Jan. 30, 2006

ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University Director of Athletics Kirby Hocutt has announced the hiring of Robert Andrey as Associate Athletics Director for Business and Internal Operations and Dan Hauser as Associate Athletics Director for Marketing, Promotions and External Operations.

Andrey joins the staff after spending the last five years at American University in Washington, D.C. as both an Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations (2000-02) and an Associate Athletic Director of Business and Administrations (2002-05). His duties at American included serving as the department's chief financial officer. He was responsible for the athletic department's accounting, budgeting, asset management, risk management, and revenue and expense forecasting. Andrey was also the administrative supervisor for the Eagles' wrestling and men's golf programs.

Prior to his tenure at American, Andrey served first as Assistant Director of Marketing, Promotions and Sales and then as Director of Ticket Operations at Temple University from 1999-2000. He also served as the Business and Ticket Manager at Lehigh University from 1998-99, Assistant Director of Business Operations, Facilities and Event Management at Lafayette College from 1997-98 and Assistant Director of the Philadelphia Big Five from 1995-97.

Andrey earned his bachelor's degree in business and finance from Millersville University in 1991. He earned three varsity letters in football at Millersville, helping the Marauders to three straight Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championships (1988-90). Andrey went on to earn a master's degree in education, sport administration and leisure studies from Temple in 1997.

Hauser has been involved in marketing and promotions in collegiate athletics since 1996. He comes to Athens after serving as the Director of Marketing and Promotions at Wake Forest since 1998. While with the Demon Deacons, he was the marketing and promotions coordinator for football, men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, men's and women's soccer and baseball. He was responsible for all marketing efforts for those sports, including implementing season ticket plans and promotions.

From 1998-2004 Hauser implemented football marketing plans that generated more than $10 million dollars, the highest seven years of revenue in Wake Forest football history. His basketball marketing plans generated more than $18 million in revenue from 1998-2005, also a Wake Forest revenue record. In his tenure, Hauser helped increase football season ticket sales by 104 percent from 1998-2004 and basketball season ticket sales by 34 percent from 1998-2005. Before his appointment at Wake Forest, Hauser was the Assistant Director of Marketing at the University of New Mexico from 1996-98.

Hauser earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Appalachian State in 1992 and a master's degree in sport management from ASU in 1996.

"Rob and Dan bring tremendous experience and accomplishments to our athletics program," Hocutt said. "They both share our passion and enthusiasm for intercollegiate athletics. Their leadership will compliment our vision of providing the very best experience for our student-athletes, fans and university community."

In addition to the new hires, Hocutt announced that Derek Scott has been promoted from Assistant Athletic Director to Associate Athletics Director for Communication and Broadcasting. Scott, the radio play-by-play voice of Ohio football and men's basketball, is responsible for overseeing the Ohio Sports Network, the athletic department's licensing operation and the media relations department. He joined the Ohio Athletics staff full time in 1998 and was promoted to the senior staff in 2004. He earned a bachelor's degree in from Marshall University in 1992 and a master's degree in athletic administration in 1995.