Since graduation, Dan Boggan has sustained an active relationship with his alma mater as well as forging a distinguished professional career. He retired as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2003, and now is director of business development with Siebert Brandford Shank & Co. in Oakland, Calif. Before his tenure at the NCAA, Dan was the vice chancellor of business and administrative services for the University of California, Berkeley. He began his career in municipal government, serving in administrative positions in Berkeley, Calif., Essex County, N.J., San Diego County, Calif., Portland, Ore., Flint, Mich., and Jackson, Mich.
Dan notes that his most important accomplishment since graduating from Albion is the creation of the Citizenship through Sports Alliance in 1989. The organization, whose membership is comprised of the four major North American sports leagues, the United States Olympic Committee, the NCAA, the NAIA, the National Junior College Athletic Association, the National Federation of State High School Associations, and the National Association for Sports and Physical Education, works on improving sportsmanship throughout the sporting community.
A current member of the Albion College Board of Trustees, Dan chairs the Buildings and Grounds Committee. He has served the College as a past member of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and as a member of the leadership committee for the LIBERAL ARTS AT WORK capital campaign. He was recognized with an honorary doctorate in public service from Albion in 1995, and the Distinguished Alumni Award in 1991.
Dan and his wife, Jacqueline, are the parents of four adult children: DeVone, Daniel, Ahike, and Dhanthan.
