Old Dominion University Athletic Director Dr. Wood Selig was honored at the ODU at Western Kentucky football game on Saturday, Oct. 25, for his 11 years as the Athletic Director at WKU. The mayor of Bowling Green, Bruce Wilkerson, designated the day as "Wood Selig Appreciation Day."

During Selig's tenure at WKU, the Hilltoppers won 66 Sun Belt Conference championships, 26 more than any other Sun Belt School, while 85 percent of WKU student-athletes who exhausted their eligibility earned their degrees.

Selig was one of the key figures on campus to help garner the support to move the football program from the NCAA Division I-AA level to I-A, which the school's Board of Regents voted to support on Nov. 2, 2006. Following a two-year transition period that began in the fall of 2007, WKU has since established itself as one of the most consistent winners in the nation among teams recently making the transition.

Selig also spearheaded over $100 million in new construction and renovations to WKU's athletic facilities during his tenure including:

• Over $50 million toward the renovation and expansion of Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
• A $33 million renovation to E.A. Diddle Arena that was completed in 2003
• $3 million in baseball stadium renovations including a $1 million clubhouse
• $2.5 million toward Phase I of a new track and field complex that was completed in the spring of 2008
• Opening the Student-Athlete Success Center in January of 2009, a 10,000 square foot complex featuring computer labs and breakout rooms for WKU student-athletes to study, work on school projects, and receive tutorial assistance and academic advising

Selig was recognized on the field along with his family at the end of the first quarter.