First African-American Hired as University of Maryland Athletic Director: The University of Maryland named Kevin Anderson as its new athletic director Saturday. Anderson previously held the same job for 5 1/2 years at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.Anderson will be in charge of Maryland’s 27 athletic teams. He takes over for Debbie Yow, who left Maryland for North Carolina State in July.
At Army, Anderson was responsible for a 25-sport program that served more than 900 cadet-athletes.
He was chosen by a Maryland search committee that included acting president Nariman Farvardin and president-designate Dr. Wallace Loh.
