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ONTO DODGE, THEN OVER TO AKSARBEN. BIG EAST COMMISSIONER VAL ACKERMAN SAYS SHE’S RETIRING. SHE’S BEEN AT THE HELM OF THE CONFERENCE FOR 13 YEARS. ACKERMAN WILL LEAVE THE POSITION AT THE END OF THIS AUGUST. SHE PRESIDED OVER THE REBIRTH OF THE CONFERENCE WHEN IT TRANSITIONED TO FOCUS ON BASKETBALL. SHE ALSO HELPED TO BRING CREIGHTON, BUTLER AND XAVIER INTO THE BIG EAST. BA
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Big East announces Commissioner Val Ackerman will retire later this year
The Big East announced Val Ackerman will be retiring as the league’s commissioner later this year.Ackerman, who has led the conference for the past 13 years, will officially retire on Aug. 31.”It’s been an extraordinary honor for me to serve as the Commissioner of one of the most prestigious and storied organizations in college sports,” Ackerman said in a statement. “I want to thank our Presidents for entrusting me with this one-of-a-kind leadership opportunity and for supporting the investments needed to maintain the BIG EAST’s stature and meet our schools’ high competitive and academic standards. I especially want to recognize the Athletics Directors, Senior Woman Administrators, coaches, game officials, athletics and university personnel, Big East staff, NCAA staff, network and business partners, journalists, student-athletes, and others I have worked with along the way for their professionalism, their support of college sports values, and for making my days (and nights) working for the Big East a joy. With our long-term business deals securely in place and knowing we have strong, focused leadership on our campuses, I am confident that the future of the conference, and Big East basketball in particular, is very bright, and I believe the time is right for me to hand off the baton.”She was named the conference’s commissioner on June 26, 2013. The Big East said a national search will be led by the league’s board of directors.”Speaking on behalf of all the Big East Presidents, we announce Commissioner Val Ackerman’s retirement with a tinge of sadness and deep gratitude,” St. John’s President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, Chair of the Big East Board of Directors, said in a statement. “When we re-founded the Big East in 2013 as a basketball-centric conference, our first task was to find a commissioner who could provide the strategic vision needed to position us as a basketball peer with the power football conferences and compete with the country’s best. We found that visionary leader in Val Ackerman. Val has leveraged our partnerships with FOX Sports and Madison Square Garden to create a platform that has produced five basketball national champions (four men’s and one women’s) in the past decade, and she has built a strong foundation for future success. She leaves big shoes to fill.”Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The Big East announced Val Ackerman will be retiring as the league’s commissioner later this year.
Ackerman, who has led the conference for the past 13 years, will officially retire on Aug. 31.
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“It’s been an extraordinary honor for me to serve as the Commissioner of one of the most prestigious and storied organizations in college sports,” Ackerman said in a statement. “I want to thank our Presidents for entrusting me with this one-of-a-kind leadership opportunity and for supporting the investments needed to maintain the BIG EAST’s stature and meet our schools’ high competitive and academic standards. I especially want to recognize the Athletics Directors, Senior Woman Administrators, coaches, game officials, athletics and university personnel, Big East staff, NCAA staff, network and business partners, journalists, student-athletes, and others I have worked with along the way for their professionalism, their support of college sports values, and for making my days (and nights) working for the Big East a joy. With our long-term business deals securely in place and knowing we have strong, focused leadership on our campuses, I am confident that the future of the conference, and Big East basketball in particular, is very bright, and I believe the time is right for me to hand off the baton.”
She was named the conference’s commissioner on June 26, 2013. The Big East said a national search will be led by the league’s board of directors.
“Speaking on behalf of all the Big East Presidents, we announce Commissioner Val Ackerman’s retirement with a tinge of sadness and deep gratitude,” St. John’s President Rev. Brian J. Shanley, Chair of the Big East Board of Directors, said in a statement. “When we re-founded the Big East in 2013 as a basketball-centric conference, our first task was to find a commissioner who could provide the strategic vision needed to position us as a basketball peer with the power football conferences and compete with the country’s best. We found that visionary leader in Val Ackerman. Val has leveraged our partnerships with FOX Sports and Madison Square Garden to create a platform that has produced five basketball national champions (four men’s and one women’s) in the past decade, and she has built a strong foundation for future success. She leaves big shoes to fill.”
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