Carnegie Mellon University Promotes Kim Kelly to Assistant Director of Athletics

(PITTSBURGH, Pa.) – Carnegie Mellon University Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation Josh Centor has announced the promotion of Head Volleyball Coach and Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) Kim Kelly to Assistant Director of Athletics. Kelly will still retain her duties as the Tartans volleyball coach as well as her administrative duties and role as Senior Woman Administrator. She will also assume added responsibilities with compliance education and departmental strategic planning.

“Kim has been an integral part of our success over the past nine years. In addition to her outstanding work with our women’s volleyball program, she is an important leader within our department,” said Centor. “Kim is an incredible role model for our young men and women at Carnegie Mellon. She brings passion and energy to everything she does, and I am thrilled that she will assume this critical leadership position.”

Kelly has served as the departments SWA since 2008 and will begin her 10th season coaching the volleyball team at the start of the 2014 season.  During the 2013 season, Kelly won her 400th game and led the team to its most wins (25) during her tenure. She returned the Tartans to the NCAA tournament, the programs second under her direction, and a third-place University Athletic Association (UAA) finish.

In nine years at the helm, Kelly has led the Tartans to two NCAA Championship appearances, two ECAC South Volleyball Championships and three of the program's four third-place finishes in the highly touted UAA.

“I have enjoyed my responsibilities outside of volleyball for the past nine years and am excited about this opportunity,” said Kelly.  “I look forward to continuing the growth of our department and helping us achieve new levels of success.”

In addition to being the leader of the women’s volleyball program, Kelly has been responsible for execution of intercollegiate athletics contracts and scheduling, the departments Brown Bag Lunch program and holds a significant role with the planning of the Excellence Forum sessions as well as the Athletic Banquet. This past fall, Kelly was appointed as one of the university’s Deputy Title IX Coordinators.

Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Kelly was the head women’s volleyball coach at Gettysburg College from 1996 through 2004. During her tenure, the Bullets posted a 250-82 record, captured eight Centennial Conference titles and appeared in eight NCAA Division III Championship Tournaments. She was an assistant coach at Gettysburg for four seasons before becoming head coach.

Kelly is a 1992 graduate of Gettysburg, where she was regarded as one of the top setters ever to play for the Bullets. During her four seasons (1988-91), she was credited with 2,079 assists, the third-highest total in school history. Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Gettysburg and a master’s of business administration from Mount St. Mary’s University in 2003.