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Athletic director

Jim Johnson
Johnson speaking at a Pittsburg State Athletics banquet in 2016
Current position
TitleAthletic director
TeamPittsburg State
ConferenceMIAA
Annual salary$163,399
Biographical details
Alma materTarleton State University
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1993–1997Tarleton State (asst. AD)
1997–2003NCAA (gov't liaison)
2003–2005Central Missouri (assoc. AD)
2005–2007Texas A&M–Commerce
2007–2010MIAA (commissioner)
2010–presentPittsburg State

James R. Johnson is an American university sports administrator and a former NCAA Division II conference commissioner. Johnson is currently the athletic director for Pittsburg State University, an NCAA Division II sports program in Pittsburg, Kansas. Previously, Johnson was the Commissioner of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).

Career

Johnson graduated from Tarleton State University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science in business administration and in 1990 with a Master of Arts in education. After graduating from Tarleton State, Johnson became Tarleton State's men's athletic coordinator, a position he held for seven years. In 1997, Johnson left Tarleton State to become a government liaison the National Collegiate Athletic Association, specifically the Division II level. In 2003, he left the NCAA for the University of Central Missouri where he served as an associate athletics director, and in 2005, Johnson became the athletics director at Texas A&M University–Commerce.

Later career

After serving two years at Texas A&M–Commerce, Johnson was selected as the third commissioner for the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) in 2010. While serving as commissioner, Johnson helped expand the conference from 10 members to 14 members, with the additions entering the conference July 1, 2012. On July 30, Johnson was selected as the 10th Athletics Director for MIAA school, Pittsburg State University.

While at Pittsburg State, Johnson has served on the NCAA Division II Football Committee, as well as the NCAA Division II Championships Committee.

References

  1. "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  2. "Pittsburg State University Athletics – Staff Directory". Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  3. ^ "Pittsburg State Gorillas - Staff Directory". Pittstategorillas.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. "Texas A&M University-Commerce Lions Football Game Notes" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. "Community welcomes new athletics director - Pittsburg State University". Pittstate.edu. July 29, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  6. "A&M-Commerce selects Jim Johnson as athletic director - printed from North Texas e-News". Ntxe-news.com. June 10, 2005. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  7. "AD Johnson resigns, named commisioner [sic] of MIAA". The East Texan. January 26, 2007. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  8. "Lindenwood Accepts Invitation to Join MIAA". September 24, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  9. "Commissioner of MIAA lands PSU's AD job | Sports". joplinglobe.com. July 29, 2010. Retrieved September 29, 2016.

External links

Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association commissioners
Pittsburg State Gorillas athletic directors
Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association athletic directors
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