Volz Promoted at Southeastern La.

HAMMOND -- Southeastern Louisiana University Director of Athletics Frank Pergolizzi announced Wednesday that Dart Volz, the school's Sports Information Director since 1999, has been promoted to Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations. Pergolizzi also announced that Kemmler Chapple, who has spent the past two-and-a-half years in the Sports Information Office including the past year as a graduate assistant, has been appointed as Assistant Sports Information Director. Chapple's hiring is pending approval from the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System. Volz, who was named Sports Information Director in 1999, has been responsible for the complete oversight of the sports information office in managing the publicity of the school's 16 sports. During his tenure, Southeastern has seen significant improvements to several areas including the creation of a new commercial website (www.LionSports.net), improved publications and serving a key role as part of the Lions' management operations and external relations teams. "Dart has been an instrumental part of the growth and development of Southeastern Athletics," Pergolizzi said. "His advice and counsel on media issues has been invaluable. He certainly functions as an Assistant Athletics Director and deserves to have that title." Prior to coming to Southeastern, Volz served as Associate Sports Information Director at the University of Akron and was an Assistant SID at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches. Chapple, a 2002 Southeastern graduate, began as a student assistant in the sports information office before being appointed as graduate assistant last August. He will serve as the primary contact for women's basketball, soccer, while also handling duties for tennis, softball and track and field. "Kemmler's experience in sports information here at Southeastern made him a perfect fit for the newly created position," said Pergolizzi. "He had all the qualities and qualifications for which we were searching for and he will be a valuable asset to the sports information office."