May 28, 2004 Athletics Story
Athletic Director
Candidates to Visit Utah State University
Three candidates
to visit campus in early June
 Three
candidates for Athletic Director at Utah State University from
schools including the U.S. Air Force Academy, Michigan State
University and the University of Kentucky have been invited
to visit the campus sometime in early June.
The candidates, out of a pool of more than 60, are Randall
Spetman, Chris Ritrievi and Greg Byrne.
Bringing candidates to campus is an important step in the search
process that permits all parties to fully understand the responsibilities
and opportunities associated with the position, said Ken White,
faculty member and faculty athletic representative, who chairs
the seven-member search committee.
Spetman, who was with the Air Force in Colorado Springs as
Athletic Director from 1995 until the fall of 2003, earned a
bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Air Force Academy
and a master's degree in management and supervision from Central
Michigan University.
Ritrievi has been associate Athletic Director & Director
of Development from 1999 at Michigan State University. He earned
a bachelor's degree in economics from Princeton University and
an MBA from Lehigh University. He was Director of Athletics
at University of Northern Iowa from 1992-1999. Prior to that,
he was Associate AD at Stanford University.
Byrne has been Associate AD, Development & Fund Raising
since 2002 at the University of Kentucky. He worked as Associate
AD, Development at Oregon State University from 1998-2002. He
was Director of Development at the University of Oregon from
1995-1998.
Other committee members include Dan Cox, Utah State Big Blue
Club president; Jimi Jorgensen, Associated Students of Utah
State University athletic vice president; Raegan Pebley, Utah
State women's basketball coach; Phil Olsen, Utah State graduate,
businessman and former NFL player; Jodi Bailey, Utah State director
of internal audits; and Randy Talbot, Utah State vice president
for Advancement.
The position, which is expected to be filled before July, has
been open since early April when Rance Pugmire resigned. On
Feb. 19, Pugmire was placed on an administrative leave of absence
for up to 60 days in connection with his arrest on suspicion
of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Fred Hunsaker, retired vice president of Administrative Services,
will continue to serve as acting athletic director until the
position is filled.
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