GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gator Sport Management Club will host UF Athletics Director Jeremy Foley on Monday, February 2nd at 4 p.m. in Florida Gym, room 210.

Foley is the 2006 Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal National Athletic Director of the Year award winner. Beginning as a ticket office intern at UF in 1976, Foley worked his way to the top of the UAA and now is in charge of the school's $84 million budget. Under his supervision, the Florida athletic program has ranked among the nation's top 10 for 25 consecutive years. Foley is the only athletic director in Division I history to suprevise a program that has won national titles in football (1996, 2006, 2008) and men's basketball (2006, 2007).

Foley will be discussing leadership, his rise to the top, what keeps him there and his advice on how all UF students can achieve succes in the field of collegiate athletics. The meeting is free and open to all majors.

For more information, send an e-mail to gatorsportmanagementclub@yahoo.com.

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