Staff Directory
- Title:
- Vice President/Director of Athletics
Todd Stansbury was named vice president and director of athletics at Oregon State University June 18, 2015, rejoining the Pac-12 Conference institution after serving as the Beavers’ executive associate athletic director from February 2003 to January 2012.
“Todd is committed to high-level athletics achievement by competing and winning championships the right way – the Oregon State way,” OSU president Ed Ray said upon Stansbury’s hiring. “He is very skilled at growing fan excitement and engagement, and will guide the success of our student-athletes in sports, academics and community.”
During his previous tenure at Oregon State, Stansbury was part of the senior leadership team that led a renaissance of Oregon State athletics. The Beavers played in eight bowl games; the baseball team won two College World Series titles; and nearly every program advanced to postseason play while Stansbury was in Corvallis during his first stint. He was also instrumental in fundraising for the $150 million Reser Stadium expansion, the reintroduction of the women’s track and field program, the renovation of Goss Stadium at Coleman Field, and the construction of the Sports Performance Center, the Beth Ray Student Success Center, the OSU Boathouse and the Whyte Track and Field Center.
While the 54-year-old Stansbury has led high-profile coaching searches, facility expansion and construction projects during his athletics career, he also has been instrumental as a leader of student-athlete growth on and off the field. He is part of a team that developed several key lifeskills career development initiatives at OSU. These include the Everyday Champions program which encompasses the Leadership Institute, Varsity OSU and the international service program Beavers Without Borders, among others.
Between his tenures at Oregon State, Stansbury served as the vice president and director of athletics at the University of Central Florida in Orlando from March 1, 2012 through June 18, 2015. He led the Knights to a successful transition from Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference where UCF won three titles in its initial year in the new league. Among those three championships was the football team’s historic 12-1 season in 2013 that culminated in a No. 10 Associated Press final national ranking after defeating Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl. UCF also was the only Division I program in 2014-15 to win conference titles in football, volleyball, women’s soccer and softball.
Academically, UCF teams combined for 15 consecutive terms with a department 3.00 GPA or higher with Stansbury at the helm. Under his leadership, the Knights boasted a 95 percent graduation rate, the top score among public institutions at the Division I level. In addition, he developed the Institute for Student-Athlete Leadership that included Knights Without Borders; resurrected the Varsity Knights program; and partnered with several local and national student-athlete leadership and achievement programs.
Stansbury’s first role as a director of athletics came in July of 2000 when he was hired at East Tennessee State University. He initiated and implemented a program-wide strategic plan and reorganization while completing numerous infrastructure and capital projects, including the development of a state-of-the-art golf practice facility and the expansion of the athletic training facility into an out-patient rehabilitation center. In addition to numerous athletic accomplishments, ETSU was recognized by USA Today for increasing the graduation rates of its student-athletes while under his direction.
Stansbury began his professional career as a banker in the asset-based lending division of Citizens and Southern National Bank in Atlanta before returning to the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), his alma mater, as an academic counselor for football in 1988.
As the assistant athletic director for academics at Georgia Tech, he was responsible for the overall development and management of the educational support program for student-athletes. This platform was a major component of the Homer Rice Total Person Program, which was adopted nationally by the NCAA Foundation and Division I-A athletic directors as the NCAA Champs/Life Skills Program. Georgia Tech was consistently recognized nationally for its graduation rates while Stansbury served in this capacity.
In 1995 Stansbury left Georgia Tech to become the global coordinator for the Institute for International Sport. In this capacity he and his wife, Karen, spent 16 months traveling around the world promoting the 1997 World Scholar-Athlete Games and developing a global network of educators, sport organizations and government leaders.
Upon his return to the U.S. in 1996, Stansbury worked for Southern Network Services in Birmingham, Ala., as the manager of internet business services where he developed the business plan for the new internet services division.
He returned to intercollegiate athletics in 1997 at the University of Houston, serving as associate athletic director. His responsibilities included NCAA compliance and student-athlete support services. He also served as the primary liaison to the university's administrative units. Under his direction the student-athlete support program was transformed and recognized by USA Today for increasing graduation rates.
The Oakville, Ontario, native attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship where he lettered as a linebacker and graduated with a B.S. in industrial management in 1984. He was a third round draft choice of the Saskatchewan Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League. He later completed a M.S. in sports administration at Georgia State University in 1993.
Married to the former Karen Hammond of Easley, S.C., the Stansburys’ interest in the outdoors and travel has led to a number of adventures including trekking the Himalayas of Nepal, tracking the mountain gorilla in the Congo (Zaire) and sailing the Whitsunday Islands of Australia.
Stansbury is among the most experienced administrators in the NCAA. His work includes serving on numerous national and conference boards, including the Football Oversight Committee, the American Athletic Conference Finance Committee and several UCF boards.
With his leadership skills, wealth of experience and integrity, Oregon State athletics will continue to be a source of pride for Beaver Nation and be a competitor for conference and national championships while maintaining a strong emphasis on academic excellence.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING
“He is committed to high-level athletics achievement by competing and winning championships the right way – the Oregon State way. He is very skilled at growing fan excitement and engagement, and will guide the success of our student-athletes in sports, academics and community,”OSU President Ed Ray
“Todd is totally dedicated to the student-athlete and above all has the Beaver DNA. Todd had a pivotal role in his previous tenure in our success, especially in the leadership initiatives and the way we approach philanthropy to support our programs and student-athletes.”Current OSU Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis
"We're thrilled to have Todd rejoin us in the Pac-12. He's proven himself a champion of student-athletes and his accomplishments in recent years have made him one of the most well-respected people in collegiate athletics. I have no doubt that his success will continue as he leads Oregon State into a new era and that his leadership and experiences will benefit all of us across the Conference." Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott
"Oregon State hired a winner in every sense of the word. Todd fostered a culture of academic and athletic success at UCF.” UCF President John Hitt
“What Todd as done with the program was an important cornerstone for our conference. I took over what was the old Big East shortly after Todd started at UCF and he’s been a valued resource for me, generally speaking in how we’ve rebuilt the conference itself and at UCF. “The conference is a better place for having Todd here.” American Athletic Conference Commissioner Mike Aresco
"Success seems to follow Todd around and there is a very good reason for that - his work ethic is unparalleled. As a former student-athlete, Todd has set the bar high for his students at OSU and UCF, relative to leadership, academics and community service throughout his tenure, and they have responded positively at both institutions. Those that know Todd are confident that he will continually challenge student-athletes and administrators alike in Corvallis." NACDA Executive Director, Bob Vecchione
"Todd is one of the more creative athletic administrators you will meet and leads by example and empowering others around him. He is a proven leader who had a transformative effect at UCF and is poised to lead OSU in the new age of autonomy.” OSU faculty athletic representative and athletic director search committee chair Joey Spatafora
“Todd and Karen played a huge role both during and after my time as a student-athlete at Oregon State. As a member of the basketball team who had little-to-no chance of playing at the next level, Todd challenged and inspired me to broaden my horizons and prepare myself for life after sports. During that time it became clear that I wanted to stay at Oregon State and help our current and future student-athletes have the same experiences that I was lucky enough to have had here – thanks to people like Todd. Welcome home Todd and Karen.” Kyle Bjornstad (men’s basketball, 2009 graduate)
“Todd is so much more than an administrator who wants student-athletes to succeed on the field of play – he wants them to be successful in life. Beavers Without Borders is a prime example of that. Giving student-athletes the opportunity to travel the world and help others is something that I will be grateful for, for the rest of my life.”Yvenson Bernard (football, 2008 graduate).
| Todd Stansbury | |
| Hometown | Oakville, Ontario |
| College | Georgia Tech, 1984 (B.S., Industrial Management) Georgia State, 1993 (M.S., Sports Administration) |
| Family | wife, Karen |
| History | |
| Aug. 1, 2015-Present | Oregon State - Vice President/Director of Athletics |
| Jan. 2012-June 18, 2015 | Central Florida - Vice President/Director of Athletics |
| Feb. 2003-Jan. 10, 2012 | Oregon State - Executive Associate Athletic Director |
| 2000-03 | East Tennessee State - Director of Athletics |
| 1997-2000 | Houston - Associate Athletic Director |
| 1999-2000 | Houston - Adjunct Professor |
| 1996-97 | Southern Network Services - Manager, Internet Business Services |
| 1995-96 | Institute for International Sport - International Coordinator |
| 1988-95 | Georgia Tech - Assistant Athletic Director for Academics |
| 1986-87 | Citizens and Southern National Bank - Credit Manager |
