Deborah A. Yow, director of athletics at the University of Maryland and a 1974 Elon graduate, is one of eight national leaders recently named to the board of directors for the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Details...
Founded in 1947 with leadership and support from Gen. Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army Coach Red Blaik and journalist Grantland Rice, the National Football Foundation serves as a leading voice in the promotion of amateur football and its ability to develop the qualities of leadership, sportsmanship, competitive zeal and the drive for academic achievement in America’s young people.
During Yow’s tenure at Maryland, the school has won 15 national championships, including an unprecedented six over the last two seasons, according to the university news release. She has overseen the growth of the department that now offers 27 intercollegiate sports and provides a positive experience for more than 700 student-athletes.
“I’m honored to be asked to join the board and look forward to serving in this role,” said Yow, now in her 14th season as director of athletics at Maryland.
Her efforts recently helped win Maryland Athletics a PRISM Award as the best-managed intercollegiate athletics program in the nation. Yow, a former president of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, has also served on the NCAA Management Council, the NCAA Division I Budget Committee and has become one of the strongest and most consistent voices on behalf of intercollegiate athletics in America.