Temple University Athletics
Herman Frazier Leaves Temple to Become Deputy AD/Chief of Staff at Syracuse
7.14.11 | General
PHILADELPHIA - Senior Associate Athletic Director Herman Frazier has resigned his position at Temple University to become the deputy athletics director/chief of staff at Syracuse University, announced Temple's Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw. In his position at Syracuse, Frazier will oversee the daily operation of all facets of the University's Athletics Department.
“While I wish Herman all the best in his new venture, I will miss him dearly as a professional, and particularly as a person,” Bradshaw said. “He has been a valuable member of our team for three years and made solid contributions to our success.”
A veteran with 34 years of experience in athletics administration, Frazier supervised the football, basketball, baseball, soccer and crew programs, and was the administrative liaison for budget, compliance, financial aid, coaching searches, scheduling, academic support, facility issues, event management and marketing. He was also responsible for administrative supervision of the equipment operation, facilities, event management, sports medicine, and strength and conditioning. Frazier handled the administrative logistics for the Owls appearance in the 2009 Eagle Bank Bowl and the 2010 and 2011 men's basketball NCAA Tournament appearances.
“I want to thank Bill Bradshaw for giving me the opportunity to be a part of one of the best athletics senior staffs in the country,” Frazier said. “It has been an honor to come back to Philadelphia and serve at Temple during one of the University's most successful periods in intercollegiate athletics. I now look forward to the challenges that my new position at Syracuse present.”
Prior to his appointment at Temple, Frazier was the director of athletics at Hawai'i from 2002 through 2008. In his six years at UH, he guided Warrior athletics to unparalleled success with the football team earning a spot in the 2008 Sugar Bowl following an unbeaten regular season. Under Frazier's direction, football earned four consecutive bowl bids and the volleyball program advanced to back-to-back Final Fours. During his tenure, Frazier created premium seat donations, established a five-year financial plan, negotiated head coaching contracts for football and women's basketball, and was instrumental in bringing an Olympic Trials event to Honolulu.
Frazier's first athletics director post was at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in 2000. As the second director of athletics in the history of the program, Frazier started a $30 million facility improvement plan and was responsible for instituting new management concepts and master plan for the program.
The 56-year-old Philadelphia native began his athletic administration career immediately upon graduation from Arizona State, joining the Sun Devil staff as a graduate assistant for the track & field program in 1977. In 1979 he was appointed assistant director of events and facilities. During his 23-year tenure at ASU, Frazier moved up the ranks to his final position as senior associate athletics director for business operations. Frazier was the administrator for 10 Olympic sports that won numerous national championships and the football program that earned two Rose Bowl berths and he directed business affairs, operations and stadium management.
An eight-time All-American track performer at ASU, Frazier was the leadoff runner for the 1976 Olympic Gold Medal-winning 4x400 relay. From 1980 through 2004 Frazier served on various United States Olympic committees, including two stints as the US Olympic Committee Vice President from 1996 through 2004. In 2004, Frazer was chosen Chef De Mission for the entire United States Delegation at the Athens Olympics and presided over the most successful US Olympic team in history with 103 medals.
