Dr. Dennis Thomas

Commissioner · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) · company speakers →

Dr. Dennis Thomas, former Alcorn State University All-SWAC, All-American scholar athlete and current commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). He has served as commissioner of the MEAC for the last 15 years. Under his leadership, the MEAC has ensured its financial stability, strengthened institutional compliance and been instrumental in securing corporate partnerships with nationally recognized brands such as Coca-Cola, ESPN, National Football League and Nike. Thomas also played a significant role in the establishment of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. While at Alcorn, Thomas, who started his collegiate career at age 16, went on to become the first and only offensive lineman to be named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. He finished his collegiate career as a three-year letterman at Alcorn, a two-time Pittsburgh Courier First Team All-American, First Team Black Mutual Sports Network All-American and the Outstanding College Athlete of America. He helped lead the Braves to a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship in 1970. Thomas also coached under his former coach, Marino 'The Godfather' Casem. During his coaching tenure, the Braves won SWAC Championships in 1976, 1979 and 1984. Alcorn recently deployed the Dr. Dennis Thomas Life Skills Program to student athletes on campus.

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