Former Division III Presidents Council chair John McCardell has been named president and vice chancellor at Sewanee. He succeeds Joel Cunningham, who will retire June 30 after 10 years as vice chancellor. McCardell, who chaired the Division III Presidents Council in 2003-04, served as Middlebury's president from 1992 until he stepped down in 2004. He currently is president emeritus and a professor of history there. McCardell also is known for founding "Choose Responsibility," a nonprofit organization on the effects of legislation mandating a legal drinking age of 21. In 2008, he co-sponsored the Amethyst Initiative, a statement signed by 135 college and university presidents that challenges the effectiveness of current drinking-age laws.

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Coaches

Football – Grand Valley State promoted two-year defensive coordinator Matt Mitchell as head football coach, replacing Chuck Martin, who left to become the defensive backs coach at Notre Dame. Martin guided Grand Valley State to a 74-7 record in six years, including two Division II national championships in 2005 and 2006. A six-year veteran of the Lakers' coaching staff, Mitchell also spent four years at Wartburg as an assistant coach, including the final two as the defensive coordinator … Jimbo Fisher, who was named coach-in-waiting behind Bobby Bowden at Florida State, was officially introduced Wednesday as the school's ninth head coach. Fisher has been the Seminoles' offensive coordinator the past three seasons. Before coming to Florida State in 2007, Fisher served as offensive coordinator at LSU and Cincinnati and also as quarterbacks coach at Auburn … Widener's David Wood resigned as head football and golf coach due to medical reasons and to spend more time with his family. He compiled a 41-32 record in seven years as head football coach.

Men's and women's soccer – Army added Leo Cullen as an assistant men's coach. The former Maryland standout was the first player selected in the 1998 MLS SuperDraft as the expansion Miami Fusion made him the first draft pick in team history.

Men's and women's cross country and track and field – Missouri men's and women's track coach Rick McGuire announced he will retire after the 2010 outdoor season. McGuire has been at the Tigers' helm for 27 years.

Men's and women's volleyball – Texas-Tyler named Joanna Rathbun as its new head women's volleyball coach.