07-03-2009 05:13 PM

Ceplikas to Take Reins of Big Green Athletic Department

While the College greets new College President Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday, the athletic department will undergo its own change in leadership on July 6 when Bob Ceplikas ’78, current deputy athletic director, takes over for retiring Athletic Director Josie Harper. Ceplikas, who will serve as interim athletic director for the 2009-2010 academic year, has already begun delegating his responsibilities as deputy to others in the department, according to Dean of the College Tom Crady.

Plans to select Harper’s permanent replacement are underway, Crady said. An informal group consisting of Crady, Harper, Ceplikas, Associate Dean of the College Gordon Taylor and Drew Galbraith, associate director of athletics for compliance and administration, is currently organizing an external review of the department to begin in mid-August.

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