Temple University Athletics
McElroy Named Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and SWA
7.14.15 | General
PHILADELPHIA – Mary McElroy, an accomplished veteran of college athletics, has been named Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) for Temple University.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Mary McElroy to our Temple Athletics senior staff," said Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "Mary brings with her a wealth of experience in various areas of administration, while serving on the senior staff of multiple Division I schools. She will be a valuable asset and I look forward to working with her on our Temple Athletics team."
McElroy joins the Owls' staff from the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in Atlanta, Ga., where she served as the Director for Partner Services. A majority of her work saw her responsible for 65 of the 150 Division I member institutions served by the company.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity," said McElroy. "With all that Kevin, Pat, and the rest of the staff has done in the past two years, it's a great time to be at Temple. I'm looking forward to working with this staff to do great things for Temple Athletics."
Prior to her experience at CLC, McElroy served as the Associate Director of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in 2013. Her duties at the NCAA included the management of a $6 million budget for the event, as well as directing the game day operations during the Women's Final Four.
McElroy has served on the staff of five different NCAA schools, most recently as the Assistant Director of Student Services for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. She also served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director and SWA at Southern Methodist University in 2009, and was the Director of Athletics at Georgia State University from 2005 to 2008. McElroy served in various other roles at Georgia Tech from 1999 to 2005, including Senior Associate Athletic Director and Director of Compliance.
McElroy got her start in college athletics at her alma mater, the United States Naval Academy. She spent three years with the Naval Academy Athletic Association as SWA and Assistant Athletic Director, before a stint as the academy's Director of Alumni Services.
A former Division I varsity basketball player, McElroy earned a degree with merit from the Naval Academy in 1987. After graduation, she served as a supply officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years, attaining the rank of captain. McElroy completed her MBA at Georgia Tech in 2000.
McElroy and her husband, Terry, have two sons, Darrin (25), a second lieutenant in the Marines, and Austin (22), a rising senior at Georgia Tech.
"It gives me great pleasure to welcome Mary McElroy to our Temple Athletics senior staff," said Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick Kraft. "Mary brings with her a wealth of experience in various areas of administration, while serving on the senior staff of multiple Division I schools. She will be a valuable asset and I look forward to working with her on our Temple Athletics team."
McElroy joins the Owls' staff from the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) in Atlanta, Ga., where she served as the Director for Partner Services. A majority of her work saw her responsible for 65 of the 150 Division I member institutions served by the company.
"I'm very excited about this opportunity," said McElroy. "With all that Kevin, Pat, and the rest of the staff has done in the past two years, it's a great time to be at Temple. I'm looking forward to working with this staff to do great things for Temple Athletics."
Prior to her experience at CLC, McElroy served as the Associate Director of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in 2013. Her duties at the NCAA included the management of a $6 million budget for the event, as well as directing the game day operations during the Women's Final Four.
McElroy has served on the staff of five different NCAA schools, most recently as the Assistant Director of Student Services for the Georgia Tech Athletic Association. She also served as the Senior Associate Athletic Director and SWA at Southern Methodist University in 2009, and was the Director of Athletics at Georgia State University from 2005 to 2008. McElroy served in various other roles at Georgia Tech from 1999 to 2005, including Senior Associate Athletic Director and Director of Compliance.
McElroy got her start in college athletics at her alma mater, the United States Naval Academy. She spent three years with the Naval Academy Athletic Association as SWA and Assistant Athletic Director, before a stint as the academy's Director of Alumni Services.
A former Division I varsity basketball player, McElroy earned a degree with merit from the Naval Academy in 1987. After graduation, she served as a supply officer in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years, attaining the rank of captain. McElroy completed her MBA at Georgia Tech in 2000.
McElroy and her husband, Terry, have two sons, Darrin (25), a second lieutenant in the Marines, and Austin (22), a rising senior at Georgia Tech.
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