Clapacs picked as permanent athletic director

The athletic department has a new permanent director of intercollegiate athletics, as was announced today by interim president Gerald Bepko during an afternoon press conference. \nTerry Clapacs will lose 'interim' from his title which he has held for the past six months.\nOn top of his athletic director position, Clapacs will stay on as vice president and chief administrative officer of IU, giving the majority of his everyday duties to deputy vice president for administration, Paul Sullivan.\nIn his acceptance speech, Clapacs said that he can now take on more responsiblity and move ahead with ideas that in the interim role he was just holding onto.\nDuring the almost one hour press conference, Clapacs talked about his history at IU and his love for Hoosier athletics. \nOne key element Clapacs stressed was making the Athletic Department\nharmonious, compared to what it has been in the past few years. \nAnother aspect he touched on was the improvement of athletic facilities, naming almost all of IU's facilities.\nMost notably, Clapacs talked about major improvements to Memorial Stadium.\n"We have a commitment to football," he said. \nKnown to be a football man, Clapacs talked extensively about what he wants to do concerning IU's football program. \nHe will be earning $290,000 for his two positions. His base of $250,000 will be supplemented by an annual $40,000 for as long as he holds both titles.