Josh Whitman

Seven things you should know about the energetic and driven Josh Whitman, the John M. Schael Director of Athletics at Washington University in St. Louis, who is six months into the job and working nonstop to build an already-successful athletics department into the best in NCAA Division III.

Josh Whitman has been named the new director of athletics at Washington University in St. Louis, announced Provost H. Holden Thorp, PhD. Whitman starts Aug. 1. He will succeed John Schael, who is retiring after 36 years of leading the department.