Men's & Women's - Ohio Northern University
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<strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>University</strong><br />
Dr. Kendall Baker<br />
-<strong>University</strong> President<br />
Dr. Kendall Baker is the 10th president of <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>University</strong> and begins his 11th year at the helm in<br />
the fall of 2009.<br />
Dr. Baker served as president of the <strong>University</strong> of North Dakota in Grand Forks, N.D., for seven years<br />
(1992-99). The <strong>University</strong> of North Dakota is an eight-college teaching and research, state-assisted institution<br />
that enrolls 10,300 students.<br />
He earned the B.A. degree in political science from the <strong>University</strong> of Maryland and the M.A. degree and<br />
Ph.D. from Georgetown <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Dr. Baker has more than 40 years of university academic and administrative experience.<br />
He has served in positions including vice president and provost at <strong>Northern</strong> Illinois <strong>University</strong> (1987-92),<br />
dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Bowling Green State <strong>University</strong> (1982-87) and head of the department<br />
and professor of political science at the <strong>University</strong> of Wyoming (1967-82).<br />
Dr. Baker and his wife, Toby, have five grown children. Dr. and Mrs. Baker reside in Ada.<br />
Mr. Tom Simmons<br />
-Director of Athletics<br />
Mr. Tom Simmons is in his 11th year as director of athletics at <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Northern</strong> <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Simmons is an <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>Northern</strong> graduate, with the B.S.B.A degree in Business Administration (’85) and the B.A.<br />
degree in Sport Management (’86). He earned the M.S. degree in Sports Administration from <strong>Ohio</strong> <strong>University</strong> in<br />
1987.<br />
He has a strong background in sports administration and promotions in professional baseball. Simmons served<br />
as General Manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Class A minor league affiliate in Vero Beach, Florida from 1987-<br />
1997. He also was in charge of stadium operations for Spring Training games and served as the Dodgers’ Minor<br />
League Equipment Coordinator during that time.<br />
Mr. Simmons served as the General Manager of the San Diego Padres Class AA affiliate in Mobile, AL in 1998<br />
and 1999. He received the 1998 Southern League Community Relations Award and was named the 1991 Florida<br />
State League Executive of the Year award.<br />
Simmons is a native of Ada. He is married to Julie Markley, a 1988 graduate of ONU and a 4-year letter winner<br />
in women’s basketball and one letter in cross country. They have two children, Tyler (17) and Lindsay (15).<br />
Ms. Kate Witte<br />
-Senior Women’s Administrator<br />
Ms. Kate Witte is entering her ninth year as ONU’s senior women’s administrator and assistant athletic director.<br />
She also serves as ONU’s head volleyball coach, the NCAA Great Lakes Region<br />
representative for volleyball and is an assistant professor in the ONU department of human performance and sport sciences.<br />
During her 17 years at ONU, Witte has guided the Polar Bears to an impressive 454-146 record (.755 winning<br />
percentage), 14 <strong>Ohio</strong> Athletic Conference regular season titles, 10 OAC tournament championships, 15 NCAA Division<br />
III tournament bids, eight NCAA<br />
Division III tournament Sweet 16 appearances and three Elite 8 appearances.<br />
Witte came to ONU from Iowa State <strong>University</strong>, where she had been a temporary<br />
instructor of health studies in the department of physical education and leisure studies and the coach for the men’s volleyball<br />
club team for two years.<br />
Witte graduated from the <strong>University</strong> of <strong>Northern</strong> Iowa in 1982 with a degree in health and physical education. In 1989<br />
Witte obtained her master’s degree from Indiana <strong>University</strong> in school health education.<br />
While at Indiana she served as an associate instructor and graduate assistant to the women’s volleyball program.<br />
President: ...................................................Dr. Kendall Baker<br />
VP for Academic Affairs: ............. Dr. David Crago (Interim)<br />
VP for Financial Affairs: .............................Dr. Robert Ruble<br />
VP for Advancement: ............................. Mr. Thomas Stevick<br />
VP and Dean of Enrollment: ...................Ms. Karen Condeni<br />
VP for Student Affairs: ..... Ms. Adrian Thompson-Bradshaw (Interim)<br />
<strong>University</strong> Administrative Staff<br />
College Deans<br />
Arts and Sciences: ...........................Dr. Catherine Albrecht<br />
Business Administration: ........................ Dr. James Fenton<br />
Engineering: ......................................Dr. Eric Baumgartner<br />
Law: ........................................................ Dr. David Craigo<br />
Pharmacy: ................................................. Dr. Jon Sprague<br />
www.ONUSports.com 3 2009-10 Swimming & Diving Media Guide