Jim Senter Position: Associate Athletics Director Institution: University of Colorado

Jim Senter begins his third year as Associate Athletics Director for Development at the University of Colorado Foundation.

Recruited by Athletics Director Mike Bohn, Senter's responsibilities include all fund raising efforts, including the annual fund (student-athlete scholarships), major gifts and coordinating all donation-related activities and staff.

Senter previously worked with Bohn at the University of Idaho and San Diego State University.

Prior to arriving at CU, Senter, 45, was at San Diego State where he worked in a similar capacity for 18 months. Working closely with the University foundation on development projects on campus, he was responsible for overseeing the athletics department's development, including major gifts.

As the Athletics Director at Idaho State from 2003-04, Senter helped increase football attendance by 19 percent and saw the school's advertising, marketing and corporate sales revenue jump $600,000 during his stay in Pocatello. Senter was part of the senior staff at the University of Idaho, serving as chief fund-raiser and associate athletics director for three years.

At Idaho, Senter was responsible for the University's Capital Campaign for Athletics, helping raise money for the $13 million athletics facility expansion. He also ran the annual fund for Vandal Athletics, handling the work of 48 national directors and overseeing and planning a fiscal budget of $1.2 million.

Before moving into administration and joining the development staff, Senter was an assistant football coach for the Vandals for nine seasons.

Senter began his coaching career at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, where he was a student assistant for the 1981 and 1982 season, a role he held at his alma mater, Tulsa, between 1983 and 1985. He earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Tulsa in 1985. While coaching at Idaho, he earned a master's degree in recreation from the school in 1992.

A native of Doylestown, Pa., Senter graduated from Jay (Okla.) High School. He and his wife Susan, have four children. He currently serves on the Executive Committee for the National Association of Athletic Development Directors (NAADD).