Mark Emmert
| Mark Emmert | |
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| 5th Executive Director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association | |
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Assumed office November 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Myles Brand |
| 30th President of University of Washington | |
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In office June 2004 – October 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Lee L. Huntsman |
| Succeeded by | Michael K. Young |
| Chancellor of Louisiana State University | |
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In office 1999–2004 |
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Mark Allen Emmert December 16, 1952 Fife, Washington |
| Spouse(s) | DeLaine Emmert |
| Alma mater |
University of Washington (BA) Syracuse University (MPA, PhD) |
| Profession | Academic administrator |
Mark Allen Emmert (born December 16, 1952) is the current president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. He is the fifth CEO of the NCAA; he was named as the incoming president on April 27, 2010 and assumed his duties on November 1, 2010.
Emmert was previously the 30th president of the University of Washington, his alma mater, taking office in June 2004, becoming the first alumnus in 48 years to lead the UW. He left Washington on October 1, 2010, having announced his departure for the NCAA Executive Directorship on April 27, 2010.
Before Emmert became president of the University of Washington, he was chancellor at Louisiana State University and held faculty and administration positions at the University of Connecticut, Montana State University, and University of Colorado.
Emmert served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Montana State University from 1991 to 1995. In this role, he, along with the vice president for research, Robert Swenson, led a successful effort to increase research funding at the university, particularly from the National Science Foundation. He also worked with Congressional leaders to gain support for new agricultural research facilities on campus and distance learning programs.
The NCAA ruled that Montana State was guilty of a "lack of institutional control" in 1993 — the same time Emmert belonged to the university's senior management team, along with Jim Isch, a former NCAA official. The case related to academic fraud involving an assistant men's basketball coach and a recruit. The NCAA didn't rule on the case until after Emmert left for UConn in 1995. Emmert had no involvement with the athletic programs in his role as Provost and was unaware of the investigation, nor was he ever implicated in any wrong-doing.
Emmert joined the University of Connecticut in 1995 as Provost and was later promoted to the position of Chancellor for Academic Affairs, where he oversaw academic matters at the main campus in Storrs, as well as the regional campuses within the university system. He led a strategic planning effort that produced a facilities master plan for the Storrs campus, transforming the facilities on the campus with new buildings for students, faculty and research. Enrollment and research funding both increased during this time. During his tenure the university launched its first major fundraising campaign.
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