How close were we to losing RV last year? Published on December 15, 2004. NMSU Boss Says Boston a Scapegoat McKinley Boston has found an occupational second chance and an unreserved ally at New Mexico State in his hiring as the school's athletic director. Boston was introduced Tuesday in Las Cruces as the athletic director. NMSU President Michael Martin chose him over Rick Villarreal, the AD at North Texas. Martin worked with Boston when both were vice presidents at the University of Minnesota. Four years ago, Boston lost his job (Albuquerque Journal (NM), 774 words. ) And: Friday, February 27, 2004 By Al Myatt ECU Beat Writer for The News & Observer Winnowing of AD candidates commences ©2004 Bonesville.net The search committee for East Carolina’s new athletics director meets this morning and Saturday at a location near the Raleigh-Durham Airport. The committee, chaired by Stephen Showfety, is scheduled to go into closed session for interviews with candidates. The present intent of the search committee is to narrow the field of prospective ADs to a group of finalists, who will be evaluated by the new chancellor once that position is filled. Known internal candidates include interim AD Nick Floyd and Dennis Young, executive director of the Pirate Club. Floyd has handled the position with an apparent degree of competence in the six months since Mike Hamrick left to become AD at Nevada-Las Vegas. Floyd also is connected with television and bowl interests from his time in the Conference USA office. Young, ECU class of 1969, has successfully directed the athletics fund-raising arm at his alma mater since September of 1991. The Pirate Club recently announced new annual goals of $3.7 million in unrestricted gifts and 9,000 members. Other possible candidates to be interviewed outside the ECU community, according to sources, include former Indiana athletics director Clarence Doninger, Maryland assistant AD Joe Hull, South Carolina Gamecock Club director Jeff Barber, Oklahoma assistant AD Rick Hart, Wichita State AD Jim Schaus and Eastern Illinois AD Rick McDuffie. Names of possible candidates that surfaced early who had indicated interest in the ECU AD position are retired Air Force AD, Col. Randall W. Spetman, and North Texas AD Rick Villareal.