Doug Elgin, the commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference for the past 33 years, announced today that he will be stepping down from the position following the 2020-21 academic year.

A national search will be conducted, with Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search handling the recruitment of candidates and the coordination of the hiring process.   Named the Missouri Valley’s ninth commissioner on May 17, 1988, Elgin is the longest-serving commissioner in the league’s 114-year history and is also the longest-tenured commissioner currently employed at any of NCAA’s multi-sport Division I conferences.

Elgin helped to bring in Loyola and Valparaiso into the league when Creighton and Wichita State made the decision to leave the conference.  He also was the commissioner that brought the Missouri Valley Basketball Tournament to St. Louis for the phenomenon that is known as Arch Madness.