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WVU’s Zinn on List of Silver Waves Media Top Collegiate Administrators
January 20, 2021 08:39 AM | Football, General, Blog
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University Deputy Director of Athletics Keli Zinn was recently recognized by Silver Waves Media as one of its Top Assistant Athletic Directors in the country.
Silver Waves Media came up with its list after consulting coaches, presidents, search firms and influencers. A total of 84 administrators were recognized.
This is what Silver Waves Media wrote of Zinn:
Zinn has helped to lead the Mountaineers athletic program to excel in football, basketball, golf, baseball, and many other notable sports. She is the athletic department's primary liaison for the University's central administration and works closely with WVU's general counsel, strategic initiatives, finance and human resources. In 2014, Zinn was appointed to interim Director of Athletics and became the first female to lead the University's Athletic Department. In 2020, Zinn was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences' Hall of Fame. Other achievements include The Sports Business Journal naming Zinn as a recipient of the prestigious Forty Under 40 Awards in 2019, being honored as WVU's Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in 2018, and being selected among the Sports Business Journal's Game Changers in 2016. Zinn is a graduate of West Virginia University.
Last fall, Zinn was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences' (CPASS) Hall of Fame and in 2019, she was awarded the Forty Under 40 Award by The Sports Business Journal.
Silver Wave Media touts itself as a global media company dedicated to changing the lives of student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, presidents and others within the sports world. Covering eight different sports, Silver Wave Media provides highlights, interviews, news and information from preps to pros, and its content has received more than 10 million views so far.
Silver Waves Media came up with its list after consulting coaches, presidents, search firms and influencers. A total of 84 administrators were recognized.
This is what Silver Waves Media wrote of Zinn:
Zinn has helped to lead the Mountaineers athletic program to excel in football, basketball, golf, baseball, and many other notable sports. She is the athletic department's primary liaison for the University's central administration and works closely with WVU's general counsel, strategic initiatives, finance and human resources. In 2014, Zinn was appointed to interim Director of Athletics and became the first female to lead the University's Athletic Department. In 2020, Zinn was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences' Hall of Fame. Other achievements include The Sports Business Journal naming Zinn as a recipient of the prestigious Forty Under 40 Awards in 2019, being honored as WVU's Distinguished Alumnus of the College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in 2018, and being selected among the Sports Business Journal's Game Changers in 2016. Zinn is a graduate of West Virginia University.
Last fall, Zinn was inducted into the WVU College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences' (CPASS) Hall of Fame and in 2019, she was awarded the Forty Under 40 Award by The Sports Business Journal.
Silver Wave Media touts itself as a global media company dedicated to changing the lives of student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, presidents and others within the sports world. Covering eight different sports, Silver Wave Media provides highlights, interviews, news and information from preps to pros, and its content has received more than 10 million views so far.
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