Ellie Lemaire

Ellie Lemaire has contributed more than 40 years of service to women’s athletics—16 as senior associate director of athletics, from 1976 to 1992, here at the University of Rhode Island. In 1994 she was inducted into the URI Athletics Hall of Fame. Throughout her impressive career, Ellie has served as a teacher, coach, official, administrator, and on numerous state and national committees. She was an early and longtime advocate of Title IX and a respected consultant nationally in sport equity matters. Her dedication to championing opportunities for young women and her continued fight for support of women’s athletics touched the lives of tens of thousands of women over the years.