, Van De Velde completed his undergraduate degree with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Iowa State University. His postgraduate work includes a Master of Arts degree in Physical Education from The University of Iowa (1991). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Van De Velde」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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