Randall W. Spetman
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Randall W. "Randy" Spetman (born 1953) is the athletic director
for the Florida State Seminoles
athletic program at Florida State University
, having served in this role since 2008. Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State University
and the United States Air Force Academy
. On February 4 of 2008, Spetman agreed to a multi-year contract with FSU, and expressed his intention to focus on the athletics & academics of the athletes who are attending Florida State University.http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=769843 He is currently the second Vice President of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy
in 1976. While at the Academy, he earned three varsity letter
s as a defensive end
for the Falcons
football
team and was a team captain as a senior. He also won a pair of heavyweight championships in the Academy's annual Wing Open Boxing tournament. Spetman has a Master's Degree in Management from Central Michigan University
, and a Master's degree in National Security Strategy from the Naval War College
.
After graduation from the Academy, Spetman spent 28 year in the United States Air Force
as a pilot. A command pilot with more than 3,000 hours of flight time, Spetman served in a range of positions, including assistant football coach at his alma mater; Chief of Bomber Planning in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and Chief of the Command and Control Division, Operations Directorate of the United States European Command
in Stuttgart, Germany. His final career assignment was as the athletic director at the Academy.
from 2003 to 2008. Under Spetman's leadership, Utah State joined the Western Athletic Conference
(WAC) in 2005 and claimed four conference championships in its first two years. USU's student-athletes lead the WAC with a 78 percent graduation rate and have maintained over a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/020408aab.html
Spetman also oversaw several facility projects, including improvements to the football stadium and the development of a $12.5 million facility that will benefit 16 intercollegiate sports at the University. Spetman also developed a partnership for medical health coverage for USU student-athletes that improved care and reduced medical costs.http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/020408aab.html
Prior to Utah State, Spetman spent eight successful years (1996–2003) as director of athletics at the United States Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
. During Spetman's tenure, athletics teams at the Academy enjoyed unmatched success as the football team participated in four bowl games, and the men's basketball team advanced to its 3rd NCAA Tournament.
Athletic director
An athletic director is an administrator at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, who oversees the work of coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic programs...
for the Florida State Seminoles
Florida State Seminoles
The Florida State Seminoles are the men's and women's sports teams of Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. Florida State participates in the NCAA's Division I . FSU joined the Atlantic Coast Conference in 1991, and competes in the Atlantic Division in any sports split into a...
athletic program at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
, having served in this role since 2008. Spetman has also been the director of athletics at Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
and the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
. On February 4 of 2008, Spetman agreed to a multi-year contract with FSU, and expressed his intention to focus on the athletics & academics of the athletes who are attending Florida State University.http://floridastate.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=769843 He is currently the second Vice President of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).
Background and education
Spetman was born and raised in Council Bluffs, IowaCouncil Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, known until 1852 as Kanesville, Iowathe historic starting point of the Mormon Trail and eventual northernmost anchor town of the other emigrant trailsis a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States and is on the east bank of the Missouri River across...
. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
in 1976. While at the Academy, he earned three varsity letter
Varsity letter
A varsity letter is an award earned in the United States for excellence in school activities. A varsity letter signifies that its winner was a qualified varsity team member, awarded after a certain standard was met.- Description :...
s as a defensive end
Defensive end
Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...
for the Falcons
Air Force Falcons football
The Air Force Falcons are a college football team from the United States Air Force Academy, located just outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the NCAA Division I and the Mountain West Conference.-Style:...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team and was a team captain as a senior. He also won a pair of heavyweight championships in the Academy's annual Wing Open Boxing tournament. Spetman has a Master's Degree in Management from Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University
Central Michigan University is a public research university located in Mount Pleasant in the U.S. state of Michigan...
, and a Master's degree in National Security Strategy from the Naval War College
Naval War College
The Naval War College is an education and research institution of the United States Navy that specializes in developing ideas for naval warfare and passing them along to officers of the Navy. The college is located on the grounds of Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island...
.
After graduation from the Academy, Spetman spent 28 year in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
as a pilot. A command pilot with more than 3,000 hours of flight time, Spetman served in a range of positions, including assistant football coach at his alma mater; Chief of Bomber Planning in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm; and Chief of the Command and Control Division, Operations Directorate of the United States European Command
United States European Command
The United States European Command is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. Its area of focus covers and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, Russia, Iceland, Greenland, and Israel...
in Stuttgart, Germany. His final career assignment was as the athletic director at the Academy.
Career highlights
Prior to joining the Seminoles' organization, Spetman was the athletic director at Utah State UniversityUtah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
from 2003 to 2008. Under Spetman's leadership, Utah State joined the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...
(WAC) in 2005 and claimed four conference championships in its first two years. USU's student-athletes lead the WAC with a 78 percent graduation rate and have maintained over a 3.0 cumulative grade point average.http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/020408aab.html
Spetman also oversaw several facility projects, including improvements to the football stadium and the development of a $12.5 million facility that will benefit 16 intercollegiate sports at the University. Spetman also developed a partnership for medical health coverage for USU student-athletes that improved care and reduced medical costs.http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/020408aab.html
Prior to Utah State, Spetman spent eight successful years (1996–2003) as director of athletics at the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...
in Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and most populous city of El Paso County, Colorado, United States. Colorado Springs is located in South-Central Colorado, in the southern portion of the state. It is situated on Fountain Creek and is located south of the Colorado...
. During Spetman's tenure, athletics teams at the Academy enjoyed unmatched success as the football team participated in four bowl games, and the men's basketball team advanced to its 3rd NCAA Tournament.
External links
- Official biography on FSU sports website.
- Seminoles press release on hiring Spetman
- Colonel Spetman at Utah State University