ITHACA, N.Y. – Pace University Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance
Matt Anthony recently received the Wayne Blann Leadership and Service Award from the School of Business at his alma mater Ithaca College on Oct. 23, as part of the Sports Management Alumni Awards Program & Careers in Sport Symposium.
Ithaca's Wayne Blann Leadership and Service Award recognizes individuals who have provided leadership and service to the students, department, school and college. Anthony was part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Scholar Program at Ithaca, an interdisciplinary learning community that emphasizes citizenship and service in the global community, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor of science in sports management in 2012. He was a four-year starter for Ithaca's men's soccer team from 2008-11, and was also a two-time Empire 8 All-Conference selection in 2010 and 2011, as well as an NSCAA Third Team All-East Region selection in 2011.
Anthony came to Pace in 2012 to pursue his master's in public administration, and served as the marketing and compliance graduate assistant in the Pace Department of Athletics and Recreation. He graduated from Pace in 2014 after completing his master's program, but stayed on with the athletic department. Anthony was named the marketing coordinator in July 2013, and held that role until being promoted to Assistant Athletics Director for Compliance in March 2015. He also provides oversight of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
About Pace University Athletics
Pace University is an NCAA Division II member of the Northeast-10 Conference that sponsors 14 intercollegiate sports. In the Spring 2016 semester, 68 percent of Pace student-athletes achieved a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and eight teams have been honored with the NE-10 Team Excellence Award since 2011. Pace teams have made 12 NCAA appearances since 2011. In 2015-16, the department unveiled a multi-million dollar facility upgrade that includes two new turf fields and a new softball field. In addition, the new state-of-the-art 14,010 square foot Ianniello Field House recently opened with new locker rooms, new strength and conditioning facilities and a sports medicine component.
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