University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Former Athletic Director Fallis Elected to NACDA Hall of Fame
3/30/2022 12:46:00 PM | General
Jim Fallis served as UNC's Director of Athletics from 1993-2004
GREELEY, Colo. – University of Northern Colorado Athletics Hall of Famer and former Athletic Director Jim Fallis has been elected to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Hall of Fame Class of 2022. Fallis served as UNC's Director of Athletics from 1993-2004.
"I want to congratulate Jim Fallis on this great honor! He made a significant impact on the Northern Colorado Athletic Department that is still felt today," Director of Athletics Darren Dunn said. "He helped lay the foundation for our success today and has been very supportive since I arrived at UNC in 2013."
Under the guidance of Fallis, Northern Colorado athletics earned 31 conference championships and the football program won back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles in 1996 and 1997. Fallis hired the institution's first female head athletic trainer and spearheaded the addition of men's and women's golf and softball teams to the department.
UNC produced 17 Academic All-Americans and increased athletics' overall GPA. Fallis was instrumental in raising $4.5 million to build a new on-campus football stadium, securing over $2 million to build new women's locker rooms and a new wrestling room, and over $300,000 for the renovation of the baseball locker room at Northern Colorado.
Fallis also served as the Director of Athletics at Lake Superior State from 1986-93 and Northern Arizona from 2004-12.
He was an active member in the athletics industry serving as D2 ADA President in 1997-98, was part of the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Committee from 2002-12 (the last year as chair) and was a member of the NACDA Executive Committee from 1998-2002. He served on numerous conference and NCAA Councils and Committees throughout his career, including chair of the NCAA District IV Postgraduate Scholarship Committee (1989-92) and chair of the NCAA Division II Nominating Committee (2000-02).
He is a member of four additional Halls of Fame: Lake Superior State University, NAIA, Division II Wrestling Coaches, and the NCC Hall of Honor.
Fallis joins John W. Hancock as a representative of Northern Colorado in the NACDA Hall of Fame.
"I want to congratulate Jim Fallis on this great honor! He made a significant impact on the Northern Colorado Athletic Department that is still felt today," Director of Athletics Darren Dunn said. "He helped lay the foundation for our success today and has been very supportive since I arrived at UNC in 2013."
Under the guidance of Fallis, Northern Colorado athletics earned 31 conference championships and the football program won back-to-back NCAA Division II national titles in 1996 and 1997. Fallis hired the institution's first female head athletic trainer and spearheaded the addition of men's and women's golf and softball teams to the department.
UNC produced 17 Academic All-Americans and increased athletics' overall GPA. Fallis was instrumental in raising $4.5 million to build a new on-campus football stadium, securing over $2 million to build new women's locker rooms and a new wrestling room, and over $300,000 for the renovation of the baseball locker room at Northern Colorado.
Fallis also served as the Director of Athletics at Lake Superior State from 1986-93 and Northern Arizona from 2004-12.
He was an active member in the athletics industry serving as D2 ADA President in 1997-98, was part of the LEARFIELD Directors' Cup Committee from 2002-12 (the last year as chair) and was a member of the NACDA Executive Committee from 1998-2002. He served on numerous conference and NCAA Councils and Committees throughout his career, including chair of the NCAA District IV Postgraduate Scholarship Committee (1989-92) and chair of the NCAA Division II Nominating Committee (2000-02).
He is a member of four additional Halls of Fame: Lake Superior State University, NAIA, Division II Wrestling Coaches, and the NCC Hall of Honor.
Fallis joins John W. Hancock as a representative of Northern Colorado in the NACDA Hall of Fame.
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