The Sports Management Institute

History of The Sports Management Institute

Founded by the Universities of Southern California, Notre Dame and North Carolina, the Sports Management Institute provides a specialized executive management program for sports management professionals.

The idea of the Institute was founded by Mike McGee (the former Athletic Director at the University of Southern California and the University of South Carolina).  McGee's concept was developed in 1989 as a joint venture of the athletic departments and business administration schools of the founding universities. The goal was to create a highly academic, graduate-level business program for athletic administrators.

Over the past 18 years the sponsorship of the Institute has evolved. Beginning with the 1997-98 class, the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) joined SMI as a participating sponsor of the program. In 2000 the Institute is added two sponsoring institutions, The University of Michigan and The University of Texas. In 2006 the University of Georgia became a sponsoring Institution of SMI. These alliances enhance the opportunity for all athletic administrators to advance the knowledge and skills needed in their profession.

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