Jan. 14, 2010

Keith Embray has been named Manager of Student Welfare and Development at the University of Notre Dame. Keith comes to Notre Dame from Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he served as the program coordinator for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program since 2005 and as an adjunct professor of sociology since 2006.

Embray is a graduate of the University of Utah where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history and a master’s degree in sociology. He also recently completed degree requirements for an MBA from Westminster College in December of 2009.

A two-time all-conference and all-academic selection as a defensive linemen in the Western Athletic Conference. Embray served as team captain in his senior season and was voted the team’s defensive MVP that same year. He went on to play seven years of professional football in the Canadian Football League, Arena Football League and National Football League. The last three years of his career were spent as a defensive end with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Between time in the CFL and AFL, Embray served as a tutor for Upward Bound at the University of Utah and as a substitute teacher in the Salt Lake City school district.

Embray also spent the spring of 2001 at Vanderbilt University, where he served as a life skills advisor in the athletics department. After retiring in 2002, due to an injury, he returned to Salt Lake City where he worked for three years as an on-air personality with two local radio and television stations, including time spent as a sideline reporter for both collegiate and professional sports.

Embray will provide assistance in the total development of Notre Dame’s student-athletes. The office of Student-Athlete Welfare and Development fosters the cultivation of skills that prepare student-athletes for life beyond college and athletics, as well as providing resources to succeed academically, athletically and personally at Notre Dame. The Student-Athlete Welfare and Development staff also works closely with the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) to discuss issues that contribute to a student-athlete’s overall experience.

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