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Sharon Lewis enters her 15th season with the LSU football program this year, serving as the assistant athletic director with oversight of football recruiting and alumni relations. Lewis joined the LSU football program in 2002 as coordinator for recruiting. She was elevated to her current role during the spring of 2007 becoming the first female in the Southeastern Conference to hold the title of Assistant Athletic Director for Football
Assistant AD/Football Recruiting and Alumni Relations
Assistant AD/Football Operations football staff, Sam Nader enters his 40th year with the program in 2015. Nader is LSU’s assistant athletic director for football operations, a position he was elevated to during the summer of 2000. During his time at LSU, Nader has been part of two national championships, six SEC titles and 27 bowl games. Nader is responsible for overseeing all of the dayto-day administrative duties for the LSU football team. Nader joined the LSU staff as a graduate assistant in 1975 and was hired by head coach Charles McClendon as a full-time assistant coach in 1977. He was named recruiting coordinator in 1980 and served in that role through the 1993 season. When the NCAA eliminated the recruiting coordinator’s position, Nader assumed the position of administrative assistant for football operations in 1994 and remained in that role, where he handled a myriad of responsibilities for the LSU football program, until his promotion to assistant athletic director in 2000. Nader was a quarterback for the Auburn Tigers from 1963-67. From 1968-69, he served as assistant coach at Jordan High School in Columbus, Ga., and was promoted to head coach and athletics director in 1970. He served in that capacity until 1974. In his role as recruiting coordinator, Nader spearheaded the recruiting efforts of 32 players who developed into All-SEC First-Team players, plus seven who became All-Americans. Nader is married to the former Ann Gardner of Montgomery, Ala., and they have three children, Breaux, Lauren and John Ryan, and five granddaughters, Brooks Claire, Mary Holland, Grace Ann, and Sarah Jane, who are the daughters of Breaux and his wife Holland, and Alyssa, who is the daughter of John Ryan.
Recruiting. Lewis has played a huge part in LSU’s continued recruiting success. Her role with the football department is to coordinate all official and unofficial recruiting visits with duties including but not limited to travel arrangements, accommodations, meals, tours, compliance documentation and expense reports. Lewis also oversees all special events associated with recruiting, such as pregame and postgame events, dinners, banquets and social outings for official visits. She also organizes and oversees all special events associated with football recruiting and alumni relations. Her role also involves fostering and maintaining good relationships with former Tigers. She also is on the Board of Directors of LSU’s National L-Club. Lewis has been a part of LSU Athletics for many years as she was an All-SEC heptathlete and high jumper for LSU’s national championship women’s track and field program, and worked as a student assistant in recruiting during her undergraduate days in Baton Rouge. The multi-skilled Lewis began her career in athletics working for Career Sports International, where she coordinated recruiting efforts and implemented personal development plans for clients. She also spent four years working for the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio as the sponsorship coordinator and assistant to the executive director. A native of San Antonio, Lewis earned her Bachelor’s degree from LSU in 1991 and added a Master’s degree from Southern University in 2003. She has a son, Sean.
Dr. Sam and Ann Nader with children Breaux, Holland, Lauren and John Ryan, and granddaughters, Brooks Claire, Mary Holland, Grace Ann, Sarah Jane and Alyssa.
Sharon Lewis and her son, Sean.
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