Levick Hired as Maryland's Chief of Staff
6/26/2007 8:00:00 AM | Terrapin Athletics
June 26, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Cheryl Levick, one of the top collegiate administrators in the country, has been hired as the Terrapins' new chief of staff, University of Maryland director of athletics Deborah A. Yow announced Tuesday.
Levick has over 20 years experience in collegiate athletics, including the last seven running two Division I programs. She comes to College Park from Saint Louis University where she has served the last three years as director of athletics. Prior to her stint with the Billikens, Levick had a four-year run as the director of athletics of Santa Clara University.
"Cheryl Levick is widely acknowledged as one of the best collegiate athletics administrators in the country," Yow said. "Her passion for the athletics enterprise and expectations for excellence are traits that will serve Maryland athletics well in the coming years. We are delighted that she will be joining us in the leadership role of chief of staff."
Levick, who begins her post at Maryland on August 13, led Saint Louis through its transition from Conference USA into the Atlantic 10, as well as spearheading the fund-raising effort for the new on-campus Chaifetz Arena and the design of the adjacent practice facilities.
In addition, she served on the 2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four executive committee and partnered with the St. Louis Sports Commission to serve as host for the 2006 NCAA Men's Soccer College Cup. Levick received the 2005-06 General Sports TURF Systems Athletic Director of the Year Award for the NCAA D-I Central Region. She also received the 2006 Carl O. Bauer award, presented by the Missouri Athletic Club, as the top amateur sports figure in the St. Louis area.
"I am excited about joining the staff at the University of Maryland, working with Debbie Yow and being on a Division I-A campus again," Levick said. "This new position is an exciting opportunity to work with one of the top collegiate athletics programs in America, led by one of the elite administrators in our profession."
Levick was the first female director of athletics in the history of Santa Clara athletics, as well as in the West Coast Conference. She oversaw a major renovation of the 5,000-seat basketball arena, broke ground on a 1,500-seat baseball stadium and received a $42.75 million commitment from the university's capital campaign.
Prior to Santa Clara she spent 12 years (1988-2000) at Stanford as the senior associate athletics director and senior woman administrator. She served as the department's chief operating officer, overseeing internal operations for 33 varsity sports. During Levick's time at Stanford, the Cardinal won 44 national championships.
