Jill Bodensteiner Named to the Division I Committee on Academics

Saint Joseph's Athletic Director Jill Bodensteiner was named to the prestigious Division I Committee on Academics, along with Richmond Deputy Director of Athletics for Policy and Sports Management LaRee Sugg, who was appointed to the NCAA Honors Committee.

Bodensteiner and Sugg add to an already historic roster of A-10 NCAA committee appointments. All 14 member institutions have at least one person serving on an NCAA Committee in 2021-22, a first in league history.

The NCAA Committee on Academics manages Division I academic policies, eligibility standards and the academic performance program. Bodensteiner, whose appointment on the committee came with an immediate effective date, is one of three athletic directors on the committee.

Bodensteiner is in her fourth year at Saint Joseph's, where she oversees both intercollegiate athletics and campus recreation. Her tenure has included a focus on student-athlete experience, expansion of Saint Joseph's external branding efforts and securing the funding for and announcing a $55 million state-of-the-art athletic complex. A native of Valparaiso, Indiana, Bodensteiner is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, where she also received an MBA and had an accomplished career prior to the move to Hawk Hill. She holds a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis and has provided a voice on legal matters in collegiate sports, including serving on two NCAA Committees related to name, image and likeness (NIL).

This story originally appeared on sjuhawks.com.