Posted by bambi2godzilla on 4/4/2007, 8:36 pm DSU athletic director to step down The News Journal Delaware State University has commenced a national search for an athletic director after announcing today that Chuck Bell will step down due to personal reasons. “While we hate to lose Chuck Bell as athletics director, his decision to step down is a clear reflection of the importance he places on his family," DSU president Allen Sessoms said in a press release. Bell, the historically black college's first white athletic director, was hired in July 2005. He came out of retirement after previously working as athletic director at San Jose State. During Bell's tenure, DSU installed new turf and lighting at Alumni Stadium, established a women’s equestrian team and upgraded four head coaching posts from part-time to full-time. Bell was involved in an effort to upgrade the football program from Division I-AA to Division I-A. But that effort has stalled amid difficulties building a new stadium on campus. Bell spoke out publicly about his frustrations with the lack of momentum for a new stadium and arena for the basketball teams. Bell has also been an outspoken critic of historically black college athletic conference, like the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in which DSU competes.
63.249.102.18
Oh, I do apologize for any heart attacks or off-the-chart bllod pressure readings the SUBJECT of my post may have caused. However, Chuck Bell is soon to be a free man yet again:
Bell will leave once successor hired; national search begins
April 4, 2007
Message Thread:
« Back to thread