Aug 15, 2006
South Easton, Mass. ? The Northeast-10 Conference has announced the resignation, effective September 1, 2006, of Jonathan Harper as Associate Commissioner to enter private industry. The announcement was made today by Northeast-10 Commissioner David Brunk.
"The extraordinary success the NE-10 has experienced over the last seven years is in direct correlation to the efforts of Jonathan," said Brunk. "His tireless efforts and firm vision has helped us attain unprecedented status as a leader in Division II. Jonathan has been invaluable to me in the day-to-day operations of this conference and I speak for all our entire staff in wishing him well in his new endeavor."
Named Director of Media Relations in 1999, Harper was promoted to Assistant Commissioner in January 2002 and to Associate Commissioner in August 2003. During his tenure Harper was deeply involved in a number of instrumental changes in NE-10 operations, particularly in media development. Under his direction, the NE-10 established annual men's and women's basketball and football media events, developed the NE-10 on-line "Game of the Week," program for basketball and football, expanded that program to allow for the broadcasting of numerous other championship tournaments and was a driving force in establishing the inaugural NE-10 Hall of Fame. Harper twice redesigned the conference website, streamlined internal operations, and assisted in the oversight of corporate sponsor development.
"I am indebted to Commissioner Brunk for the opportunity afforded me and to the members of the Northeast-10 Conference for all their support, professionalism and friendship during my tenure," said Harper. "The passion and dedication that the conference staff displays year after year is a testament to the never-ending desire to make the NE-10 the model conference in Division II."
Established in 1979, the Northeast-10 Conference is the second largest NCAA Division II conference in the nation with 15 full-time members, sponsoring 23 championship sports. Northeast-10 members include American International College, Assumption College, Bentley College, Bryant University, Franklin Pierce College, Le Moyne College, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, Merrimack College, Pace University, Saint Anselm College, Saint Michael's College, The College of Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Stonehill College.
The conference sponsors championships in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, field hockey, football, golf, men's ice hockey, men's lacrosse, women's lacrosse, men's indoor track & field, women's indoor track & field, men's outdoor track & field, women's outdoor track & field, men's soccer, women's soccer, softball, men's swimming and diving, women's swimming and diving, men's tennis, women's tennis and volleyball.
College Transactions:
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE: Announced the resignation of Jonathan Harper, Associate Commissioner.
