June 12, 2009

From: Laura Harris, Director of Media Relations
318-342-5447, lharris@ulm.edu



New associate athletic director for development selected

Dan O'Dowd
O'Dowd


A Georgia Southern University campaign director has accepted the position of associate athletic director for development at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, according to Don Skelton, vice president of university advancement and external affairs.

Daniel (Dan) O’Dowd will assume his new role at ULM on July 6, pending approval by the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors. In addition to serving as the university’s chief athletic fundraiser, O’Dowd will also serve as the executive director for the ULM Athletic Foundation.

O’Dowd comes to ULM from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga., where he was responsible for all campaign activities for the Southern Athletic Boosters, Inc. Prior to coming to Georgia Southern in 2001, O’Dowd was Director of Athletic Development at Marshall University in Huntington, W.V.





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