Hall of Fame
Under Gene Doris' guidance as Athletics Director, Fairfield University Athletics has flourished. The University boasts 20 varsity sports, a solid Division I standing, and a multi-million-dollar facility. The University has seen the Stags win the overall Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Commissioner's Cup four times; the men have earned the Cup three times, and the women's teams have won an impressive eight times.
Over the years, Doris has garnered multiple awards for his skills as an athletic director. In 2004, he received the Constituent Supporter of the Year Award from the Coastal Fairfield County Convention and Visitors Bureau for his role in bringing the NCAA Women's Basketball First and Second rounds to Webster Bank Arena. Doris was also instrumental in securing the 2006 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Regionals, and the 2007 MAAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments.. Fairfield also hosted the 2008 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament First and Second rounds and co-hosted the 2009 and 2011 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey East Regional. Fairfield is co-hosting the 2016 NCAA Women’s Basketball Regional Championship at Webster Bank Arena with UCONN.
During Doris’ tenure he was instrumental in the agreement with Webster Bank Arena to be the home of the Stags Men’s Basketball team. Additionally, in 2015 Fairfield opened Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium as the state of the art home for the Fairfield Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse teams. Lessing Field, home of the Fairfield Men’s and Women’s Soccer teams also saw major improvements including a new Daktronics video board.
Doris is also the current chair of the NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse committee as well as the president of the Division I AAA Athletic Directors Association.
In 2013, Doris was presented with the Fairfield University Distinguished Faculty/Administrator Award. In 2010, he received the Division I Northeast Athletic Director of the Year Award.
Off-campus, Doris served a term as president of the ECAC, the nation's largest athletic conference, and has sat on the Division I-AA Athletic Directors Football Committee. He also serves on both regional and national committees, as well as several MAAC committees. Doris is also an adjunct faculty member at Manhattanville College.
Prior to his arrival at Fairfield in 1994, Doris was the athletics director at Marist College for five years, during which time the number of intercollegiate athletic teams grew from 14 to 20. Before that, he was an associate athletic director at Fordham University, as well as assistant basketball coach under Richard "Digger" Phelps.
He coached both basketball and baseball at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, N.Y., and junior varsity baseball at Archbishop Molloy High School in Jamaica, N.Y. In 2007, Doris was inducted into the Catholic High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame for his contribution to the New York City-based league.