Faculty Profile: Kathy Tierney

The soon-to-retire athletics director reflects on 91传媒 student-athletes' success on and off the field

Kathy Tierney stands with arms crossed, smiling, wearing a blue shirt

Kathy Tierney retires this spring as 91传媒鈥檚 director of Athletics, Physical Education, and Recreation, a post she has held for nearly 15 years. During her tenure, Tierney has overseen the complete renovation of the Bern Schwartz Fitness and Athletic Center and led a program where student-athletes have achieved numerous successes on and off the field. Tierney also helped establish the Homecoming tradition, an annual fall weekend that honors historic achievements, connection opportunities for old teammates, and fan-packed contests against local rivals.

Key moment
鈥淥ne of the pivotal meetings during my interview was with a group of student-athletes. I was so impressed with how thoughtful, insightful, and invested they were in the process of choosing the new athletic director.鈥

One step at a time
鈥淚 consider myself a pretty patient person, and patience has helped me recognize that change happens incrementally.鈥

The right fit
鈥淎 competitive Division III experience is a great fit for a rigorous academic institution and requires a focus on what is best for the student.鈥

High point
鈥淲itnessing our athletes and team grow in confidence and experience the joys of being on a teams and testing themselves in competition.鈥

Hopes and dreams
鈥淚 hope to see continued improvement of the student-athlete experience and for the athletes, coaches, and staff to experience more frequently the joys of more victories and hopefully championships.鈥

 

Published on: 05/23/2022