MAAC Announces 2008-09 Officers; Commissioner's Contract Extended

MAAC Announces 2008-09 Officers; Commissioner's Contract Extended

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Edison, N.J. - The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference has announced the officers for the Council of Presidents and the Committee on Athletic Administration for the 2008-09 academic year. Also, the contract of MAAC Commissioner Richard J. Ensor Esq. has been extended through June 30, 2011.

Rev. Brian Linnane, S.J., President of Loyola College, will serve as Chair of the Council of Presidents, and Rev. Jeffrey von Arx, S.J., President of Fairfield University, will serve as Vice Chair.

Additionally, Patrick Lyons, Director of Athletics at Iona College, will serve as Chair of the Committee on Athletic Administration, while Sandra Taylor, Associate Athletic Director/Senior Woman Administrator at Manhattan College, will serve as Vice Chair.

In the 1989-90 academic year, the MAAC began operating under a new structural umbrella. The chief governing body is the Council of Presidents, which is chaired by the MAAC President. The day-to-day operations of the athletic programs are the responsibility of the Committee on Athletic Administration, composed of the MAAC Directors of Athletics, with input from the Senior Woman Administrators Committee.