Delaware A.D. Announces Retirement After 25 Years

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03-23-2009 12:28 PM

Delaware A.D. Announces Retirement After 25 Years

University of Delaware Director of Athletics Edgar N. Johnson, who led the Blue Hen athletics program to unprecedented success and through sweeping change during his 25-year tenure, has announced his retirement.

Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/03/23/delaware-a-d-announces-retirement-after?blog=2#more4453)

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03-25-2009 09:21 AM

Johnson Retiring as UD Athletic Director

NEWARK – Edgar Johnson informed his University of Delaware athletic department colleagues at a morning meeting today that he is retiring as UD athletic director effective June 30.

Johnson, 64, is in his 25th year as athletic director and 40th year as a member of the UD athletic staff, which he joined in 1969 as an assistant athletic trainer and assistant men’s swimming coach.

Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/03/25/johnson-retiring-as-ud-athletic-director?blog=2#more4495)

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Here's another News Journal piece, this one columnist Martin Frank's opinion of where UD should go from here:

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090324/SPORTS07/903240313/1028

Some excerpts:


But now the university needs more.

It can't take a slow-footed approach anymore, like it did in beginning the football series with Delaware State, which took Johnson's entire tenure to get done.



But now the university is beginning an ambitious plan to revamp its athletic facilities, with much of it relying on fans to keep pledging more money to the school.

The new athletic director has to be bold and innovative to make it a reality.



The school needs an athletic director who can figure out even more ways to raise money. And if that means looking into moving the football program to Division I-A, well, then that needs to be explored.