Alan Sumner View All Faculty
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Disciplines/Field of Instruction

  • Sport Management
  • Physical Education

Degrees Received

  • M.S., 1989, Sport Management, United States Sports Academy
  • B.S. 1985, Business Administration, Geneva College

Courses Taught

  • PED 101 - Baseball
  • PED 101 - Bowling
  • PED 101 - Fitness Training
  • PED 101 - Racquetball
  • PED 103 - Physical Fitness
  • SPM 101 - Introduction to Sport Management
  • SPM 202 - History of Sport
  • SSC 101 - Learning & Transition 

Awards & Distinctions Received

  • Coach of the Year, Keystone Empire Conference, 1993
  • Coach of the Year, NAIA Northeast Region, 1993
  • Coach of the Year, Keystone Empire Conference, 1996
  • Coach of the Year, American Mideast Conference (North Division), 2007

Affiliations, e.g., membership in professional organizations, etc.

  • American Baseball Coaches Association
  • NCCAA National Baseball Chair
  • PAC Athletic Directors Council

Miscellaneous, e.g. hobbies, sports, personal info, etc.

  • Member Hoover Heights Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
  • Husband to Geneva women's soccer coach, Linda Nienhuis Sumner
  • Father to two beautiful daughters, Jamie and Erica