New OSU AD, June 19

Todd Stansbury, a former executive associate athletic director at Oregon State University, has been named vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics at OSU. He will begin his new duties on Aug. 1. Stansbury, who has 25 years of athletics administration experience, has spent the last three-plus years as vice president and athletic director at University of Central Florida. He previously was at Oregon State from 2003-12 before taking the UCF position. He succeeds Bob De Carolis, who resigned as OSU athletic director in May after nearly 17 years at Oregon State, including nearly 13 as athletic director. Effective July 1, Marianne Vydra, senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, will serve as interim director of OSU intercollegiate athletics. “I am very pleased that Todd Stansbury is rejoining Oregon State University,” said OSU President Edward J. Ray. “He is prepared to hit the ground running and will help propel OSU’s men’s and women’s athletics. He is very skilled at growing fan excitement and engagement, and will guide the success of our student-athletes in sports, academics and community.” “He is committed to high-level athletics achievement by competing and winning championships the right way – the Oregon State way.” Stansbury was selected following a national search that attracted extensive interest and several high-level finalists for the position, Ray said. Stansbury will be welcomed to OSU on Wednesday, June 24, at a news conference. A native of Ontario, Canada, Stansbury graduated with a degree in industrial management from Georgia Tech in 1984, where he played linebacker for the Yellow Jackets’ football team. He went on to earn a master’s degree in sports administration from Georgia State University in 1993. Before coming to Oregon State, Stansbury worked in athletics administration at Georgia Tech (1990-95), where he was assistant athletic director; the University of Houston (1997-2000), as associate athletic director; and East Tennessee State (2000-03), where he was director of athletics.