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Contract, challenge lure Nero from UMaine Athletic director accepts job as America East commissioner
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Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
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June 28, 2005
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He indicated that it was an offer he simply couldn't refuse.
So University of Maine Athletic Director Patrick Nero has resigned
to become the next commissioner of America East on Aug. 8.
Nero was offered a staggering $110,000 per year pay increase as
the America East commissioner. He signed a three-year contract that
will pay him $235,000 a year. Nero became the AD at Maine on March
13, 2003, signing a three-year contract that paid him $125,000 a
year.
"It will be a different challenge for me. It'll give me an
opportunity to impact athletics on a regional and national level,"
said the 40-year-old Nero. "I'll have a seat on the NCAA's Management
Council, which has the final say on all NCAA ...
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