July 23, 2003
Press Conference Photos
Hiring Announcement
Director of Athletics Jim Fiore's Biography
Opening Statements from Stony Brook President Shirley Strum Kenny
On July 23, 2003, Jim Fiore was named the new Director of Athletics at Stony Brook University. Here is a look at what some of the top athletic administrators in the country had to say about Stony Brook's new man.
-Gary Walters, Director of Athletics, Princeton University - "Jim is a tremendously talented leader and administrator who understands that the proper role of intercollegiate athletics is to advance the educational mission of the university. Jim has high standards that will raise the overall level of performance in the athletic department. Stony Brook has made an enlightened choice."
-Lew Perkins, Director of Athletics, Kansas University - "One of the great young administrators in the country. A young man with a lot of energy and enthusiasm, I am so impressed with his leadership qualities and his ability to get things done. I think Stony Brook is very lucky and fortunate to hire someone of Jim's caliber and I believe it is going to be a great match."
-Josie Harper, Director of Athletics, Dartmouth - "If I were coaching again and wanted to work under an athletic director, Jim Fiore would be one of my top choices. He is confident and driven but is able to be sensitive and understanding to the people he is working with. He is an excellent choice for an institution that wants to continue to move ahead and he is just the guy to do it."
-Mark Murphy, Director of Athletics, Northwestern University - "Stony Brook has made a terrific hire. I think Jim really understands the proper role of athletics in an academics setting. His training at Princeton to field athletics teams with high academic standards will serve him well at Stony Brook. He is ready for this opportunity and will accomplish great things at Stony Brook."
-Dave Roach, Director of Athletics, Brown University - "Stony Brook has landed themselves one of the bright young minds in intercollegiate athletics. He is just what Stony Brook needs at this time in their athletic history."
-Bill Tierney, Head Lacrosse Coach Princeton University - "Being a Long Island native and a graduate of the SUNY system, I could not be happier for Stony Brook. Although chronologically younger, Jim Fiore has been a mentor to me and has provided me and my program with much support. There is no doubt that Stony Brook has chosen an amazing person who will undoubtedly lead their athletic department to new heights."
Chris Sailer, Head Women's Lacrosse Coach, Princeton University "He was a fantastic athletic adminstrator at Princeton and interacts very well with the coaching staff. He has a real sensitivity to women's athletics and is a real supporter of women's sports and all sports. He believes in equality and equity and I think he will be a great leader of the Stony Brook athletic department. Princeton's loss is Stony Brook's gain."
-Bob Beaudine, President and CEO of Eastman and Beaudine - "Jim Fiore is one of the top rising stars in athletic administration today. He brings boundless energy and a dynamic personality that will capture the Stony Brook community. His experience at managing such a broad and highly successful program as Princeton ties extremely well to both the educational and athletic mission of Stony Brook. Look out New York, Jim Fiore's vision is big."
-Jack Powers, Executive Director of the National Invitation Tournament - "He had the opportunity to work with Division I athletic directors and administrators during his internship with the NIT. I know that he will give equal time to all of the sports within Stony Brook's athletic program."
-John Thompson, Head men's basketball coach, Princeton University - "He has a passion, enthusiasm and work ethic that is extremely contagious to everyone that works around him, under him and for him. He is going to work hard to make the job of each coach easier and his understanding of the relationship between athletic and academic excellence is outstanding."
