Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass will retire from his post today and on Monday, he was honored by president Michael McRobbie for his contributions to the university with the President’s Medal for Excellence.
Glass, who spent 11.5 years as IU’s athletic director, will be replaced by Scott Dolson.
Here’s a list of the accomplishments of the department under Glass, which were included in a release issued on Monday:
– IU Athletics’ Graduation Success Rate has climbed from 77 percent to 91 percent and has equaled or established a new record score in each of the last seven years
– 25 team and 210 individual Big Ten championships
– 28 individual and one NCAA team championship
– 46 Big Ten Athletes of the Year
– 537 All-America honors
– 1,318 Academic All-Big Ten honors
– Introduced groundbreaking initiatives, including the Student-Athlete Bill of Rights and the Sexual Violence Disqualification Policy
– Created the Excellence Academy program, the most innovative and comprehensive personal development program in all of intercollegiate athletics
– Comprehensive overhaul of IU Athletics facilities has included:
• $49 million for Memorial Stadium North End Zone facility
• $48 million for the Excellence Academy facility on Memorial Stadium’s south end
• $45 million renovation of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
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