Grand Valley State Athletic Director Tim Selgo is looking forward to spending more time with his grandchildren.

Starting July 16, 2016, he’ll be able to do just that.

Selgo announced on Aug. 5 that he will step down as GVSU athletic director following the 2015-16 school year. Selgo will leave his post with 20 years of experience as athletic director under his belt.

“I’ve been in college athletics for 25 years now and as I’m heading into my 20^th year at Grand Valley there comes a point in time, as I turn 58 next April and our third grandchild was born a month ago, that it’s time for me to step down from college athletics and look for something else in my future,” Selgo said.

Selgo was hired in 1996. Since then, Laker athletics have taken home 161 GLIAC titles and 18 Division II championships, among many more accomplishments.

GVSU was recently awarded its 17^th consecutive GLIAC Presidents’ Cup, and the Lakers have won 10 NACDA Directors’ Cups under Selgo – an annual award given to the top athletic program in Division II.

“Tim obviously had an incredible plan in mind when he came to Grand Valley State and he was able to implement several phases of that plan during his career,” said GVSU sports information director Tim Nott. “The level of success and the well-rounded athletics department that he built is unmatched.”

Selgo recently became the first Division II athletic director in history to be selected as president for the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and will serve at his post this upcoming season.

Under Selgo’s reign, the nation saw a shift in Division II athletics as GVSU emerged as a powerhouse in a number of sports. GVSU football won four national championships – in 2002, 2003, 2005, and 2006 – and saw Brandon Carr, Charles Johnson, Tim Lelito, Cameron Bradfield, Dan Skuta and Nick McDonald crack NFL rosters.

Selgo oversaw the tenures of legendary coaches Jerry Baltes, Doc Woods, Dave DiIanni, Brian Kelly and Chuck Martin, among others.

“All the coaches and student-athletes we’ve had I’ve just had wonderful relationships with,” Selgo said. “I can’t thank them enough and I can’t tell you how much that means to me.

“We’ve had a lot of great competitive success and I really can’t pinpoint any one particular event or championship success… Last winter semester 68 percent of student-athletes achieved a 3.0 grade point average or better. Those are things I look at as highlights.”