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Steve Pederson is the former athletic director (AD) at the University of Pittsburgh. He was there from 1996 to 2002, and from 2007 to 2014. Prior to Pitt, Pederson had been AD at Nebraska from 2002 to 2007. ==First Pittsburgh tenure== Pederson was hired as the 10th athletic director of the University of Pittsburgh on October 28, 1996.〔(University of Pittsburgh football media guide 2002, pg. 269, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 He quickly implemented several sweeping and controversial changes to resurrect an athletic program that had fallen on hard times.〔(Mike Prisuta, Pederson Man behind turning of the Panthers' athletic fortunes, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2002-04-07, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 He removed several employees of the athletic department and In the spring of 1997 changed and standardized the athletic uniforms, colors, and logos used by Pittsburgh Athletic Department to emphasize the heritage and location of the University.〔(Ray Fittipaldo, Can Pederson regain magic touch?, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12-01-2007, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 This involved demphasizing the traditional use of "Pitt" in preference for the use of "Pittsburgh" to refer to the school in press releases and in signage. In doing so, he also abandoned the use of the traditional "Pitt script" logo that had adorned football helmets since 1973. New logos designed by Peter Moore that utilized a "torch-cut" font, which alluded to the heritage of Pittsburgh's steel industry, were introduced along with a new Panther logo with a similar torch-cut style. The blue and gold shades used by the athletic department, previously royal to navy blue and yellow to mustard gold, were also changed to midnight blue and vegas gold. In addition, the existing Golden Panther booster club organization was scrapped and replaced with a new club termed Team Pittsburgh. These moves were controversial among fans, boosters and traditionalists of the University of Pittsburgh athletic teams.〔(Kevin Gorman, Pederson returns at Pitt AD, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 2007-12-01, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 Early in Pederson's tenure, he also moved to replace then head football coach Johnny Majors with Walt Harris who took Pitt to the Liberty Bowl, Pitt's first bowl in eight seasons, in his first season as head coach in 1997. Pederson also hired Ben Howland as Pitt's head men's basketball coach in 1999 to replace Ralph Willard. Howland proceeded to take Pitt to its first NCAA Tournament in nine seasons. In addition to Harris and Howland, Pederson hires included Alonzo Webb for track and field, Traci Waites for women's basketball, Joe Jordano for baseball, and Chris Beerman for volleyball. All six of these coaching hires went on to win Big East Conference Coach-of-the-Year honors in their respective sports.〔(E.J. Borghetti, Pitt Chronicle, Pederson returns to lead university's athletic department, 2007-12-03, accessdate=2008-01-29 )〕 Pederson retired the football jerseys of former Panther greats Mike Ditka, Marshall Goldberg, Joe Schmidt, and Mark May. Pederson significantly elevated the athletic department's fundraising efforts, some of which was through implementing controversial donor requirements for men's basketball seating. Among the most controversial decisions of Pederson's first tenure at Pittsburgh was the demolition of Pitt Stadium, which had served as the home for Pitt's football team, along with other sports, for 75 years.〔(Bob Smizik, Pitt gets it right with Pederson's return, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007-12-01, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 The Stadium was razed following the 1999 season to make way for the construction of the Petersen Events Center. The football team moved their home games permanently to newly constructed Heinz Field in 2001 after a one-year temporary stop at Three Rivers Stadium for the 2000 season. Pederson also oversaw the move of the football team into state-of-the art practice facilities that he helped to design at the UPMC Sports Performance Complex in 2000 as well as a refurbishment and expansion of Fitzgerald Field House in 1999. In 2002, Pederson was awarded the General Robert R. Neyland Athletic Director Award which is presented by the All-American Football Foundation for outstanding administrative achievement.〔(University of Pittsburgh football media guide 2002, pg. 268, accessdate=2009-01-29 )〕 Pederson left Pitt to return to his alma mater, the University of Nebraska where he assumed athletic director duties in December 2002. He was replaced as athletic director at Pitt by Jeff Long. Under Long's tenure, the athletic department reverted to using "Pitt" with a new block letter design on football helmets, logos, press releases, and signage and the torch-cut font was largely replaced. The Team Pittsburgh booster club was also renamed to the Panther Club. The color scheme used by the athletic department and introduced under Pederson, was retained. 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「Steve Pederson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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