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Coffman Honored with NAADD Lifetime Achievement Award
3/27/2024 2:00:00 PM | Iron Dukes, Athletics
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke Athletics administrator Tom Coffman has been named the recipient of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Athletic Development Directors.
Coffman will be honored at the 30th annual NAADD Convention scheduled for June 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Coffman retired from Duke on June 30, 2022, after 17 years with the Blue Devils. Following his retirement, he shifted into his current role of Senior Advisor for Athletics Philanthropy.
After joining the Duke staff in 2005, Coffman held a variety of positions within Athletics, including titles of Associate Director of Athletics for Development and Planning, Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Development and Planning and Deputy Director of Athletics for Philanthropy.
As the Deputy Director of Athletics for Philanthropy, a position he was promoted to in May 2013, Coffman was responsible for coordinating fundraising for the entire Duke Athletics Department, including the Iron Dukes Annual Fund, major gifts, principal gifts, varsity club for each specific sports program and campus recreation and club sports. In addition, Coffman served as the lead sport administrator for the men's tennis program and managed the Duke Athletics Leadership Group, a unit comprised of 21 volunteer members.
Under Coffman's guidance, Duke experienced unparalleled success in fundraising. During his tenure, Duke raised funds totaling over $500 million and secured the seven largest financial commitments in Duke Athletics history. Coffman was recognized for his efforts in 2013 when he was named the National Association of Athletic Development Directors "Fundraiser of the Year".
From 2012-2017, Coffman directed Duke's transformative Building Champions Campaign, which exceeded the $250M goal by raising $341M. The campaign had three primary goals, for operating, facilities, and endowment, and exceeded all three objectives. In addition, he served as the Chair of the ACC Development Directors group from 2012-13 and Chair of the ACC Men's Tennis Committee from 2014-2016.
A native of Greenville, Ohio, Coffman earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Heidelberg College in 1974, and later received a master's degree in education from Bowling Green State University in 1976. Coffman was enshrined in the Heidelberg College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Tiffin University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
Coffman will be honored at the 30th annual NAADD Convention scheduled for June 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nev.
Coffman retired from Duke on June 30, 2022, after 17 years with the Blue Devils. Following his retirement, he shifted into his current role of Senior Advisor for Athletics Philanthropy.
After joining the Duke staff in 2005, Coffman held a variety of positions within Athletics, including titles of Associate Director of Athletics for Development and Planning, Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Development and Planning and Deputy Director of Athletics for Philanthropy.
As the Deputy Director of Athletics for Philanthropy, a position he was promoted to in May 2013, Coffman was responsible for coordinating fundraising for the entire Duke Athletics Department, including the Iron Dukes Annual Fund, major gifts, principal gifts, varsity club for each specific sports program and campus recreation and club sports. In addition, Coffman served as the lead sport administrator for the men's tennis program and managed the Duke Athletics Leadership Group, a unit comprised of 21 volunteer members.
Under Coffman's guidance, Duke experienced unparalleled success in fundraising. During his tenure, Duke raised funds totaling over $500 million and secured the seven largest financial commitments in Duke Athletics history. Coffman was recognized for his efforts in 2013 when he was named the National Association of Athletic Development Directors "Fundraiser of the Year".
From 2012-2017, Coffman directed Duke's transformative Building Champions Campaign, which exceeded the $250M goal by raising $341M. The campaign had three primary goals, for operating, facilities, and endowment, and exceeded all three objectives. In addition, he served as the Chair of the ACC Development Directors group from 2012-13 and Chair of the ACC Men's Tennis Committee from 2014-2016.
A native of Greenville, Ohio, Coffman earned a bachelor of science degree in psychology from Heidelberg College in 1974, and later received a master's degree in education from Bowling Green State University in 1976. Coffman was enshrined in the Heidelberg College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Tiffin University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
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