Bruce Rasmussen
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Bruce Rasmussen Announced as Part of NACDA's 2022 Hall of Fame Class
3/30/2022 1:00:00 PM | Creighton Athletics
Rasmussen served as Creighton's AD from 1994-2021
OMAHA, Neb. -- Bruce Rasmussen has been announced as part of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2022. The longtime Creighton AD, who retired last August after 27 years at the helm, joins seven other inductees who will be recognized in conjunction with the 57th Annual NACDA & Affiliates Convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on Monday, June 27.
Rasmussen served as Creighton's Director of Athletics from Aug. 1, 1994 to Aug. 16, 2021. In his 27 years as athletics director, Creighton rose to national prominence with its success inside and outside the lines of athletic competition. The Bluejays won 43 regular-season conference titles and 43 conference tournament titles, graduated outstanding young women and men, built new facilities for nearly every sports program, and celebrated record-breaking fundraising campaigns.
Rasmussen fostered Creighton's success in the Missouri Valley Conference, and he played a major role in Creighton's entrance into the BIG EAST Conference in March 2013.
Creighton's reputation as one of the nation's top academic institutions is reflected in the success the Bluejay student-athletes had across the board in the classroom during Rasmussen's service as athletics director. Bluejay student-athletes owned GPAs of 3.30 or above in each of the final 27 straight semesters he was the AD.
His work has been recognized nationally. In 2019, he became Division I's first four-time recipient of the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year Award (an honor he also received in 2004, 2010, and 2015), and he received the 2019 Gary Cunningham Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association. In addition, he served a five-year term on the highly-esteemed NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee, serving as its chairman in his final year in 2018.
Locally, Bruce served as a member of the College World Series of Omaha Inc. Executive Committee, playing a vital role in Creighton and the city of Omaha remaining as hosts of the College World Series. He was one of six individuals on the CWS Oversight Committee that helped select the location for Charles Schwab Field Omaha, which opened in 2011.
Joining Rasmussen in the NACDA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 are Jeff Bain (Martin Methodist College), Jim Fallis (University of Northern Colorado), Brenda Hampton (Iowa Western Community College), Bill Hogan (Seattle University), Dennis Thomas (Hampton University), Charlie Titus (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Kevin White (Duke University).
Rasmussen served as Creighton's Director of Athletics from Aug. 1, 1994 to Aug. 16, 2021. In his 27 years as athletics director, Creighton rose to national prominence with its success inside and outside the lines of athletic competition. The Bluejays won 43 regular-season conference titles and 43 conference tournament titles, graduated outstanding young women and men, built new facilities for nearly every sports program, and celebrated record-breaking fundraising campaigns.
Rasmussen fostered Creighton's success in the Missouri Valley Conference, and he played a major role in Creighton's entrance into the BIG EAST Conference in March 2013.
Creighton's reputation as one of the nation's top academic institutions is reflected in the success the Bluejay student-athletes had across the board in the classroom during Rasmussen's service as athletics director. Bluejay student-athletes owned GPAs of 3.30 or above in each of the final 27 straight semesters he was the AD.
His work has been recognized nationally. In 2019, he became Division I's first four-time recipient of the Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year Award (an honor he also received in 2004, 2010, and 2015), and he received the 2019 Gary Cunningham Lifetime Achievement Award from the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association. In addition, he served a five-year term on the highly-esteemed NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee, serving as its chairman in his final year in 2018.
Locally, Bruce served as a member of the College World Series of Omaha Inc. Executive Committee, playing a vital role in Creighton and the city of Omaha remaining as hosts of the College World Series. He was one of six individuals on the CWS Oversight Committee that helped select the location for Charles Schwab Field Omaha, which opened in 2011.
Joining Rasmussen in the NACDA Hall of Fame Class of 2022 are Jeff Bain (Martin Methodist College), Jim Fallis (University of Northern Colorado), Brenda Hampton (Iowa Western Community College), Bill Hogan (Seattle University), Dennis Thomas (Hampton University), Charlie Titus (University of Massachusetts Boston) and Kevin White (Duke University).
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