TOWNSEND FAMU AD AGAIN: Florida A&M has named Nelson Townsend as the school's next Director of Athletics. Townsend, who was introduced during a news conference on the FAMU campus, comes to Tallahassee from his alma mater, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore where he had worked in a similar position for the past three years. Townsend brings over 29 years of experience as a director of athletics and as an administrator in education at both the collegiate and secondary levels to Florida A&M, where he previously served as director of athletics from 1986 to 1987. His overall administrative experience spans athletics, student affairs, educational support services and secondary education. "I am looking forward to this opportunity to lead a program like Florida A&M Athletics with its' tradition of competitive success and national acclaim," Townsend said. FAMU President, Castell Bryant, also spoke highly of Townsend. "His familiarity with our program and our conference, not to mention his extensive work on all levels of sports administration will serve us well, as we seek to elevate FAMU Athletics to higher levels of competitive excellence."

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