Hall of Fame
Elaine Hieber was one of Miami's pioneers in women's athletics. During her tenure as associate athletics director, she helped establish seven women's varsity sports to compete at the AIAW Division I level, while instituting and expanding grant-in-aid for female student-athletes.
In addition to her administrative efforts, Hieber served as head coach for four sports. She was the head mentor for the basketball, volleyball and softball programs during the 1974 and '75 seasons. In 1976, she assumed the coaching duties for the tennis program and produced a 43-21 record, which included three second-place showings in the Ohio College Women's Tennis Tournament.
Hieber left Miami's Athletic Department in 1979 to take a position as the associate athletic director at Iowa State. She went on to become the senior associate athletic director and senior women's administrator for the Cyclones.
