Mohawk Valley CC

Gary Broadhurst has retired after over 43 years at Mohawk Valley Community College; finishing his career as Dean of Athletics while currently working part-time as the Administrative Advisor to Athletics. He directed one of the most extensive, diverse, and successful two-year college intercollegiate athletic programs in the country. Under his leadership the Hawks have captured 20 NJCAA National Championships while finishing second an additional 20 times; 81 Region III Championships with 67 runner-up finishes; and 144 Mountain Valley Conference Titles.  Under his guidance MVCC student athletes have been selected as NJCAA All-Americans 484 times, 1,329 have were recognized as All-Region and an astounding 172 have been individual NJCAA National Champions. Six student athletes have been selected as NATYCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year; more than any other institution in the nation and thirty-four have been chosen for the SUNY Chancellor’s Scholar Athlete of the Year. The Hawks won the inaugural NATYCAA Cup in 2004 in the non-scholarship division and have never finished lower than 15^th in the history of the national award recognizing excellence at the national level of competition in comprehensive athletic programs.

Broadhurst is currently on NJCAA Foundation Board of Directors and chairs the Hall of Fame selection committee. He has served on the NJCAA Board of Regents and chaired numerous NJCAA committees. He was previously both the Men and Women’s Regional Director and Chair of the region’s Executive Committee for over ten years. He is the primary author of numerous policy statements, documents, and procedural operations during his tenure on the Board. He has also served as the treasurer for the Mountain Valley Collegiate Conference for over 20 years.

Broadhurst is actively involved in national professional organizations. He is a Past President of the National Alliance of Two Year College Athletic Administrators.  During his presidency NATYCAA celebrated its 25^th anniversary as the only professional organization that represents all two-year institutions of higher education in the United States for athletic administrators and served as Treasurer of the organization.  He has also served on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics. NACDA is the professional and educational association for more than 6,500 athletics administrators at more than 1,600 institutions throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He is also on the New York State SUNY Athletics Oversight Committee.

Broadhurst has been the recipient of numerous awards during his career including the NATYCAA L. William Miller Award, NACDA Athletics Director of the Year; 2007, 2012, 2016 and 2019, the NJCAA Loyalty Award, the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Professional Service, and was selected by his peers for the inaugural NJCAA Region III Athletic Director of the Year.

In addition to his athletic duties as Dean, Broadhurst holds the academic rank of Professor. He oversaw the operation of the Robert R. Jorgensen Athletic/Events Center; a 112,000 square foot facility housing a field house, performance gymnasium, fitness center, athletic training facility, student athlete success center, pool, racquetball courts, yoga/aerobics studio, and multi-exercise room.

Broadhurst began his career at MVCC in 1979 as a Technical Assistant. He was promoted to the faculty ranks in 1988 before his appointment as Director of Athletics in 1996. He attained the academic rank of Professor. During his tenure he served as head coach of men’s basketball, women’s basketball, men and women’s bowling, softball, and golf programs. He has taught almost every course in the department’s curriculum, including several certification courses in the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, and National Safety Council organizations.  He is recognized by the State Education Department as certified instructor in the state’s coaching certificate curriculum.

A graduate of Sauquoit Valley Central School, Broadhurst began his post-secondary education at Mohawk Valley Community College in 1973 before completing both his B.S.E. and M.S.E. degrees at SUNY Cortland. He resides in Sauquoit with his wife of 43 years, Joan and is the proud father of two adult children, Rachel and Gary. Jr., and grandfather of Mackenzie, Carter and Mikey.