Athletic Director
Al Williams
Williams was appointed athletics director at NIC in July of 2003. He brings more than 20 years of management-level experience in financial administration and has more than six years experience in coaching and athletics administration.
Prior to NIC, Williams served as the men's assistant basketball coach at the University of Denver and his responsibilities included recruiting, scheduling, sports camps, and monitoring student-athletes' academic success. While at the University of Denver, he also held the position of assistant director of athletics development from 2001-2002. In that role, he managed all fundraising activities for the athletics department, developed community development programs for minority groups, managed booster groups, and coordinated special events.
Williams earned an associate's degree in business from NIC in 1979 while playing basketball for NIC's nationally-ranked team that finished the year 23-5. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Idaho, where he played basketball as well, and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix. Williams served as head basketball coach at Lincoln Park High School in Chicago for four years and honed his skills in executive-level management positions in healthcare, internal audit, international mining, and nonprofit corporate sectors before entering the higher education arena.
Phone: 208-769-3348
E-mail: al_williams@nic.edu