2024: Greg Malfitano

2024: Greg Malfitano

Lynn University

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NAME: Greg Malfitano
CLASS: 1973
ROLE: Administrator
INDUCTION YEAR: 2024

Gregory Malfitano started serving Lynn University as an administrator in 1972 and is currently the Senior Major Gift Officer. Malfitano served as the administrator overseeing athletics from 1987-2015 during which the Fighting Knights won 23 of the program’s 25 National Championships.

Malfitano, who recently celebrated 50 years at Lynn, spearheaded the evolution of 1980s campus recreational and intramural teams into one of the region’s most competitive intercollegiate athletics programs. He led the Fighting Knights to earn essential memberships in the NAIA, Sunshine State Conference, and later, the NCAA Division II. He oversaw the recruitment of every athletics director and head coach through 2015.

He and his leadership team helped guide the Fighting Knights to three of their four Mayors’ Cups, which are awarded on a yearly basis to the top men’s and women’s athletic programs in the Sunshine State Conference. Lynn won 23 of 32 SSC regular-season championships and 11 of its 17 SSC tournament championships under Malfitano’s leadership. Lynn also earned numerous accolades in the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Learfield Director’s Cup collegiate standings.

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2024

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Lynn University

2024: Greg Malfitano

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