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WINTHROP SOCCER
WINTHROP SOCCER
‘We are Eagles, come fly with us’
Dr. Daniel F. Mahony became Winthrop University’s 11th president on July 1,
2015, after serving for seven years as dean of the College of Education, Health,
and Human Services and a professor of sport management at Kent State Univer-
sity in Ohio.
Dr. Mahony also spent 13 years as a faculty member and administrator at the
University of Louisville where his positions included sport administration program
director, department chair, associate dean, assistant provost, and associate pro-
vost. Prior to his faculty and administrative positions, Dr. Mahony worked in both
public accounting and intercollegiate athletics.
He earned a B.S. in accounting from Virginia Tech, an M.S. in sport manage-
ment from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in sport management from Ohio
State University. He is an active researcher in the areas of sport consumer behav-
ior and intercollegiate athletics and has published more than 60 articles in various
refereed journals, several book chapters, and one book.
Dr. Mahony received the 2007 Earle F. Zeigler Award from the North American
Society for Sport Management (NASSM) for his research contributions to the field.
He is a NASSM Research Fellow and served as the association’s president from
2003-2004. Dr. Mahony is the recipient of the 2015 McInnis/Ryan Award from the
American Association of University Administrators (AAUA), which recognized his
principled and ethical leadership practices, and his
scholarship regarding issues of justice and ethics in
college, high school and professional sport.
Originally from Clinton, New Jersey, Dr. Mahony
has been married for more than 20 years to wife
Laura, with whom he has two children, son Gavin
and daughter Elena
Dr. Daniel F. Mahony
Winthrop’s 11th President
B.S. in accounting from
Virginia Tech, 1987
M.S. in sport management
from West Virginia, 1990
Ph.D. in sport management
from Ohio State, 1995