Bob De Carolis
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- Title:
- Deputy Director of Athletics
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- Phone:
- 408-551-1782
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- Email:
- rdecarolis@scu.edu
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- Year:
- Third
Longtime successful college administrator Bob De Carolis is in his third year as Santa Clara’s deputy director of athletics.
De Carolis, who served as Oregon State director of athletics for 13 years, oversees internal operations, which includes academics, the business office, compliance, sports medicine, sports performance and student-athlete services.
De Carolis, who was hired at Santa Clara in September 2018, spent 19 years in a variety of administrative roles at the University of Michigan before embarking on a 17-year stint with the Beavers that saw a number of enhancements during his time as AD, including upgraded facilities, record fundraising and improved budget oversight.
He led a number of facilities improvements and fundraising achievements at the Oregon State, including:
• ‘Raising Reser’ campaign to expand the football stadium which generated $33 million
• Built 35,000-square-foot basketball practice facility
• Collaborated with University leadership to build a 30,000-square-foot academic center
• Increased strength and conditioning facility by 15,000 square feet
• Developed and executed a program to eliminate a $12.5 million deficit in five years
De Carolis was a softball coach at Michigan from 1981-84 and remained at the school until 1998 when as the senior associate AD left to become associate athletics director at Oregon State. He was promoted to senior associate AD before ascending to director of athletics.
He remained at Oregon State until 2015 and spent two years as a senior advisor to the director of athletics at Michigan.
He and his wife Sandra (Michigan '83) have three adult daughters: Lyndsay (Michigan '11) and twins Lauren (Wisconsin '15) and Hayley (Cal Poly '15)