As a result, both basketball programs are poised to enjoy a significant boost in spectator support and March Madness potential, while also positioning eight other sports with a support infrastructure unmatched in many larger athletic programs. Upon his departure, JMU will be fully FBS transitioned beginning with the 2024 season with unrestricted access to bowl participation and for consideration in the College Football Playoff, setting up the university for further heights previously unreached.Ĭonstruction of the Atlantic Union Bank Center (2020) and renovation of the Convocation Center (2023) are just the latest in a long line of a facilities overhaul under Bourne's watch, providing the Dukes unparalleled competition and training venues. 500 or better record every season since 2003. The Dukes proceeded to reach the playoffs in 14 of 23 FCS seasons under Bourne and have posted a. Months after Bourne's hire, JMU captured its first Division I football conference championship. Jeff Bourne began his tenure as JMU AD on July 15, 1999, and he will conclude his quarter century at the helm on a to-be-determined date near the conclusion of the spring academic term. Like every institution in the country, our greatest future challenge will be proactively adapting to the evolution of college athletics." "Our athletic program is in a great place and poised for a bright future, particularly with our overall culture and the people who comprise it.
"I am pleased with the accomplishments we have achieved as a program and the positive impact we have been able to make in the lives of our student-athletes," Bourne said. As the department's portfolio spread wider, Bourne worked in concert with JMU President Jonathan Alger to steer the Dukes into FBS football and membership in the Sun Belt Conference in July of 2022. Over the course of Bourne's tenure, James Madison blossomed as one of the Colonial Athletic Association's charter members with success across all 18 sport programs while working alongside President Linwood Rose and Senior Vice President Charlie King. – Concluding a 25-year run leading James Madison University's intercollegiate athletics program, Jeff Bourne announced to the JMU Board of Visitors that he will step down from his role as director of athletics in the spring of 2024.īourne orchestrated JMU's rise from a diverse regional Division I athletic program to a profile firmly established as one of the nation's top departments for broad-based success, national achievement, academic excellence, student-athlete support and cultural strength.
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