Firm compiling list of candidates for Pitt AD position
DHR International, the search firm helping Pitt find its next athletic director, is compiling a list of candidates and will present it to the 14-member search committee in early April, university spokesman Ken Service said.
Service said there is no timetable for naming a replacement for former athletic director Steve Pederson, who was dismissed Dec. 17, but Service expects the search to be concluded by June 30, the end of the fiscal year.
After meeting with the committee and Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, DHR representatives Glenn Sugiyama and Pat Richter spent two days on campus late last month talking to coaches, athletes, staff members, trustees, donors and supporters to learn about the university.
Sugiyama is DHR's global head of sports, and Richter, the former Wisconsin athletic director, is its executive vice president, education and sports practice.
Both were consultants to Colorado State in its recently completed search for a football coach and athletic director.
Sugiyama and Richter did not return telephone calls seeking comment. Gallagher declined comment.
Pitt's search committee is chaired by acting athletic director Randy Juhl and includes track and field coach Alonzo Webb, women's basketball coach Suzie McConnell-Serio and football player Artie Rowell.
Jerry DiPaola is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. Reach him at jdipaola@tribweb.com or via Twitter @JDiPaola_Trib.