Pat Stauffer serves as VCU’s Senior Associate AD for
Sports Administration, as well as the school’s senior woman
administrator. Additionally, Stauffer is a member of the Atlantic
10's Officiating Committee.
The senior member of the VCU Athletic Department, Stauffer joined
the Rams in 1981 as head field hockey coach. In 13 seasons in that
capacity, Stauffer led VCU to a 137-112-14 record. She remains the
program’s all-time leader in victories. Her 1992 and 1993
squads were nationally ranked.
Stauffer also served as an NCAA Division I Field Hockey Committee
member from 2002-2006 and was the organization’s chair during
her final year.
Originally from Lancaster, Pa., Stauffer graduated magna cum laude
from West Chester University in 1978, where she was a three-time
AIAW field hockey national champion (1975-77). Stauffer, who was
also a member of the United States Field Hockey Team from
1977-1979, was inducted into West Chester’s Athletic Hall of
Fame in 2002. Stauffer also holds master’s degrees from the
University of Arizona, as well as the University of Richmond.
