Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management Alumni News
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Using Data to Win: Sport Analytics Panel Explores a Changing Industry Landscape
May 04, 2018
The McCormack Department of Sport Management’ hosted a three-member panel discussion called "Every Yard Counts; A Conversation on Football Analytics" The panel, organized by the student group, the Association of Diversity in Sport, and moderated by Sydney Robinson '19, featured Dean Oliver, Diane Bloodworth, and McCormack alumnus Dan Hatman ’11 who discussed the transformative power of data analytics in sports.
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McCormack Annual Awards Banquet
April 19, 2018
Eight alumni and 26 students received honors and scholarships at the Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management’s Annual Awards Banquet in the Campus Center on April 10th, 2018. Award recipients were able to share their experiences, wisdom, and advice with current students during small breakout sessions and when addressing the banquet attendees. Despite their varied career paths they all shared one common piece of advice – build strong relationships.
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2018 Harold VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumni Award
March 22, 2018
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst is proud to announce the winners of the Harold VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumni Award as Colleen Duffy Brace (BS ‘95), Jeff Goering (MS ‘97), David Hixon (MS ‘79), and Bob Schwartz (BS ‘84).
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McCormack Announces 2018 Alumni on the Rise Winners
March 22, 2018
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the Isenberg School of Management, UMass Amherst is proud to name Elissa Hollander (Dolacky) (BS ’11), Melissa Marchionna (MS ’09), Preetam Sen (BS ’10), and Kairon Serrette (MS ‘08), as recipients of its 2018 Alumni on the Rise Award.
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MBA/MS Sport Students Tackle Exciting “Real World” Consulting Projects
January 26, 2018
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management has secured two high profile sport industry clients to participate in our 2018 MBA Practicum consulting projects, the capstone experience to our dual-degree (MBA/MS) curriculum. Strategic management briefs have been crafted with Major League Soccer’s New York Red Bulls, and The Madison Square Garden Company.
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McCormack Department Renews with J. League
January 26, 2018
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management and the J. League, Asia’s premier professional soccer league, have renewed their agreement to offer an innovative on-line sport management program with Sports Human Capital.
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A Decade with Octagon
January 26, 2018
For the 10th year in a row, students in the Sport Marketing Class competed against each other in presenting marketing recommendations to a team of Octagon executives. The Octagon Bowl, is a semester long project in which teams of students are given a real-life brief and are tasked with providing in-depth and strategic marketing solutions for a different company each year. This year’s client, DOOSAN, challenged students to help increase brand awareness and sales by partnering with Major League Baseball. This photo shows the winning team with Octagon executives.
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McCormack Student Leaders co-host Annual Basketball Showcase
December 05, 2017
The Pioneer Valley Tip-Off is an annual High-School Basketball Showcase that takes place here at UMass in the historic Curry Hicks Cage. Started back in 2011, the PVTO aims to bring in the best high school basketball teams in and around Western MA. The event strives to bring together the Western MA community for a fun and exciting weekend at the Commonwealth's Flagship Campus. The event is run by the McCormack Student Leaders Club, with the help of Amherst-Pelham Regional High School.
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McCormack Student Wins State Essay Contest
November 13, 2017
On October 22nd, 2017 the Amherst Irish Association presented Senior Monica Caggiano of Peabody, MA with the Inaugural Margaret Maher Award. The essay contest honors the memory of Margaret Maher, an Irish maid who worked in the Emily Dickinson household. The subject for this year’s competition, which was open to all undergraduate students in Western MA, was Considering Ireland: What Interests Me and Why?
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Former NBA Marketer and Best-selling Author Jon Spoelstra Named Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management Executive-In-Residence for Fall 2017
October 06, 2017
“We’re thrilled to be able to give our students, faculty, and alumni the opportunity to learn from and engage with one of the most innovative and influential sport marketers of our time,” stated Dr. Janet Fink, Chair of the McCormack Department of Sport Management. “Jon Spoelstra’s literature and experience has had an undeniable impact on our curriculum, and it will be especially meaningful for our students to hear and learn from him.”“We’re thrilled to be able to give our students, faculty, and alumni the opportunity to learn from and engage with one of the most innovative and influential sport marketers of our time,” stated Dr. Janet Fink, Chair of the McCormack Department of Sport Management. “Jon Spoelstra’s literature and experience has had an undeniable impact on our curriculum, and it will be especially meaningful for our students to hear and learn from him.”
Jon Spoelstra will be on campus Oct. 23rd-25th for a host of classroom presentations and roundtable meetings with McCormack students and faculty. In addition, Spoelstra, as part of the McCormack Innovators Lecture Series, will deliver a lecture titled Marketing Outrageously in Sports and Having Fun Every Step of the Way on Oct. 23rd at 6:30p.m. in Mahar Auditorium. This lecture is open to the public.
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Alumni Night at the Mets Game
August 28, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted an alumni night at the New York Mets vs. LA Dodgers game at Citi Field on August 4th, 2017. Over 40 alumni, students, faculty and staff joined us in a private suite to network, catch up, and enjoy a great afternoon of baseball!
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McCormack Alumni Gather at NACDA
June 19, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted alumni for a networking breakfast event at the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Conference (NACDA) in Orlando, Florida. Joining Associate Department Chair, Steve McKelvey (far right) are Jonathan DeAndrade, Ben Rosenfeld, Gloria Nevarez, Ryan Pierce, Leigh Torbin, Jack Woodbury, Thorr Bjorn, Noreen Morris, Mark Wilson, James Paquette, Leslie Wurzberger, Casey Stark, Craig Fink, Todd Nebeker, Amy Coleman and Jamie DiLoreto.
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Isenberg Celebrates Graduates of the Class of 2017
May 19, 2017
This year's commencement ceremonies celebrated the nearly 1,700 combined graduates of Isenberg's undergraduate, MBA, MS, and PhD programs.
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McCormack Department and Tsinghua University Launch Sport Management Educational Partnership
May 09, 2017
The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tsinghua University, China’s leading management university, will collaborate on a one-week sport business immersion program in August 2017. The McCormack Department of Sport Management, housed in the nationally ranked Isenberg School of Management, will provide faculty lectures and sport venue site visits to students and faculty from Tsinghua University’s Center for Development of Sports Industry (TUDSI), a university-level research center. The Mark H. McCormack Department of Sport Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Tsinghua University, China’s leading management university, will collaborate on a one-week sport business immersion program in August 2017. The McCormack Department of Sport Management, housed in the nationally ranked Isenberg School of Management, will provide faculty lectures and sport venue site visits to students and faculty from Tsinghua University’s Center for Development of Sports Industry (TUDSI), a university-level research center.
“As part of the McCormack Global Sports Business Academy, this partnership is precisely the kind of collaboration we envision as a means of furthering the global legacy of Mark McCormack and sharing our cutting-edge research and teaching,” said Janet Fink, department chair.
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Canfield ’83 MS Appointed to USTA Board of Directors
May 02, 2017
Laura Canfield ’83 MS, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the Director at Large. Canfield boasts a prodigious reputation within the sport of tennis. She’s served as executive director of the USTA Middle States Section, special liaison to the USTA President, tournament coordinator/circulation manager for Tennis Week magazine, and more. Canfield is co-founder, and currently holds the role of director, of the Buck County Tennis Association.Laura Canfield ’83 MS, has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) as the Director at Large. Canfield boasts a prodigious reputation within the sport of tennis. She’s served as executive director of the USTA Middle States Section, special liaison to the USTA President, tournament coordinator/circulation manager for Tennis Week magazine, and more. Canfield is co-founder, and currently holds the role of director, of the Buck County Tennis Association. Read More.
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Dr. Marlene Dixon Talks Sport & Life Quality at Sport Management Research Seminar Day
April 27, 2017
The McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted its annual PhD Research Seminar Day on Friday, April 21, 2017. This event is an opportunity to hear PhD candidate research presentations, discuss the state of research within the industry and meet with renowned industry researchers. Dr. Marlene A. Dixon, Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at Texas A&M University was this year’s keynote speaker. The McCormack Department of Sport Management hosted its annual PhD Research Seminar Day on Friday, April 21, 2017. This event is an opportunity to hear PhD candidate research presentations, discuss the state of research within the industry and meet with renowned industry researchers. Dr. Marlene A. Dixon, Professor in Sport Management in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education at Texas A&M University was this year’s keynote speaker.
Dixon focuses on answering the overarching question: how can we design sport to improve life quality? The accomplished researcher warned against the tendency to use sports to solve problems without fully understanding the issue at hand. “You can’t just ‘spray’ sport to solve your problems” Dixon advised. When using sport to enhance quality of life, there’s a need to understand the desired outcomes and the population in need. Only after this information is understood can an effective sport program be built.
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McCormack Honors Students and Alumni at Annual Awards Banquet
April 12, 2017
Family, friends, faculty, and donors gathered in the Mullins Center to celebrate a group of extraordinary scholarship and award recipients. Honorees included stand out students and alumni with notable professional and academic careers. “Year after year, our students and alumni continue to exceed our expectations” said Janet Fink, Department Chair. “The [recipient’s] collective list of accomplishments is astounding.”
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“K-Hops” Lands Head Coaching Position
April 10, 2017
Kevin “K-Hops” Hopkins (MS ’12), has accepted the head men’s basketball coaching position at Muhlenberg College.
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Alumni on the Rise Awardees 2016-2017
March 24, 2017
McCormack has named Eric Ginsberg (BS ’09), Karina Herold (MBA/MS ’08), and Evan Olesh (BS ’10) as recipients of its 2016-2017 Alumni on the Rise Award.“The success of these young professionals is a true testament to their talent, dedication, and education,” said Janet Fink, Department Chair. “As a department, we are excited to see what lies ahead for all three recipients.”
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VanderZwaag Award Winners
March 23, 2017
McCormack is pleased to announce Chris Antonetti (MS ’97), Jennifer Masi (MS ‘99), and Russ Spielman (BS ‘92) as recipients of the 2016-2017 Harold J. VanderZwaag Distinguished Alumnus Award.
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Alumni In The News
Burke Magnus, MS '93, and Sandy Barbour, MS '83, named by Forbes on the "Most Powerful People in College Sports" List
Eric Ginsberg BS '09, Director, Team Epic, has won the Under 30 Rising Star Award from Cynopsis Media
Amy Scheer BS '86, hired as CCO of the New York Red Bulls
Scott Proefrock name interim GM of Phillies
Rob Metzler MBA/MS '05, is appointed scouting director for the Tampa Bay Rays
Ian McCaw MS ’87, has been named an Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year
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6th Annual Isenberg Business Leadership Awards - SOLD OUT
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The Colonnade Hotel, Boston, MA
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18
Boston Alumni Summer Happy Hour
5:00pm
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5
Isenberg Day at Fenway
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