Lisa Love is the current athletic director

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...

 of the Sun Devils, representing Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

 in Tempe, Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...

. Love is only one of six female athletic directors in Division I FBS of the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA). Prior to her administrative career, Love served as the volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 head coach at the University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military...

 and University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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, leading her teams thirteen times to the NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament

NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship

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. In 2005 she was inducted into the American Volleyball Coaches Association

American Volleyball Coaches Association

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 (AVCA) Hall of Fame.

Early years

Love was a four year starter on the Texas Tech Red Raiders women's volleyball team while attending Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...

 and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in physical education in 1977. In 1985, Love received her master's degree in education administration from North Texas State University (now known as the University of North Texas

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...

).

Texas–Arlington

Love was named head coach of the Texas–Arlington Mavericks in 1982. During her seven seasons as head coach, Love compiled a 199–78 overall record and was undefeated in regular season Southland Conference

Southland Conference

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 play. She was named Tachikara/AVCA Division I National Coach of the Year in 1988.

Southern California

In 1989, Love became only the forth head coach of the USC Trojans women's volleyball program. She held the position until 1998, and served as an associate athletic director from 1991-2001. As head coach, she led the Trojans to a 205–93 record, nine NCAA Division I Volleyball Tournament berths and eight finishes in the national top 15. Love became associate athletic director in 1991, while still head coach of the volleyball team. Love was named Pac-10 Coach of the Year in 1998.She also served two stints as vice president of Pac-10 Conference, 1992-92 and 2001-2002. While at USC, Love served as AVCA president from 1997-98 and as the chair of the NCAA Division I Volleyball Committee.

Arizona State

Love was hired as the athletics director at Arizona State University, beginning her duties July 1, 2005. She is one of only six women to hold such a post throughout the country. Love is responsible for the management and development of the school's 22 sports programs.

Head Coaching Record

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External links

• Arizona State profile