Fairleigh Dickinson University, College at Florham
1976-1989
In the 28 years that Shields served as the first Director of Athletics at FDU, he brought the university into the MAC in 1978, created a 12-sport athletics program, while also coaching men’s basketball, men’s golf, men’s lacrosse, and men’s soccer. Shields placed the welfare of the student-athlete above everything else; he started the athletic program and never wavered from his commitment to do everything with the student-athlete. The FDU Stadium is named in his honor.