Fritz G. Polite, Ph.D.

Fritz G. Polite, Ph.D., is the associate vice president of student affairs for student leadership and development at Shenandoah University. Dr. Polite is also the university’s former assistant vice president of opportunity development, as well as the former assistant dean of student affairs and former chair of the management science division at Shenandoah University’s School of Business. He has over 30 years of experience in business, sports, management, coaching, and teaching, as well as 20 years of international professional experience.

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Polite earned his Ph.D. in sport administration from The Florida State University. He received his Master of Public Administration degree from Troy State University (Alabama) and his bachelor’s degree in management from Simpson College (Iowa).

 

Sports have featured prominently in Polite’s career, including the following professional experience: New York Football Giants, National Football League – advising, evaluating and testing (aptitude, psychological and physical) of college athletes with potential for the annual NFL draft; General Tour Manager – Harlem Globetrotters; Sports Program Manager – Walt Disney World Sports and National TEAM; Head Coach – Switzerland (American Football), He has also worked Super Bowl XXXIX (Jacksonville), Super Bowl XLI (Miami), Super Bowl XLII (Arizona), Super Bowl XLIII (Tampa), Super Bowl XLIV (Miami), Super Bowl XLV (North Texas) Super Bowl XLVI (Indianapolis) Super Bowl XLVII (New Orleans). He has been a coach, player, and administrator at the professional level. He recently worked the 2017 - College Football Playoffs (CFP) Championship Game (Tampa) with the Tampa Sports Authority, and the 2018 CFP Championship Game in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as two Kentucky Derbys, two Kentucky Oaks, SEC football championships and ACC football championships. He organized a South Korea Winter Olympics program for 33 students/administrators (2018).