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In her 19th year of service to William Paterson University, Sabrina Grant
has been appointed as the school's new Director of Athletics.
Grant had been interim director of athletics since last July following the
retirement of Art Eason, the University's director of athletics for 30
years. Grant was associate director of athletics from 1994 to 2002 and
assistant director of athletics from 1983 to 1994.
"Sabrina Grant has the skills, knowledge and drive to guide our
athletic
department to continued success," William Paterson University
President
Arnold Speert said. "She is well-respected by coaches, student
athletes,
colleagues throughout our campus and her peers throughout the country.
Pioneer athletics is fortunate to have her as its leader and we are
fortunate to have her as a colleague."
"It is always rewarding to be able to recognize we had the leadership
within
the athletic department to assume this important campus position,"
Associate
Vice President/Dean of Student Development John Martone said. "Her
leadership abilities exercised over the past 19 years have been recognized
as she is asked to lead the department during this exciting period in
William Paterson University history. I look forward to working with Ms. Grant to move the athletic department forward."
As director of athletics, Grant oversees the daily and long-term planning
of
the Pioneer athletic department and its 17 teams in areas including
operating budget, developing and evaluating 18 full-time and 32 part-time
staff members, and serving as the liaison for intercollegiate athletics on
campus.
"I am extremely pleased to have been given this opportunity,"
Grant said.
"Having been at William Paterson for 20 years, I have seen a lot of
positive
changes within our athletic department. With the help of our talented
administrative and coaching staff, I look toward a bright future for our
student-athletes and athletic programs at the University."
Grant is one of eight female athletic directors at New Jersey's 27
colleges
and universities sponsoring intercollegiate athletics. She is a member of
the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Executive Committee and the New
Jersey Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NJAIAW) Woman
of
the Year Committee. She is also the chairperson of the NJAC Women's Tennis
Committee.
Grant joined William Paterson in 1983 as the assistant director of
athletics
and senior woman administrator in athletics after three years in a similar
capacity at Brooklyn College. In addition, she won the University's
Athletic Director's Award in 2001, given annually by the director of
athletics to a non-athlete for contributions made to the athletic
department.
A native of Queens, NY, Grant played college tennis and graduated magna
cum
laude from Queens College with a B.A. in physical education in 1977. She
was
also named a Scholar Student-Athlete. She also earned her Master's in
physical education in 1979 from Queens College, where she received a
Graduate Fellowship.
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