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A longtime member of the Notre Dame staff, Michael Danch was promoted to assistant athletics director for facilities and game manager for football in 2000 after serving as the director of athletic facilities since 1995. In this role, Danch is in charge of overseeing several varsity athletics facilities, including Notre Dame Stadium. He also served on the Athletic Department Master Plan Committee, and is currently serves as the administrator for the men's and women's swimming programs. Danch took over as general manager of the Joyce Center in 1982 (holding that assignment until 1998) after serving 10 years as events manager. A 1967 Notre Dame graduate, the South Bend native served as co-director of the 1983 AAU Junior Olympics held at Notre Dame. He also helped prepare the successful bid for the 1987 International Summer Special Olympic Games at Notre Dame, and served on the steering, facilities, and construction committees for those games. In June of 1997, Danch was awarded an honorary monogram by the Notre Dame National Monogram Club and received the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley's 2002 Award of the Year. Notre Dame Student Government, the Convention and Tourism Division of the South Bend/Mishawaka Chamber of Commerce have recognized him with special awards, the Notre Dame RecSports Department and the founders of the South Bend Track Classic held annually at the Loftus Center. Danch currently serves on the Board of Trustees for the South Bend YMCA, the South Bend Alumni Association and the South Bend Hall of Fame selection committee. He also served as a past president of the Notre Dame Club of St. Joseph Valley. He is married to the former Connie Bass Frank of South Bend and they are parents to five children -- Laura, Lisa, Elizabeth, Michael and Brian. |
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