Dave Roach Position: Director of Athletics Institution: Colgate University

David Roach was appointed Colgate University's director of athletics in July 2004. Roach, previously was athletics director at Brown University. At Colgate, Roach oversees the division of physical education, recreation and athletics, which provides for all aspects of the university's program in physical education, recreation, and competitive athletics from intramural and club sports to varsity competition on 25 men's and women's Division I teams.

Under Roach's watch, Colgate has made tremendous strides to meet the rapidly changing world of Division I athletics. First, he oversaw the realignment of the administrative staff, which provides the leadership support for all aspects of the division.

Among his accomplishments at Colgate, Roach initiated an agreement with Daktronics Sports Marketing to enhance Colgate's athletics scoreboards and overall look of athletics venues; coordinated the development of a new logo and mascot; created the Raider Academic Honor Roll honoring student-athletes who receive a GPA of 3.25 or higher per semester; upgraded the department's ticket office including online ticket sales and season ticket plans for football, soccer, hockey, basketball and lacrosse; enhanced the corporate sponsorship program; and signed an agreement with Time Warner Sports to televise selected athletics events, including the entire home football schedule.

Roach was a member of the NCAA Championship Competition Cabinet for five years (1997-2002), and was the chair of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee from 2002 to 2004. Roach is the former president of the I-AA Athletic Directors Association (2001-2002) and the former chair of the I-AA AD's Academic All-Star Team Selection Committee. In 1999, he received the Gen. Robert Neyland Award from the All-America Football Foundation.

A native of Waterbury, Conn., Roach graduated from Springfield College in 1971, and received his master's degree in physical education from Springfield in 1972. Roach was a member of the Springfield College men's varsity swimming team that was New England Conference champion three consecutive years. He was the team's co-captain in 1971 and an assistant coach in 1972.

He and his wife, Anne, are the parents of three daughters: Elizabeth, Michelle and Alexandra.