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Allison Rich '91 Named Director of Athletics At New Hampshire
July 05, 2022 | General
UNH Release
Allison Rich '91, who has served for the last nine years in senior administration with Princeton Athletics, has been named Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire.
"Allison is a fantastic leader, and an even better person," said Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack '00. "She is a smart and decisive problem solver, and an incredible relationship builder. New Hampshire Athletics could not be in better hands. While this is a big loss for Princeton, I am thrilled for Allison to have this well deserved opportunity. We will miss her dearly, but Allison will always be a Tiger."
Rich has served her alma mater as Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Women's Administrator since 2013, and has been an athletics administrator since 1995. In her role at Princeton, Rich was part of the senior leadership team and had supervision of 12 programs while also engaging in legal matters related to the department and providing oversight in all areas of the student-athlete experience.
"I am grateful to have been able to work for my alma mater for almost nine years and work alongside extremely talented student-athletes, coaches and staff. Princeton is a special place with great people, it will always be a home to me and I will miss everyone," said Rich. "I am looking forward to this amazing opportunity with the University of New Hampshire."
In addition to her bachelor's degree in history from Princeton, Rich earned a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and an Ed.D. from the University of the Pacific.
She is the President of the Sports Lawyers Association, an international non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding, advancement, and ethical practice of sports law, and for which she has chaired multiple board committees including sponsorship, philanthropy, and the 2018 Annual Conference which attracted almost 900 attendees.
She is also the Vice Chair of the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, and a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics; Women Leaders in College Sports; National Sports Law Institute Board of Directors, NCAA Division I Council Working Group on Enforcement and the Infractions Process; Women's Sports Foundation Sports Advocacy Network; American Bar Association, Sports Law Group; Illinois State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; and Chicago Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Sports Law Committees.
Allison Rich '91, who has served for the last nine years in senior administration with Princeton Athletics, has been named Director of Athletics at the University of New Hampshire.
"Allison is a fantastic leader, and an even better person," said Ford Family Director of Athletics John Mack '00. "She is a smart and decisive problem solver, and an incredible relationship builder. New Hampshire Athletics could not be in better hands. While this is a big loss for Princeton, I am thrilled for Allison to have this well deserved opportunity. We will miss her dearly, but Allison will always be a Tiger."
Rich has served her alma mater as Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Senior Women's Administrator since 2013, and has been an athletics administrator since 1995. In her role at Princeton, Rich was part of the senior leadership team and had supervision of 12 programs while also engaging in legal matters related to the department and providing oversight in all areas of the student-athlete experience.
"I am grateful to have been able to work for my alma mater for almost nine years and work alongside extremely talented student-athletes, coaches and staff. Princeton is a special place with great people, it will always be a home to me and I will miss everyone," said Rich. "I am looking forward to this amazing opportunity with the University of New Hampshire."
In addition to her bachelor's degree in history from Princeton, Rich earned a J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law, and an Ed.D. from the University of the Pacific.
She is the President of the Sports Lawyers Association, an international non-profit organization dedicated to the understanding, advancement, and ethical practice of sports law, and for which she has chaired multiple board committees including sponsorship, philanthropy, and the 2018 Annual Conference which attracted almost 900 attendees.
She is also the Vice Chair of the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, and a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics; Women Leaders in College Sports; National Sports Law Institute Board of Directors, NCAA Division I Council Working Group on Enforcement and the Infractions Process; Women's Sports Foundation Sports Advocacy Network; American Bar Association, Sports Law Group; Illinois State Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; and Chicago Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Sports Law Committees.
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