William C. "Bill" Martin has been University of Michigan Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Director since March 6, 2000.
An avid sailor, Martin is president of the United States Sailing Foundation and also served as president of the U.S. Sailing Association, the national governing body of the sport of sailing in 1988-91. He has been on the board of directors of the U.S. Olympic Committee since 1995 and has served on its budget committee.
Martin received a bachelor of arts degree from Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, in 1962, and a graduate degree in economics from the University of Stockholm, Sweden, in 1963. He received his M.B.A. degree from the U-M in 1965. He has been a member of the board of directors of Wittenberg since 1994, and is a member of the Fales Committee of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Michigan’s athletic department, headed by Martin, is just one of six in the country to show a budgetary surplus in each of the past five years (04-08). In fact, it has finished nine straight years (00-08) with a surplus and anticipates an $8.8 million surplus next year.
On October 21, 2009, Martin announced his retirement, effective September 4, 2010.
Business career
In 1968, Martin founded First Martin Corp., a diversified real estate construction, development and management firm that has developed 35 major office, commercial, industrial and residential projects in Ann Arbor. He has served as president of the Washtenaw Land Conservancy since 1981 and also has been a board member of the Ann Arbor Public Schools Foundation and Washtenaw Technical Middle College, a charter school. He has taught courses at Muskingum College, Eastern Michigan University and the U-M School of Business Administration.
External links
- Bill Martin Named Athletic Director
- "University of Michigan athletics budget remains solid, despite shaky economy"
- Rothstein, Michael (21 October 2009). "Michigan athletic director Bill Martin's announced retirement draws wide reaction". http://www.annarbor.com/sports/michigan-athletic-director-bill-martin-resigns-after-almost-a-decade-on-the-job/. Retrieved 3 November 2009.
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| Preceded by Tom Goss |
University of Michigan Athletics Director 2000–2010 |
Succeeded by TBD |
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