Fellowship Event: Columbia’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education Peter Pilling

Name: Fellowship Event: Columbia’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education Peter Pilling — Society of Columbia Graduates
Start: 2016-05-03T18:00:00-0400
End: 2016-05-03T19:00:00-0400
Location: The Columbia University Alumni Center

Tuesday, May 3, 2016
6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00

The Columbia University Alumni Center 622 W. 113 St. New York, NY 10025 USA (map)

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Peter Pilling was introduced as Columbia’s Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education in February 2015 after serving as vice president at IMG College for nine years. Director Pilling brings a broad sports management background to Morningside Heights, as he has previously worked as a senior associate athletics director at Brigham Young University and an associate athletics director at Villanova.

As Vice President at IMG College, the nation’s largest collegiate sports marketing company, from 2006-2015, Pilling gained extensive experience working with athletics departments of top NCAA Division I schools including Brigham Young, TCU, Baylor University, Gonzaga and the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Prior to IMG College, he worked at BYU where he was the Senior Associate Athletics Director overseeing athletic operations including finance, development, media relations, corporate sponsorships, marketing and promotions. He also had sports administration responsibilities over men’s and women’s basketball, tennis, track and field, and swimming.

While at Villanova, Pilling managed the operations of marketing, promotions, licensing, media relations, ticket operations and the Wildcat radio and television networks. In addition, he was responsible for football and men's basketball scheduling and was active on the conference level serving on the BIG EAST Public Relations/Marketing and Tennis Championship committees.

Pilling previously held the title of associate athletics director at both St. Bonaventure University and the University of Wyoming. Additionally, he has worked at both Morehead State and the University of Kentucky.

A former board member and past president of NACMA (National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators), Pilling has also served on the Board of Directors for NCLA (National Collegiate Licensing Association). In June 2001, he received the 2001 NACMA National Outstanding Individual Achievement Award.

A graduate of Brigham Young University with a bachelor's degree in accounting, Pilling continued his education at Ohio University, where he earned a Master's degree in Sports Administration. At both BYU and Villanova, Pilling was an adjunct professor in the business department, where he taught a sports marketing course.