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O'Malley
Lamar University will soon have a new athletic director - Jeff O'Malley. According to Brett McMurphy of ActionNetwork.com, O'Malley will come to Beaumont after 20 years at Marshall where he served as the Associate Director of Athletics/Chief of Staff and was the liaison to the University's General Counsel. He oversaw many facets of the Marshall Athletics program, including men's basketball, men's soccer, men's golf and baseball, as well as the department's academics and compliance offices.
O'Malley's connection with Lamar University resides with current LU President Dr. Jaime Taylor, who served as Marshall University's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.
In July 2021, he was named Interim AD for Marshall Athletics for eight months, while also being tabbed as the NCAA's Secretary-Rules Editor for Men's Basketball. That came on the heels of the Thundering Herd's men's soccer team (for which he serves as sports administrator) winning the 2020 College Cup, which was also Conference USA's first team title. He was also instrumental in school’s move from C-USA to Sun Belt.
A 1990 graduate of Miami (Ohio) with a degree in Accounting, O'Malley received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Dayton in 1994 and he is a member of the Ohio Bar.
In addition to his time at Massachusetts, O'Malley also served as Compliance Coordinator at the University of Dayton from 1994-96. He served on the board of directors of the Marshall University Child Development Academy and is a member of the Southeastern Babe Ruth Board of Directors. He also served two terms on the board of directors of the United Way of the River Cities.
Outside of his interests within the athletic department, O'Malley worked as a college basketball official for 24 years and was a member of the National Association of Sports Officials.
A Union, N.J. native, O'Malley and his wife Julie have a son, Austin, and a daughter, Mary Margaret.