IU selects search committee for new athletic director

The search to find a successor for IU Director of Athletics Rick Greenspan has officially begun.

IU President Michael McRobbie announced Friday that he has selected a search committee to find a new athletics director. On June 26, Greenspan announced he would resign his position effective at the end of the calander year.

McRobbie has appointed a 13-member committee comprising  faculty, administrators, alumni and Athletic Department representatives to conduct the search. At the head of the committee is Bill Stephan, IU’s vice president for engagement.

“I am extremely pleased that Bill Stephan has agreed to lead this important search,” McRobbie said in a statement. “Bill’s long standing commitment to excellence at Indiana University and the strong personal and professional relationships he has cultivated across the state make him the ideal person to chair this committee.”

Stephan’s current role is to “assume statewide responsibility for economic development programs and initiatives”, according to a June 2007 press release from IU media relations. Previously, Stephan was IU’s vice president of university relations and corporate partnerships.

“I look forward to working with President McRobbie, our very accomplished committee and our many friends and supporters of IU, all of whom are committed to bringing forth exceptional candidates,” Stephan said.

Stephan also served on the search committee that recommended current IU basketball coach Tom Crean.

The committee will not be commenting on the progress of the search until the decision on Greenspan’s successor is announced.