Lakeland College Interim President Dan Eck has recently announced that April Arvan, assistant athletic director and associate professor of exercise science, will serve as interim athletic director in place of Kellen Winslow, who has resigned and will leave his position on April 2.

According to David Gallianetti, director of communications, the college has plans to search for a new athletic director to fill the position by the time classes start in fall 2013.

Until then, Arvan will manage the tasks that Winslow was previously responsible for. She says she will not be a candidate for the full-time position.

“We are very fortunate that April Arvan has agreed to lead our athletic department as we transition to a new athletic director,” Eck said. “We have depended on Dr. Arvan and Aaron Aanonsen, our men’s basketball coach and assistant athletic director, who both stepped forward to manage our athletic department upon Kellen’s departure.

“Dr. Arvan is a passionate, tireless champion for Lakeland athletics and our student-athletes. I can’t think of a better person to help us continue to assess our needs and to develop plans to grow this part of the Lakeland experience. Our new athletic director will be stepping in to lead a department that is focused on a bright future and clearly moving forward.”

“I’m honored to be asked to step in and fill this role,” Arvan said. “I love Lakeland College and I will always do whatever I can to help my alma mater. I enjoy athletic administration, our students-athletes, coaches and everything that goes with athletics.”

The Lakeland College Mirror will bring make more information available as this story develops.