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Edward “Ted” Leland, PhD, is a former American college administrator and director of athletics at Dartmouth College, University of the Pacific (UOP) and Stanford University. Leland has been inducted into seven different Halls of Fame.<ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref>
Early Life and Education
A Northern California native, Leland graduated from Hayward High School and later attended Chabot College in Hayward. He earned both bachelor’s in physical education (1970) and master’s in sports psychology (1972) from UOP before completing a doctorate in education/sport psychology from Stanford (1982).<ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref> While a UOP undergraduate, Leland was a first-team All-Pacific Coast Athletic Association football selection as a defensive end in 1969 and was team Most Valuable Player as a senior. He also lettered in the track and wrestling programs. He later coached football at UOP, Stanford and East Tennessee State. He was both an assistant football coach and instructor of physical education at Stanford in 1978-79.
He also was an adjunct professor at Dartmouth College, UOP and Stanford, teaching courses in sports psychology and the philosophy of sport.
Administrative Career
Before securing his first director of athletics position, Leland served as an assistant athletic director at the University of Houston from 1979-81 and senior associate athletic director at Northwestern University from 1981-83.<ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref>
Leland was selected as the director of athletics at Dartmouth College in 1983. During his six-year Dartmouth tenure, Leland significantly upgraded the athletic department structure and increased fundraising by 300 percent. He was named UOP's director of athletics in 1988 and made significant upgrades in the department by transforming the budget process while adding staff and scholarships to non-revenue sport programs.
Leland’s most noteworthy achievements came at Stanford. <ref>“Leland is Leaving Stanford,” eastbaytimes.com, Oct. 5, 2005<ref> He was named the Jaquish & Kenninger Director of Athletics at Stanford on June 7, 1991. From 1991-2005, Stanford won 57 national colligate championships, yielding Leland the distinction of having won more national college championships than any other director of athletics in NCAA history. The championships were in 14 different sports, also an achievement unmatched by any other director in NCAA history. Additionally, Stanford won six national titles in 1996-97, giving Leland the honor of having won more championships in one year than any other director in NCAA history. Cardinal teams consistently competed for the national championship annually in virtually each sport while winning 173 conference championships. In 2004-05, Stanford had 26 programs finish in the Top 25 nationally, including 10 in the Top 5 and 16 in the Top 10.
During Leland’s tenure, the Cardinal captured 11 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) Directors Cups, emblematic of the nation’s top athletic program. He helped raise more than $270 million in private donations and increased Stanford Athletic Department’s endowments and reserves from $50 million to $625 million.<ref>“Leland Steps Aside,” Stanford Magazine, Jan. 19, 2012<ref>
National respect for Leland was emphasized in June 2022 when U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige named Leland a co-chairman of the U.S. Secretary of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics. The 15-member panel examined ways of strengthening enforcement of Title IX (the anti-discrimination law) and expanding opportunities to ensure fairness for all college athletes. <ref>“Ted Leland Named Co-Chair Of Commission On Opportunity In Athletics,” gostanford.com, June 27, 2002<ref>
He concluded his 14-year Stanford career on Jan. 1, 2006, to return to UOP as vice president for university advancement to oversee fundraising and alumni relations. He immediately reorganized the UOP’s annual giving operation by unveiling the new “Pacific Fund” and began awarding grants to deserving undergraduates by spring 2007. He then helped secure the largest gift in school history in May 2007 as the University announced a $100 million bequest from the estate of Robert and Jeannette Powell. < ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref>
On July 1, 2011, Leland was named UOP vice president for external relations and director of athletics. Within three years, Leland transformed the annual athletics giving program, tripling donations. Overseeing the UOP Athletics Five-Year Strategic Plan, Leland instituted the Athletics Facilities Master Plan covering a wide array of facility upgrades. Eventually, he retired as director of athletics in October 2017.<ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref>
Facilities
Leland led or partnered in the initiation, programming and/or funding of 62 athletic facility projects with an estimated cost of $486.7M during his career. At Stanford, he shepherded the construction or renovation of $185 million worth of facilities, including the $23 million Arrillaga Family Sports Center, the $25-million remodeling of Maples Pavilion, the track and swimming complexes, the tennis and softball stadiums, as well as the rugby, soccer and field hockey fields. The renovation of Stanford Stadium was just beginning as Leland was set to depart.<ref>“Leland Leaving at Top of His Game / Legacy at Stanford: New, better facilities,” SFGATE, Oct. 5, 2005<ref>
Consulting
Since 2006, Leland has served as a consultant for more than 35 universities and organizations from coast to coast seeking to capitalize on his expertise in strategic planning, peer reviews, conference alignment and SWOT Analysis, including the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Harvard, Duke, Marquette, SMU, TCU, various University of California campuses and the University of Oregon at Eugene.
Community Involvement Devoted to service in college athletics and his community, Leland managed multiple administrative teams that raised over $625 million in charitable donations and helped secure more than 25 gifts exceeding $5 million. <ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref> Leland dedicated 20 years of service to NCAA, Pac-10 Conference, and Rose Bowl management committees and volunteer service to 20 different community and sports affiliated boards and committees. He has served as board chair of the Sutter Health Valley Area Safety & Quality Committee and served on the board of the Sutter Central Valley Hospitals and Sutter Gould Medical Foundation. He also served on the board of Community Foundation of San Joaquin Community. He was former chair for Stockton Unified School District – Measure C & Q Citizen Oversight Committee and the USA Volleyball Foundation Board. He also served as a member of the National Advisory Board of the Positive Coaching Alliance, Miracle Mile Improvement Association Board of Directors, San Joaquin Partnership, and USA Volleyball Board of Directors.
Halls of Fame The NACDA 2000 National Athletic Director of the Year, Leland has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of seven different organizations including UOP (1994, 2000, 2022 – three separate inductions), Chabot College (2000), California State Junior College Football (2004), Stanford University (2006), Stockton Athletics Hall of Fame (2006), California Community College Athletic Assn. (2007) and NACDA (2008). <ref>Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017<ref>
Leland has received numerous awards for contributions to intercollegiate athletics, including the 2004 Dick Enberg Award from the College Sports Information Directors of America. The honor is awarded annually to a person whose actions and commitment have furthered the meaning and reach of the Academic All-America Teams Program and/or the student-athlete, while promoting the values of education and academics.,ref>“academicallamerica.com/sports/2017/11/27/AboutEnbergAward.aspx”<ref> Among Leland’s most notable honors, Sports Business Journal named him among its Top 10 “Most Influential” in college athletics in 2005. He received the Positive Coaching Alliance 2006 Ronald L. Jensen Award for Lifetime Achievement and the 2008 National Invitation Tournament Man of the Year Award. <ref>“Ted Leland Quits Stanford,” Palo Alto Online, Oct. 4, 2005<ref>
Personal Life
Leland and his wife, Stefanie, have two adult children, Amanda and Bo and a granddaughter Emeline. Amanda has continued the family tradition of intercollegiate athletics leadership by being named Stanford Men’s Basketball assistant general manager in July 2025.<ref>“Men’s Basketball Adds Leland as Assistant General Manager, gostanford.com, July 28, 2025<ref>
References
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“Leland is Leaving Stanford,” eastbaytimes.com, Oct. 5, 2005. “Leland Leaving at Top of His Game / Legacy at Stanford: New, better facilities,” SFGATE, Oct. 5, 2005. “Men’s Basketball Adds Leland as Assistant General Manager, gostanford.com, July 28, 2025. “Ted Leland Quits Stanford,” Palo Alto Online, Oct. 4, 2005. “Pacifictigers.com, Aug. 22, 2017.” “Leland Steps Aside,” Stanford Magazine, Jan. 19, 2012. “Ted Leland Named Co-Chair Of Commission On Opportunity In Athletics,” gostanford.com, June 27, 2002.
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