SMG670 Mentership
BRIEF INTRODUCTION
In this course of my mentorship, I mainly have two mentors for different projects to guide and monitor my mentor experiences: Shane O'Donnell and Dr. Bonnie Tiell. Shane O'Donnell is responsible for the project of the sports information, which provides me a great opportunity to shoot pictures for games played on the campus at the Tiffin University and have a closer distance to observe the entire sports events operation in the real world. Dr. Bonnie Tiell is the chief mentor of my whole mentorship and she is mainly responsible for my projects of the Tokyo Olympics Research and Sports Management Research.
Shane O'Donnell
Sports Information
(FB, MSOC, XC, MWR, WWR, MGOLF, WGOLF, SB, WLAX, ESP, STUNT)
sodonnel@tiffin.edu
419.448.3288
Shane O'Donnell enters his 29th year as Sports Information Director at Tiffin University. He oversees Sports Information, broadcasting, social media, and assists with game management coordination.
Amongst O'Donnell's primary responsibilities are handling media relations and statistical game management, maintaining the athletic website, and historical archive maintenance. He also works with WTUD Director Russ Snyder in overseeing athletic streaming productions. He was named Sports Information Director in February 1992 and is responsible for overseeing all public and media relations efforts for TU. He is responsible for maintaining and updating GoTiffinDragons.com, the official website of TU athletics, as well as supervising a staff that produces digital media, record books, in-game statistics, and other content for the athletic teams. He works directly with football, men's soccer, men's and women's wrestling, softball, and women's lacrosse. During his time with the Dragons, the athletic department has seen tremendous growth in the volume and quality of its digital content and live broadcasts.
Prior to coming to TU, O'Donnell worked as a sports reporter for the Advertiser-Tribune for 8 years. During this time, he was awarded First place in Sports News Competition by the Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association in 1987 conducted by the School of Mass Communication at Bowling Green State University. O'Donnell is a graduate of Tiffin University, majoring in Organizational Management. He, his wife Dinelle, and three children Logan, Eryn, and Amara reside in Tiffin.
Dr. Bonnie Tiell
Professor of Management
NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative
MBA Chair / Associate Professor of Management
419.448.3261
Bonnie Tiell, who earned her Doctor of Education degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy (USSA), is a professor of sport management at Tiffin University. Tiell is the founder and co-director of the Olympic Academic Experience (OAE). She is also co-founder of a humanitarian program for underprivileged youth in Olympic host cities with two-time Olympian, Dr. Francis Dove-Edwin, who serves as co-director.
Tiell received Tiffin University’s Provost award in 2017, the highest recognition for faculty at the institution. In 2016, she was recognized as Woman of the Year in Sports by the Cleveland Chapter of Women in Sports and Events (WISE). In the same year, it was the second time she was the recipient of the Region 4 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). Tiell also received the Donahue Service Award in 2013 from NCAA II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.
In 2014, Tiell was named USSA Alumnus of the Year.
Tiell is also co-founder of the Women’s Leadership Symposium.
A published scholar of almost 100 articles and manuscripts, Tiell authored a textbook for Jones & Bartlett on “Human Resources in Sports: A Managerial Approach” in 2017.
In her faculty role at Tiffin University, Tiell served as the NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative, Dean of Graduate Studies, and MBA Chair. She also taught in the Executive MBA program in Bucharest, Romania. Prior to her faculty appointment, Tiell served as Senior Woman Administrator and an assistant athletic director. She is a member of the TU Hall of Fame for her extensive coaching accolades. She has coached volleyball, softball (1993 national qualifier), and tennis (2006 national qualifier) for Tiffin University. She also coached briefly at Alfred University in New York (volleyball and track) and at Peace College in North Carolina (basketball - assistant).