Southern Illinoise University Athletics
Lennon elected to AFCA Board of Trustees
01/14/2014 | 12:00:00 | Football
Jan. 14, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS - Saluki head coach football Dale Lennon has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association, the AFCA announced Tuesday. Lennon was elected by members attending the 2014 AFCA Convention in Indianapolis.
Lennon joins a group of distinguished head coaches who guide the organization. The Board formulates policy and provides direction for the AFCA, which was founded in 1922 by Amos Alonzo Stagg, John Heisman and others. The AFCA has more than 11,000 members from all levels of the profession.
Returning members of the AFCA Board of Trustees include incoming president Mike Welch of Ithaca College; first vice-president Tommy Tuberville of the University of Cincinnati; second vice-president Todd Berry of the University of Louisiana-Monroe and third vice-president Lee Owens of Ashland University.
Lennon will be joined by Liberty University head coach Turner Gill as the FCS representatives on the Board. The 2014 season will be Lennon's seventh at SIU where he has compiled a 42-28 record.
