Cornell University Athletics

An outstanding oarsman, Chapman rowed in the No.6 seat throughout his varsity career. He was commodore of the undefeated all-senior 1957 crew that won the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta after a third straight IRA title and a second straight Eastern Sprint championship. After graduation he coached Cornell’s freshman heavyweight crew from 1962-70 and his ’62 frosh crew won Eastern and IRA titles. From 1969-71 he was assistant director of athletics at Cornell. He has worked as an associate commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference, providing a 30-year stewardship of the Eastern Sprints and IRA Championship Regattas. Chapman was appointed as ECAC's fourth Commissioner in 1989, following Asa Bushnell, George Shiebler and Scotty Whitelaw in that post. He retired in 1998.