The
California Community Colleges Commission on Athletics (COA) has named Carlyle
Carter as Executive Director. Carter becomes the third chief executive officer
for the Commission and will assume his new duties August 15, 2005.
Carter succeeds Dr. Joanne Fortunato, who announced her retirement in January
and whose ten-year tenure as the COA’s CEO concluded June 30.
"A conscientious
group from the field as well as the COA Board interviewed a number of outstanding
candidates. This was a difficult choice," said Dr. Eva Conrad, Chair of the
COA Board. "The Board is united on the choice of Carlyle Carter for the Executive
Director and we look forward to the new year with optimism."
Carter recently left his position as the Executive Director of the Minnesota
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Carter was hired as the first full-time
administrator for the conference and played a major role in helping the MIAC
grow to be one of the top NCAA Division III conferences in the country. Over
the course of Carter’s service, the MIAC became one of the most respected conferences
in Division III, both on and off the playing field. As one of the early leagues
to hire a central administrator, the MIAC serves as a model for faculty-supervised
athletic conferences.
“I will be forever grateful for the opportunity to serve the MIAC,” said Carter.
“The MIAC is a wonderful example of the “right” marriage between academics and
athletics, and the drive for excellence in both. I tried to bring a certain
level of organization, structure and professionalism to the position.”
Carter was active in NCAA organizational work throughout his tenure at the
MIAC. He served as a member of the NCAA Division III Management Council, the
Interpretation and Legislation Committee, the Administrative Review Subcommittee
and the Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship Committee, as well as Division
III New Initiatives Task Force and the Ad-Hoc Committee for All-Star Contest
Certification. Carter was appointed to the Committee on Women’s Athletics and
also served as a mentor in the NCAA Fellows Program.
Prior to leading the MIAC, Carter was the Director of Penn State’s Commonwealth
Educational System Athletics and Recreational Sports. He also served as an Academic
Advisor within the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at Rutgers University.
“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity to serve the members of the COA
and the system,” said Carter. “I have admired the operation of the league for
a long time and can’t wait to get going.”
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