Post by rainman on Feb 22, 2008 7:57:10 GMT -5
Pastilong to retire in 2010
By Mickey Furfari
For the Times West Virginian
MORGANTOWN— Ed Pastilong announced Thursday plans for his future retirement as West Virginia University’s 11th director of intercollegiate athletics.
He has signed a contract with President Mike Garrison that will extend his service to the institution through June 30, 2010. Then he will remain for two more years as athletic director emeritus.
By June 30, the Moundsville native will have been at WVU 42 years, including several years as an assistant to the athletic director and five as a student-athlete in the mid-1960s. He turned 65 on Feb. 3 this year.
Under his guidance, the athletic department’s operating budget has zoomed from $12 million to $48 million annually. Pastilong also is proud of the fact a scholarship endowment fund has grown from $1 million to $38 million.
He’s rounding out his 19th year as AD, the longest such stint by far in the school’s history.
“When I took over from Fred Schaus in 1989, I complimented him because everything was in order,” Pastilong recalled. “My goal is to have everything in order when I turn the keys over to the next person.”
WVU intends to conduct a national search next year for a new director of athletics.
“We’ve talked about this (new contract) for several months, but just put it together last week,” Pastilong said. “At some point you’ve got to turn the keys over to someone else.
“I am delighted and appreciative, and it’s been enjoyable for me.”
It also has been profitable. Pastilong said his new contract, “which, yes, I’ve signed” – includes an annual salary of $225,000 from $196,000.
There have been numerous construction and renovation projects during Pastilong’s tenure, including a new soccer stadium and expanded academic study halls in both Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum.
He was a major proponent in the formation of a Big East football conference and eventually got the university admitted as a full-fledged member for basketball and other sports.
Pastilong also oversaw the development of a comprehensive plan that included a football indoor practice facility, stadium luxury boxes, a gymnastics performance center, new soccer fields, a renovated track surface, and lights for the baseball field and new tennis courts.
His most recent facility endeavors included construction of a state-of-the-art Olympic wrestling training center and major renovations in the Coliseum and Puskar Center.
Pastilong also granted approval for start of a WVU Sports Hall of Fame, the Red Brown Cup and the Fred Schaus Captain’s Award. He established an Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll and increased the school’s NCAA compliance staff.
By Mickey Furfari
For the Times West Virginian
MORGANTOWN— Ed Pastilong announced Thursday plans for his future retirement as West Virginia University’s 11th director of intercollegiate athletics.
He has signed a contract with President Mike Garrison that will extend his service to the institution through June 30, 2010. Then he will remain for two more years as athletic director emeritus.
By June 30, the Moundsville native will have been at WVU 42 years, including several years as an assistant to the athletic director and five as a student-athlete in the mid-1960s. He turned 65 on Feb. 3 this year.
Under his guidance, the athletic department’s operating budget has zoomed from $12 million to $48 million annually. Pastilong also is proud of the fact a scholarship endowment fund has grown from $1 million to $38 million.
He’s rounding out his 19th year as AD, the longest such stint by far in the school’s history.
“When I took over from Fred Schaus in 1989, I complimented him because everything was in order,” Pastilong recalled. “My goal is to have everything in order when I turn the keys over to the next person.”
WVU intends to conduct a national search next year for a new director of athletics.
“We’ve talked about this (new contract) for several months, but just put it together last week,” Pastilong said. “At some point you’ve got to turn the keys over to someone else.
“I am delighted and appreciative, and it’s been enjoyable for me.”
It also has been profitable. Pastilong said his new contract, “which, yes, I’ve signed” – includes an annual salary of $225,000 from $196,000.
There have been numerous construction and renovation projects during Pastilong’s tenure, including a new soccer stadium and expanded academic study halls in both Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum.
He was a major proponent in the formation of a Big East football conference and eventually got the university admitted as a full-fledged member for basketball and other sports.
Pastilong also oversaw the development of a comprehensive plan that included a football indoor practice facility, stadium luxury boxes, a gymnastics performance center, new soccer fields, a renovated track surface, and lights for the baseball field and new tennis courts.
His most recent facility endeavors included construction of a state-of-the-art Olympic wrestling training center and major renovations in the Coliseum and Puskar Center.
Pastilong also granted approval for start of a WVU Sports Hall of Fame, the Red Brown Cup and the Fred Schaus Captain’s Award. He established an Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll and increased the school’s NCAA compliance staff.
