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Chip Lydum
The 2006-07 season will be Chip Lydum's 23rd at Washington, and 13th in his current post as the Huskies' director of facilities and event management, having been promoted from assistant director to associate director in 2004. In addition to overseeing the day-to-day operation of Washington's athletic facilites, Lydum helps to coordinate the department's capital projects planning, maintenance and facilities scheduling. He has played an integral role in the planning and construction of the five projects included in the Campaign for the Student-Athlete, including the Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Dempsey Indoor, the Conibear Shellhouse renovation, and the upcoming baseball and soccer complexes. Among the previous projects Lydum oversaw was the award-winning Husky Softball Stadium. Prior to his appointment to his current position in 1994, Lydum served three years as the assistant to the athletic director, and was an assistant sports information director at Washington from 1984-91. Lydum has been honored several times by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for his writing, winning Best in the District honors in 1985 and 1986. The 48-year-old Seattle native received his bachelor's degree in journalism from Washington in 1984 after serving in the United States Marine Corps. He is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and is a graduate of the Sports Management Institute. Lydum and his wife, Cynthia, have two sons, Nicholas and Charles. |
