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Donna Lopiano
June 25, 2008
Donna Lopiano is the immediate
past chief executive officer of the Women's Sports Foundation,
an organization she served for 15 years. Recently named one of
"The 10 Most Powerful Women in Sports" by Fox Sports,
Ms. Lopiano was also listed as one of "The 100 Most Influential
People in Sports" by The Sporting News.
Prior to joining the Women's
Sports Foundation, Dr. Lopiano served at the University of Texas-Austin
for 18 years where she initiated and built the women's athletic
program. She has been a college coach of men's and women's volleyball,
women's basketball and softball. As an athlete, she participated
in 26 national championships in four sports and was a nine-time
All-American at four different positions in softball, a sport
in which she played on six national championship teams. She is
a member of the National Sports Hall of Fame, the National Softball
Hall of Fame and the Texas Women's Hall of Fame, among others.
Founded in 1974 by Billie Jean
King, the Women's Sports Foundation is a charitable educational
organization dedicated to advancing the lives of girls and women
through sport and physical activity. It is one of the country's
most highly respected research institutions focusing on women
and sports and has as a major goal the expansion and protection
of Title IX rights for high school and college female student-athletes. |
