David Herbster

David Herbster is in his fifth year as associate athletic director at The University of South Dakota and director of development at the USD Foundation in 2011-12. He also served as interim athletic director from April 2010 to July 2010.

Herbster’s duties include fundraising and coordinating activities with the Howling Pack and Coyote alumni. He oversees the athletic department’s marketing, ticketing and special events while working closely with USD Athletic Director David Sayler. Herbster developed and currently directs the department’s major fundraising campaign to fund scholarships called Great Expectations, as well as reorganized the annual giving efforts into a unified support program called the Howling Pack. Herbster has been instrumental in reshaping the department’s marketing and corporate sponsorship efforts and developed a comprehensive program that incorporates and integrates all available and newly created inventories.

Herbster came to USD from Omaha where he served as assistant to the chancellor and director of athletics at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) from 2005-2007 where he was responsible for the administration of an NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey program and 14 NCAA Division II programs. While there, his teams won three NCAA national championships and 14 NCC championships.

Prior to UNO, Herbser was director of athletics at Concordia University-St. Paul (Division II) from 2001-2004. He spent three years (1998-2001) as the director of special events and promotions for Special Olympics Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. Prior to that, he was the assistant director of athletics for marketing and development at Pittsburg State (Kan.), assistant director for marketing and promotions at North Dakota State and promotions coordinator at Virginia Tech.

A 1991 graduate of Virginia Tech (B.S., marketing), Herbster was a member of the Division I Hokies men’s basketball team, including serving as captain in the 1990-91 season. He earned an M.S. in education (sports management) from Virginia Tech in 1994. Herbster has served on various NCAA committees and also has been active in community service. He and his wife, Kelly, have three daughters: Morgan, Kasey and Leah.