I do not know about Kevin Anderson. His credentials seem excellent. It seems like Dr Loh wanted a squeaky clean guy tfor this position. That is what he got. the following is from umterps.com
Kevin Anderson has been hired as the new director of athletics at the University of Maryland, Acting President Nariman Farvardin and President-Designate Dr. Wallace Loh announced Saturday. Anderson comes to Maryland from the United States Military Academy, where he has directed Army’s athletics department since 2004. At Army, Anderson has been responsible for a 25-sport program that served more than 900 cadet-athletes. “We conducted an extensive national search which was rigorous and insightful, and I am grateful for the dedication and commitment of the search committee, especially its Chair, Linda Clement. The search committee worked extremely hard and, in the final hour, Dr. Loh and I were in complete agreement that Kevin was the best person to lead Maryland Athletics,” said Farvardin.
“Kevin has built a solid program of competitive and academic success at the U.S. Military Academy, supporting the student-athlete and demonstrating that academics and athletics can go hand in hand,” said Dr. Loh. “I am convinced that his leadership will raise Maryland Athletics to even greater heights. We are delighted to welcome Kevin into the Terrapin family.”
Anderson helped develop and manage a budget of $25 million and turned an operating deficit of more than a million dollars into a $2.73 million surplus in only five years. Sponsorship, ticket sales and fund-raising revenue have all increased during his time there.
Anderson led a team that negotiated a five-year, $55 million deal with CBS to televise the Army-Navy game, and worked on the agreement that will bring college football to Yankee Stadium, beginning this season with the Army-Notre Dame game. During his time at West Point, Anderson also brokered broadcast deals for Army’s football program with ESPN, WABC Radio and its current five-year agreement with CBS College Sports Network.
On the field, Anderson has led a broad-based resurgence that has seen 20 teams earn berths in NCAA Championships, including programs in 10 different sports. Army improved its standing in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup by 11 places, marking its highest showing since the 2004-05 season and finishing ahead of both its service-academy rivals Navy and Air Force.
In the last two years, Anderson led searches that resulted in the hiring of Rich Ellerson as Army’s football coach and Zach Spiker as the program’s men’s basketball coach. In his first season, Ellerson led the Black Knights to their winningest season since 1996 and came just one victory from a bowl berth, while Spiker posted the most wins by a first-year Army coach since Bob Knight led the Black Knights. Another Anderson hire, Michelle DePolo, was named the 2010 Patriot League Softball Coach of the Year in her first season. In all, four coaches hired during Anderson’s tenure were honored with league coach of the year awards in 2009-10.
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