Fredina Ingold Selected as ECAC President Elect and First Vice President
ALBANY, N.Y. - Fredina M. Ingold, Director of Athletics at Penn State Altoona, has been named president elect and first vice president of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). The selection was made at the ECAC Annual Convention in Albany, N.Y. The announcement was made by ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling.
The ECAC is the nation's largest collegiate athletics conference, composed of 320 colleges and universities in Divisions I, II and III. A conference of conferences, the ECAC includes within its organizational structure six playing leagues and nine affiliate organizations. The conference office is located in the Asa S. Bushnell Center, located in Centerville, Massachusetts.
Ingold's term as first vice president will run from September 2008 to September 2010. She will then take over as president of the organization. Ingold also serves as chair of the ECAC Marketing Committee.
Serving Penn State Altoona in a variety of capacities for more
than 30 years, Ingold comes from a unique athletic background and
is a true pioneer in women's athletics. Under her leadership,
Penn State Altoona Intercollegiate Athletics successfully
transitioned from junior college status to NCAA Division III
provisional membership in 1998 to NCAA Division III full membership
in 2002. She has been committed to Penn State Altoona's
students, her colleagues, and the University's mission of teaching,
research and service.
In various administrative capacities, Ingold has played a critical
role in the growth and development of Penn State Altoona's
intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports programs since
joining the staff in 1977. A former faculty member, she
coached the women's varsity basketball and tennis teams, men's club
golf and volleyball teams, and men's and women's swimming
teams. Currently Ingold is serving as a board member and
President Elect for the ECAC and in 2009 will begin her term as a
member of the NCAA Division III Management Council.
One of her most significant achievements has been the successful
transition of the intercollegiate athletics program from junior
college status to NCAA Division III membership. However,
Ingold‘s commitment to intercollegiate athletics goes beyond
her current administrative duties. She has recently created
the "Fredina M. Ingold Intercollegiate Athletics Enhancement
Endowment" at Penn State Altoona. The enhancement endowment,
the first at Penn State Altoona, will provide discretionary funds
that are crucial to moving Intercollegiate Athletics forward in new
and innovative waysways that will enhance the extracurricular
experience for student-athletes satisfy the expectations of a
cutting-edge coaching staff and provide attractive entertainment
options for alumni and fans in the community.
In high school Ingold was a member of the first women's
basketball team in which she served as the "rover." The rover was
the only player that could travel the entire court and play both
offense and defense. A former student-athlete at Penn State
Altoona and University Park, Ingold was a member of the first
women's varsity volleyball and basketball teams at Penn State
Altoona and a member of the varsity softball and first women's
volleyball teams at Penn State University. Ingold was also
the first woman to be inducted into the Blair County Sports Hall of
Fame in 1990. She received The Robert J. Scannell Roll
of Honor award in 2002 for serving the Penn State Commonwealth
Education System Athletic, Intramural and Recreation Programs with
distinction. Ingold is an accomplished racquetball
player. In 1988, she captured the North American Women's
Masters Championship and the gold medal in mixed doubles at the
U.S. National Championships. She won Pennsylvania state
titles in singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Ingold resides in State College, with her husband, Rand Allison,
and daughter, Taylor.
