Keith Gill (athletic director)
Keith Gill is the current commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Commissioner |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Duke University |
| Playing career | |
| 1990–1993 | Duke |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1995–1999 | NCAA (membership services rep.) |
| 1999–2000 | Vanderbilt (assistant AD) |
| 2000–2004 | NCAA (director of membership services) |
| 2004–2007 | Oklahoma (senior associate AD) |
| 2007–2012 | American |
| 2012–2017 | Richmond |
| 2017–2019 | Atlantic 10 Conference (Executive associate commissioner) |
| 2019–present | Sun Belt Conference (commissioner) |
Biography
He previously served as athletic director at the University of Richmond from 2012 to 2017,[2][3][4][5] as athletic director at American University from 2007 to 2012,[6] and as senior associate athletic director at the University of Oklahoma from 2004 to 2007. Gill attended college at Duke University, where he played running back on the Duke Blue Devils football team. He would later graduate from the university in 1993. Gill was named the commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference on March 18, 2019.[7][8][9][10][11]
References
- O’Connor, John (May 23, 2017). "Outgoing University of Richmond athletic director Keith Gill joining A-10 staff". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- O'Connor, John (November 6, 2012). "New AD a strong believer in academics". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- O'Connor, John (November 3, 2012). "New UR AD Gill assumes improved position". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- O'Connor, John (May 12, 2015). "UR's Gill recognized as an AD of the year". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- O'Connor, John (May 10, 2017). "University of Richmond AD Keith Gill resigns amid unrest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- Goff, Steven (March 22, 2007). "AU Selects Oklahoma's Gill to Be AD". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- Joyce, Ethan (March 19, 2019). "The Sun Belt's Keith Gill on his new conference and being the first African-American FBS commissioner". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- Wolken, Dan (March 18, 2019). "Sun Belt making history with hire of Keith Gill as conference commissioner". USA Today. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- Stephenson, Creg (March 18, 2019). "Sun Belt Conference names Keith Gill commissioner". The Birmingham News. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- Kercheval, Ben (March 19, 2019). "Sun Belt hires Keith Gill as first African-American commissioner overseeing FBS conference". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- "Sun Belt tabs Atlantic 10 official as new commissioner". The Washington Post. March 19, 2019. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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