Seaver Peters To End DCAC Career

Seaver Peters '54, director of athletics at Dartmouth for the past 16 years, announced last month that he would resign his position as of June 30, in order to devote himself to a career in business.

In accepting the resignation, President McLaughlin stated that he did so with sincere regret. "Pete has provided outstanding leadership for our athletic program through a period of unprecedented growth, including the advent of coeducation," he said. "Dartmouth and the collegiate athletic community owe him a debt of gratitude." During his tenure as athletic director, Peters has seen Dartmouth teams win 17 Ivy League titles, including five straight football championships (1969-73), two consecutive hockey titles (1979—80), three women's basketball titles (1980—82), and three of the past five football titles (1978, 1981, 1982). During his tenure, the athletic plant has been greatly improved, topped by the addition of the Thompson Ice Arena and Alumni Gym facilities for the women's teams.

Peters was captain of Eddie Jeremiah's 1953—54 hockey team. After graduation he spent two years in the Air Force and three years in family business before returning to Dartmouth as associate director of athletics under the late "Red" Rolfe '31, handling the DCAC budget and financial affairs. From 1960 to 1963 he was assistant comptroller of the College, and then returned to the DCAC as associate director of athletics for physical education and intramurals. He was named to his present position in 1967.

In his role as athletic director, Peters is the principal administrative officer for more than two dozen men's and women's intercollegiate teams, the coaching staff, and the athletic program administrators. He also oversees the physical education, intramural, and recreation sports programs that involve more than three-quarters of Dartmouth's student body in year-round programs.

Among Peters' many professional accomplishments, he is currently a member of the NCAA executive committee, and previously chaired the NCAA television committee. He is a past president of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and served as chairman of that group's basketball and hockey television committee. He also has served as president of the New England College Athletic conference.