2013 Media Guide - University of North Dakota Athletics

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2013 NORTH DAKOTA BASEBALL
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
Brian Faison
Brian Faison is in his fifth year as athletics director at the University of
North Dakota. Faison assumed his duties at UND in May of 2008.
In leading UND Athletics through the Division I transition, alumni
and fan support have continued to grow: Champions Club and
endowment giving have enjoyed a sixth straight record year; volleyball
had a third record-breaking season at the turnstile, while women’s and
men’s hockey both finished second in the nation in home average
attendance.
Competitively, UND teams again enjoyed outstanding seasons
resulting in two conference regular season championships, four
conference post-season tournaments championships, three All-
Americans, a national coach of the year, a record third consecutive
Broadmoor Trophy, a national player of the year finalist and a second
place finish in the all-sports standings of the Great West Conference.
In the classroom, student-athletes continued their tradition of
academic excellence: a record number of student-athletes were named
to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the fall and spring semesters;
women’s basketball, women’s swimming and diving, women’s golf and
men’s and women’s track and field all recognized nationally for their
academic performance, two student-athletes were named Academic
All-Americans and one student-athlete received a prestigious NCAA
Post-Graduate Scholarship (the program’s 34th recipient).
Faison helped secure membership in the Big Sky Conference for 14
of UND sports. Competition begins this school year. And, he played
a leadership role in the formation of the National Collegiate Hockey
Conference (NCHC), joining Colorado College, Denver, Miami,
Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State, Western Michigan and Nebraska
Omaha. Conference play begins in 2013-14.
Prior to joining UND, Faison served as special assistant to the
president (2004-08) and director of athletics (1999-04) at New Mexico
State University. Before that, he served as the national director of
development for the National Children’s Cancer Society (1995-1999).
Faison gained experience in Division I administration as the director
of athletics at Indiana State University (1988-1995), assistant athletics
director for development at the University of Louisville (1984-1988)
and assistant athletics director for promotions and fund raising at
Illinois State University (1979-
1984). He also had stints as
the assistant manager for
athletic public relations at the
University of Missouri (1978-
1979) and assistant director
for alumni activities at the
University of Missouri (1974-
1978).
Faison received his bachelor’s
degree in 1972 from the
University of Missouri and
is also a 1997 graduate of
the National Planned Giving
Institute.
Faison and his wife, Donna,
have three sons: Jonathan,
Matthew and Bradley.
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