Dave Diles Jr.
Personal information | |
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Full name | David L. Diles Jr. |
Nickname | Dave |
Nationality | American |
Born | 1962 |
Alma mater | Ohio University |
Occupation | Athletic director |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Suzanne Irene Diles |
Dave Diles Jr. is the current athletic director at Lake Superior State University. A native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Diles previously served as director of athletics at Eastern Michigan, St. Bonaventure, Case Western Reserve University, and the Virginia Military Institute. He was also an administrative assistant for the University of Michigan in the late 1980s.
Diles was named VMI's eleventh athletic director in September 2013. He is the successor to Donny White, who had held that position since 1998. He has had over twenty years of college administrative experience. He is the son of the late sports broadcaster Dave Diles Sr.
Personal life
Diles was born in 1961 in the city of
Diles attended
Administrative career
Diles' athletic administrative career began in at Central Michigan University where he was the Chippewas' assistant athletic director from 1989 to 1991. He then took the same position at Auburn University from 1991 to 1994.
Diles received his first head athletic directing job in 1994 at
In 2005, Diles stepped away from the Division I ranks and became the athletic director at Division III-Case Western Reserve University. He cited that he choose the school for a "breadth of responsibilities. Having an opportunity to expand my professional responsibilities to include physical education, intramurals, club sports, recreational programming was very attractive."[4] In Diles' tenure, Case Western football made the Division III playoffs three times.[1] The team also won 38 consecutive regular-season games, and Diles oversaw the opening of Village at 115, which included expanded fan seating and press boxes.[5]
Following an eight-year career with Case Western, Diles was appointed as the eleventh athletic director for the Virginia Military Institute on September 4, 2013.[4] He was appointed by VMI superintendent J. H. Binford Peay III, and was the successor to Donny White, who had been the Keydets' athletic director since 1998. The contract was for four years worth $150,000.[1]
References
- ^ a b c September 9, 2013. "New AD willing to stick chin out for VMI." Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sportscaster Dave Diles Dies at Age 78". The Daily Sentinel. Pomeroy. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c d September 4, 2013. "Dave Diles Named New VMI Athletic Director." VMIKeydets.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ a b September 4, 2013. "Diles hired as Keydets’ new AD." Roanoke Times. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
- ^ September 5, 2013. "Athletic Director Dave Diles accepts position at Virginia Military Institute." CWRU-Daily.com. Retrieved July 11, 2014.