Danielle Surprenant
Biographical details | |
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Born | Carthage, Illinois | June 28, 1985
Alma mater | Indiana State University |
Playing career | |
2003–2005 | John Wood CC |
2005–2007 | Saint Francis (PA) |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2007–2009 | Indiana State (GA) |
2009–2010 | Stony Brook (athletic academic advisor) |
2010–2017 | Quincy (associate AD) |
2017–2018 | Western Illinois (associate AD) |
2018–2019 | Western Illinois (interim AD) |
2019–2022 | Western Illinois |
Danielle Elizabeth Surprenant (née Hibbard; born June 28, 1985) is an American college athletics administrator who served as director of athletics for Western Illinois University from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as an associate athletic director at Western Illinois from 2017 to 2018, and at Quincy University from 2010 to 2017.[1] Surprenant attended John Wood Community College for two years, before transferring to Saint Francis University, where she played for the Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team.[2][3][4] Surprenant was named interim athletic director at Western Illinois University on May 17, 2018[5][6][7][8][9] before being named permanent athletic director at Western Illinois on April 17, 2019.[10][11][12][13] Surprenant resigned as athletic director at Western Illinois on March 11, 2022.[14][15]
References
[edit]- ^ Adam, David (April 4, 2017). "Surprenant joins athletic staff at Western Illinois". Herald-Whig. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Danielle Hibbard Surprenant". John Wood Community College. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Hibbard - Surprenant". Herald-Whig. April 30, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Surprenant-Hibbard". Herald-Whig. August 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 7, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Holland, Scott (June 7, 2018). "Surprenant hitting the ground running in first month as interim WIU AD". The McDonough County Voice. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Holland, Scott (June 8, 2018). "Surprenant's focus on and off campus this summer". The McDonough County Voice. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Kuperman, Sam. "Surprenant named WIU Interim AD". WLMD. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Cornish Jr., Tony (March 15, 2019). "Four Candidates Set To Be Interviewed Next Week For Western Illinois Athletic Director Position". WGEM. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Surprenant Named Interim AD". Western Illinois University. May 17, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Holland, Scott (April 26, 2019). "Interim tag removed, Surprenant moving WIU forward". The McDonough County Voice. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Schuckman, Matt (April 24, 2019). "Surprenant to officially take over as WIU athletic director". Herald-Whig. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ "Surprenant Named Director of Athletics at WIU". Western Illinois University. April 17, 2019. Archived from the original on April 17, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Reynolds, Dave (July 17, 2020). "For Western Illinois athletic director Danielle Surprenant, it's been an unforgettable first year". Journal Star. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ Reidy, Brendan (March 11, 2022). "Danielle Surprenant resigns as WIU athletic director". WGEM. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- ^ "Surprenant Resigns as Director of Athletics". Western Illinois University. March 11, 2022. Archived from the original on July 9, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Danielle Surprenant on Twitter
- Western Illinois profile Archived 2019-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Quincy profile