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Indiana State University
“Alden & Associates, Inc. assisted us with our search for a
director of intercollegiate athletics. I've served on several
search committees over the years, and the Alden-assisted
athletics' director search was the best ever! Alden & Associates
worked with us from the first advertisements to the last
background check, and their work was first class!
The committee was impressed that Alden & Associates recruited a
diverse pool of applicants from a wide geographic area. The
candidates represented all divisional levels, and possessed
substantial experience in intercollegiate athletics. We
interviewed four exceptional individuals from a very strong field,
and the most difficult part of our search was deciding who would
get the offer. If you are
looking for a business that practices high ethical standards in
its dealings with candidates and clients alike, you won't find a
better organization than Alden & Associates. Dr. Alden's screening
recommendations were right on!”
Reed Kidder, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs &
Search Committee Chairperson
Canisius College
As the chair of the search committee to find a new athletic
director for Canisius College, I found Betsy’s counsel to be of
tremendous value. She assisted with all aspects of the search
providing a customizable template from which to work. She sourced
a diverse and qualified candidate pool, conducted thorough
background checks and kept the process moving which was important
given our aggressive timeline. If you are looking to conduct a
well run, professional search, Betsy is the person to contact.
Dr. Cary M. Anderson
Dean of Students & Chair of the Search Committee
University of New Hampshire
"It was a pleasure working with Alden & Associates on the
formulation of a policies and procedures manual. While this task
was especially daunting for UNH given the fact that we did not
have a previous document, Betsy Alden's expertise carried the day.
UNH not only received a well done "living document" but learned
much along the way. We are currently contemplating a strategic
plan for our department and will utilize Alden & Associates if
that is the direction we plan on pursuing."
Marty Scarano, Director of Athletics
Seattle University
"This was the best search process I've ever
been involved with because of the outstanding connections Alden &
Associates enjoys with top candidates. The pool Betsy Alden
developed was deeper and richer than we had expected, the support
we received through the process was top notch, and we could not be
more pleased with the outcome."
Kelley
Testy, J.D., Dean, School of Law & Search Committee Chairperson
University of Missouri
"Identifying sound procedures for managing an athletic program and
coordinating those procedures in a Policies and Procedures Manual
is critically important in college athletics today. Working with
Alden & Associates, the University of Missouri found their
services to be a valuable resource as we continued to build our
management efforts. We found their work to be professional,
efficient, responsive and applicable to our program. It will
benefit us not only at the present, but well into the future."
Michael F. Alden, Director of Athletics
LaGrange College
“Alden & Associates efficiently and objectively assessed our
institution's capability to add a major sport, thoroughly weighed
all pertinent factors, and delivered a feasibility study within
our time and cost parameters. Their study gave us the critical
vantage point we needed, as well as detailed cost and personnel
information, that allowed us to reach a decision. They were
professional, personable, and truly cared about the welfare of our
institution. I give them an unqualified recommendation if your
institution needs a professional, objective study of its athletics
program.” Linda R. Buchanan,
Ph.D.
Vice President & Dean for Student Life
Slippery Rock University
"Betsy Alden:
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Solid experience in athletic
administration.
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Good insight regarding laws
and policies.
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Very perceptive about
individual campus personalities and issues.
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Extremely personable allowing
her to work well with people regarding issues that can be
difficult, if not volatile.
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She does her job very well."
Dr. Robert J. Watson, Vice
President for Student Affairs
Drake University
"In the fall of 2000, a campus committee recommended that Drake
University conduct a study of the potential impact of eliminating
the University's Division I-AA football program. Needless to say,
the outcome of that study would have serious consequences for the
University's finances, admissions profile, gender balance and
racial diversity concerns, and Drake's relationships with its
alumni and the community--all of which would be subjected to
sustained and vigorous public scrutiny. Alden & Associates and
Betsy Alden in particular, were of great help to Drake University
in addressing this highly volatile issue--providing objective data
on which to base decisions, and an articulate, thoughtful, and
immensely helpful analysis of those data to assist the
University's administration formulating a response. Throughout the
process, Betsy was an informed, engaged, and extremely perceptive
partner, and the University's ability to effectively communicate
the appropriateness of its decision (we did not eliminate the
football program) was in great part due to her collaboration with
us." Dr. David Maxwell,
President
South Dakota Board of Regents
“Confronted with expert witness testimony that one of the
institutions under its control failed to achieve compliance with
Title IX, the South Dakota Board of Regents, which controls South
Dakota’s six state funded universities, decided that the time was
long overdue to make Title IX compliance a reality, not one more
pressing objective among many…Alden and Associates proved to have
the Title IX expertise, the mettle, the background and the people
skills needed to work successfully with South Dakota’s numerous
programs and administrators. The proposals that it helped to shape
are practical and achievable, and the firm earned and held the
confidence of Board members and campus administrators alike.”
Dr. Jim Shekleton, J.D., General Counsel
North Dakota State University
“During the news conference announcing his selection, our new
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics said he was impressed by the
detail, commitment, planning and organization of the search
committee’s work. As he went through the process, he said it
reaffirmed his desire to join NDSU. That reflects highly on the
services provided by Alden-Perry Athletics Search [now Alden &
Associates, Inc.].” Dr.
Joseph A. Chapman, President
University of Massachusetts Boston
"In looking for a consulting firm to work with us on strategic
planning we talked with a number of individuals and reviewed three
firms very seriously. We quickly became convinced that Alden &
Associates was the best fit for our needs. How right we were! It
has been pure joy working with Dr. Betsy Alden. Her easy manner
and extensive knowledge is buoyed by a long and distinguished
career in intercollegiate athletics. Betsy's understanding and
guidance made our strategic planning process enjoyable,
instructive and completely inclusive. We are pleased with the
planning process and excited about implementation of the final
product." Charlie Titus,
Director of Athletics
University of Maine, Orono
“I want to offer my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the
assistance you provided in our recent search for a Director of
Athletics. Not only did you attract an outstanding set of
candidates to our pool, who would not have been there without your
encouragement, you also applied the highest standards of care and
diligence to ensure the credentials and quality of the
candidates.” Dr. Peter S.
Hoff, President
“Your input and guidance provided credibility, structure, and
perspective to our activities. As a result of your knowledge of
the industry and your connections with people in the industry, we
were able to attract highly qualified candidates that we would not
have been able to attract on our own…An athletic director search
is very visible both internally and externally to the university;
there are a lot of people to keep happy. To have all of these
groups satisfied with the process and the final selection can only
be attributed to your skill in guiding the process.”
Dr. Diana Lawson, Associate Dean & Chair of the Search
Committee
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