Cornell University Athletics

From 1974-88, Dutcher served as Cornell's women's volleyball head coach, posting a 346-158-7 (.687) record. Her teams won four New York State tournaments and two district crowns, tallying at least 20 wins in a season nine times. As a result, the Andrea J. Dutcher Trophy is presented annually to the Ivy League women's volleyball champion. Dutcher also coached the Big Red ski team from 1974-84 and was an assistant to the director of athletics public affairs from 1984-89. She became the first Helen A. Newman Director of Recreational Services in 1997 after serving as director of Helen Newman Hall and Intramural Sports since 1988. Dutcher became the Robert E. Browning, Director of Physical Education when she assumed the reigns of the entire non-intercollegiate program in 2009 as an Associate Athletic Director. She was promoted to Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Physical Education in 2012 before retiring in 2016. During her time she was instrumental in developing, implementing and growing Cornell Recreational Services into a model that schools nationwide strived to emulate. Her leadership and stewardship helped Cornell renovate Helen Newman Hall and build the Noyes Community Recreation Center while establishing Cornell intramurals as one of the premier programs in the nation. In 2011, she received the NIRSA Regional Award of Merit for demonstrating exceptional performance in the field of collegiate recreation. A 1974 graduate of Penn State, she was a member of the golf and basketball teams. Her 1970 and 1971 golf teams were Eastern champions, and she earned individual medalist honors in 1971. Dutcher received master's degrees from Cortland State University and the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations.