Indiana Univ.
Indiana Univ. Deputy AD & COO Scott Dolson has been appointed as the school's next AD, replacing the outgoing Fred Glass, who is "set to retire at the end of the academic year," according to Jon Blau of the Bloomington HERALD-TIMES. Dolson, who has been in his role since '09, was "recommended" to IU President Michael McRobbie by a 14-person search committee. Continuity was a "major selling point for Dolson's hire, and his long history with the department ended up setting him apart from a pool of about 50 applicants." Dolson started working for IU's Varsity Club in '89 and "worked his way up to director." That has made him a "major player in the program's fundraising efforts." In his role as Deputy AD, Dolson has "overseen internal and external operations for the athletic department." Dolson also "directly oversees the men's basketball program." The IU BOT "will vote on Dolson's hire during its next meeting, which is currently scheduled for April 8-9." Dolson is "scheduled to take over for Glass at the start of the next academic year, sometime in August." Many of the achievements Glass is "given credit for, Dolson has played some role." He "helped oversee strategic planning" for more than $150M in "facility construction and renovation as part of the university's Bicentennial Facilities master plan" (Bloomington HERALD-TIMES, 3/18).
WELL-DESERVED PROMOTION: In Indianapolis, Zach Osterman writes Dolson's "elevation can be seen in some respects as an endorsement of the past 11 years, during which time IU has enjoyed robust financial health, changed the face of its athletics campus through fundraising and capital improvements, enacted sweeping new initiatives aimed at improving student-athlete welfare and improved Indiana's competitive level in several sports." Glass has "often counted on Dolson's counsel and support, and on Dolson's extensive contacts across the department's wide alumni base. Dolson in a statement announcing his hiring thanked Glass "extensively, calling him a 'mentor' and praising his work running IU athletics these past 11 years as 'transformational' and 'ground-breaking'" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 3/18).
