David Joyner (athletic director)
Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Pennsylvania State University |
Playing career | |
1968–1971 | Penn State |
Position(s) | Tackle |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2011–2015 | Penn State |
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David M. Joyner, an
He played football for Penn State in the 1970s. He wrestled for Penn State as well, finishing second in the 1971 NCAA Championships at heavyweight.
He focused his career on
He founded Joyner Sports Medicine Institute Inc., which was later bought by NovaCare.[7] Joyner was elected by Penn State alumni to the Penn State Board of Trustees in July 2000 to a three-year term, and re-elected in 2003, 2006, and 2009.[8]
Joyner was a member of the Penn State Board of Trustees that dismissed Joe Paterno in November 2011, amid the media firestorm surrounding the announcement of charges against Jerry Sandusky, although Paterno had not been charged with any crime and had been named as a cooperating witness for the prosecution. (A subsequent inquiry headed by Louis Freeh determined that Paterno was aware of allegations against Sandusky in 1998, that he had monitored an investigation of Sandusky, and that he denied both facts publicly after the Sandusky store broke nationally in 2011.)[9]
Athletic director
Joyner, who was at the time a university trustee, was named Penn State's acting athletic director in November 2011 after athletic director
Joyner pledged to rehabilitate the athletic department and return to core values as an academic unit, saying, "Now if we've lost some of that luster because of things that have happened, I can tell you that I've never lost that core value, and this athletic department will reflect that core value."[1]
In October 2012 Joyner and Penn State president Rodney Erickson were booed by fans attending a Penn State football game.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Penn State Nittany Lions AD David Joyner Introduced: Sets Core Values Goal". ESPN.com.
- ^ Missteps At Every Turn: Efforts to clean up Penn State reveal how deep the institutional problems lie
- ^ List of stripped Olympic medals
- ^ REID, SCOTT M. (2000). "Racial profiling emerges". Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Gutterman, Steve (18 July 2000). "U.S. Olympic Leaders Accused of Doping". ABC News. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ "Drug Bust In Sydney". CBS News. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ HighBeam
- ^ "Penn State Board of Trustees Biography". Archived from the original on 2011-11-12. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
- ^ NY Times 12 July 2012, Pennington, Bill & Rohan, Tim, "Findings Stun Even Paterno’s Ardent Supporters"
- ^ Gilliland, Donald (May 10, 2012). "Penn State acting Athletic Director David Joyner seeks to build integrity, academics, championships". The Patriot News. Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Wagner, Jack. "Auditor General Jack Wagner Calls For Governance Reforms at Penn State University". Retrieved 25 January 2013.
- ^ Dent, Mark (21 January 2013). "Penn State announces athletic director will keep position until June 2014". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 29 January 2013.