Glenn Wong

Professor

Phone: (413) 545-5053
Email: gwong@sportmgt.umass.edu
Office: SOM 236
Syllabus: SPORTMGT 488, SPORTMGT 635

J.D., Boston College Law School, 1977
B.A., Brandeis University, 1974

Biography: | more

Glenn M. Wong is a Professor in the Sport Management Department in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been a faculty member at the University of Massachusetts since 1979...

Selected Publications:

Essentials of Sports Law (3rd Edition), Praeger Publishers, Westport, Connecticut, 2002.

With Robert C. Berry, “Law and Business of the Sports Industries", Praeger Publishers, 1993, Westport, CT.

With Masteralexis, Lisa P., “Legal Principles Applied to Sport Management,” in Masteralexis, L.P., Barr, C.A., & Hums, M.A. (Eds.), Principles and Practice of Sport Management (2nd Edition), Aspen Publishers, expected publication in 2004.

Academic and Professional Activities:

Faculty Athletics Representative to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1993-Present)
Member of Board of Directors, Sport Lawyers Association (1998-Present)
Former Member of Arbitration Panel, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Former Department Head, Department of Sport Management for University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1993-1998)
Former Interim Director of Athletics for University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1992-1993)
National Football League Players Association Agent Fee Dispute Process
Expert Witness -- Sports Law Cases
Former Acting Dean, School of Physical Education for University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1992)

Consulting Activities:

Appointment to a Blue Ribbon Panel for the United States Olympic Committee to review a case involving USA Triathalon.
Outside Counsel for Salary Arbitration Cases, Major League Baseball
Apppointment by the United States Olympic Committee to an arbitration panel for USA Biathalon.

Awards:

Academic Achievement Award in Sport Management, Presented at the International Conference on Sport and Entertainment Business (November 10, 2006)
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts (2002-2003)
Distinguished Faculty Award, University of Massachusetts Alumni Association (April 3, 2001)
College of Food and Natural Resources Teacher Award Program’s Excellence in Teaching (December 19, 2000)
University of Massachusetts - “The Impact of the Law on Sports”, Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series, Chancellor’s Medal of Honor (April 1999)
Chancellor’s Medal of Honor for work as Interim Director of Athletics, University of Massachusetts (February 1993)
The Charlie Napoli Distinguished Achievement Award, Brandeis University (May 1992)

Current Courses:

SPORTMGT 635 Sport & The Law
SPORTMGT 431 Amateur Sports and The Law
SPORTMGT 488 Professional Sports and the Law
SPORTMGT 335 Introduction to Sports Law
SPORTMGT 676 College Athletics